SMS S90-Class
First Modern German Torpedo Boats (FREE Starting Ship) - 12 ships commissioned 1898-1899: S90-S101. First modern torpedo boat class for Kaiserliche Marine. 388 tons, 3× 5cm guns, 3× 45cm torpedoes, 26.5 knots. Established torpedo boat template: small, fast, coal-fired, unarmored coastal attack vessels. Proven design served early 1900s and early WWI. FREE starting ship for tutorial purposes. Most scrapped 1914-1920 after obsolescence. Foundation for German torpedo warfare doctrine.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 412 t
- Displacement (full)
- 465 t
- Length
- 215.6 ft
- Beam
- 23 ft
- Crew
- 40
- Ships built
- 12
- Commissioned
- 1898-1899
- Decommissioned
- 1914-1920
Performance
- Top speed
- 28 kn
- Range
- 1300 nm at 12 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 3× 5cm SK L/40
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 3× 45cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored)
- Deck
- None
- Fire control
- Optical sighting only
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 7.36
- Research cost
- 162
- Credit cost
- 5,152
Notable
- First modern German torpedo boat class
- Established torpedo boat template for Kaiserliche Marine
- First German warships with 45cm (17.7-inch) torpedoes
- FREE starting ship for tutorial purposes
- Proven design with 12 ships built
- Served throughout early 1900s and WWI
- Most scrapped 1914-1920 after obsolescence