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SMS S32
SMS S32 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
SMS S32 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 S32 was a V25-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy that served during the First World War. She was built by the Schichau-Werke shipyard in Elbing, East Prussia, being launched on 28 February 1914 and was completed in September that year. S32 survived the war, and was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919.
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Background
Architecture
In 1913, the Imperial German Navy decided to build larger and more seaworthy torpedo boats in place of the smaller s that had been ordered in 1911 and 1912, which had not proved successful. The new, larger, designs would, as well as being more seaworthy, carry a heavier armament and would be oil-fueled only, rather than use the mix of oil- and coal-fueled boilers that German torpedo boats had used up to then. As was normal, orders were placed for a flotilla of 12 torpedo boats in the 1913 fiscal year, with 6 each ordered from AG Vulcan (V25–V30) and Schichau-Werke (S31–S36). The two groups of torpedo boats were of basically similar layout but differed in detailed design. The 1913 Schichau…
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- Coordinates
- 58.8518, -3.1850
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW16 3NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1914
Sources
- wikidata: Q9332516 (CC0)
- wikipedia: SMS S32 (1914) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is SMS S32?
- SMS S32 is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW16 3NR).
- What is SMS S32?
- SMS S32 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to SMS S32?
- Drivers can use postcode KW16 3NR.
- When was SMS S32 built?
- Built or established in 1914.
- Who owns SMS S32?
- SMS S32 is owned by |namesake=.
- How do I get to SMS S32?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW16 3NR. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.