SMS Mars (1879)

Mars in 1894
History
NameMars
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven
Laid down1877
Launched15 November 1879
Commissioned1 March 1881
General characteristics
Displacement3,542 t (3,486 long tons)
Length85.3 m (280 ft)
Beam15 m (49 ft)
Draft5.92 m (19.4 ft)
Propulsion1 × Marine steam engine
Speed11.4 knots (21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph)
Complement344–474

SMS Mars was an artillery training ship of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), built in the late 1870s.