SMS Iltis (1878)

Iltis in East Asia, probably shortly before her loss in 1896
History
NameIltis
Ordered26 May 1877
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig
Laid downJune 1877
Launched18 September 1878
Commissioned2 March 1880
General characteristics
Class and typeWolf-class gunboat
Displacement570 t (560 long tons)
Length47.2 m (154 ft 10 in)
Beam7.66 m (25 ft 2 in)
Draft3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × Marine steam engine
Speed8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)
Range1,640 nmi (3,040 km; 1,890 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement
  • 5 officers
  • 80 enlisted men
Armament

SMS Iltis was the third and final member of the Wolf class of steam gunboats built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the 1870s.