Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
SMS G102
SMS G102 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Ian Balcombe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
SMS G102 is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
SMS G102 was a G101-class large torpedo boat (Großes Torpedoboot) operated by Imperial German Navy during the First World War. The ship was ordered for the Argentine Navy from the German shipyard Germaniawerft as the San Luis, but was still under construction at the start of the war and was seized by Germany. Entering service in April 1915, G102 served with the High Seas Fleet in the North Sea and English Channel, taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Despite being mined twice, the ship survived to the end of the war. G102 was interned at Scapa Flow after the war, and was present at the Scuttling of the German fleet on 21 June 1919, but did not sink, and was allocated to the United States under the Treaty of Versailles. The ship was sunk as a target by United States Army Air Service aircraft on 13 July 1921.
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Background
Architecture
In 1912, the Argentine Navy ordered four large destroyers, (Santiago, San Luis, Santa Fé and Tucuman) from the German shipyard Germaniawerft as a replacement for British-built ships that had been built for Argentina but had been sold to Greece before completion (as the ). The four new ships were 95.3 m long overall and 94.0 m between perpendiculars, with a beam of 9.47 m and a draught of 3.84 m. They displaced 1116 t normal and 1734 t full load. Three boilers fed steam to two sets of steam turbines rated at 28000 shp to give a speed of 33.5 kn. It was originally planned to fit the ships with two cruising diesel engines rated at 1800 PS, but these ended up not being fitted. The ships had…
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- Coordinates
- 58.8657, -3.1906
- Established
- 1915
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SMS G102?
- SMS G102 is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is SMS G102?
- SMS G102 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to SMS G102?
- Its coordinates are 58.8657°, -3.1906°.
- When was SMS G102 built?
- Built or established in 1915.
- Who owns SMS G102?
- SMS G102 is owned by |operator=.
- Is SMS G102 free to visit?
- Yes, SMS G102 is free to enter.