SMS G194

History
German Empire
NameSMS G194
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Launched12 January 1911
Completed2 August 1911
FateRammed by British cruiser Cleopatra, 26 March 1916
General characteristics
Class and typeS138-class torpedo boat
Displacement660 t (650 long tons) design
Length74.0 m (242 ft 9 in) o/a
Beam7.06 m (23 ft 2 in)
Draught3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power18,200 PS (18,000 shp; 13,400 kW)
Propulsion
Speed32 kn (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement84
Armament
  • 2× 8.8 cm guns
  • 4× 50 cm torpedo tubes

SMS G194[a][b] was a S-138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel between 1910 and 1911, and was launched on 25 May 1911, entering service later that year. She served throughout the First World War, taking part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914. She was rammed and sunk by the British light cruiser Cleopatra on 26 March 1916.


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