Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
SMS S50
SMS S50 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Des Colhoun — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
SMS S50 is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
SMS S50 was a V25-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. Launched in 1915, she served through the rest of the war, taking part in the Battle of Jutland and operations in the Baltic. She was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919, but was later raised and scrapped.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Ordered from Schichau-Werke on 6 August 1914 as part of the 1914 mobilisation order of 48 high-seas torpedo-boats, she was launched from Schichau's Elbing (now Elbląg in Poland) on 24 April 1915 and commissioned on 15 August 1915. The "S" in S50 denoted the shipbuilder who constructed her. S50 was 79.6 m long overall and 79.0 m at the waterline, with a beam of 8.36 m and a draught of 3.64 m. Displacement was 802 t normal and 1074 t deep load. Three oil-fired water-tube boilers fed steam to 2 sets of direct-drive steam turbines rated at 24000 PS, giving a speed of 34.0 kn. 252 t of fuel oil was carried, giving a range of 1605 nmi at 17 kn and 1270 nmi at 20 kn. Armament originally consisted…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 58.8246, -3.1835
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW16 3NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
SMS V45
SMS V45 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Forts · Scottish Islands
Crockness Martello Tower
Crockness Martello Tower in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
📷 2Theatres · Scottish Highlands
Gable End Theatre
Gable End Theatre in Scotland Highlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · Scottish Islands
Arctic Convoys Memorial
Arctic Convoys Memorial — a memorial in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · Scottish Islands
HMS Opal Gun
HMS Opal Gun — a memorial in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Islands · Scottish Islands
Lyness
Lyness in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
More places in this region
📷 4Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
Ballachuan Hazel Wood
Ballachuan Hazel Wood in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
Borrodale
Borrodale in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
Trumpan
Trumpan in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 4Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
Battle of Carinish
Battle of Carinish in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SMS S50?
- SMS S50 is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.8246°, -3.1835°.
- Is SMS S50 free to visit?
- Yes — admission to SMS S50 is free.