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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | SMS S90 |
| Builder | Schichau-Werke, Elbing |
| Launched | 26 July 1899 |
| Completed | 24 October 1899 |
| Fate | Ran aground and wrecked 17 October 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | S90-class torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 388 t (382 long tons) design |
| Length | 63.0 m (206 ft 8 in) o/a |
| Beam | 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power | 5,900 PS (5,800 ihp; 4,300 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 26.5 kn (30.5 mph; 49.1 km/h) |
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SMS S90[a][b] was a torpedo-boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by Schichau at Elbing as the lead ship of her class, completing in 1899.
At the start of the First World War, S90 was based at the German colony at Qingdao, China. At the Siege of Qingdao in October 1914 she sank the Japanese cruiser Takachiho and then was deliberately run aground on 17 October 1914.
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