SMS S52

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Two ships of the German Imperial Navy were named SMS S52. They were both torpedo boats built by Schichau-Werke.

SMS S52 (1889) - torpedo boat launched by Schichau on 20 December 1889. Renamed T52 in 1910. Mined and sunk 8 August 1915.^[1]
SMS S52 (1915) - "large"- or "high-seas"-torpedo boat, launched by Schichau on 12 June 1915. Scuttled at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919.^[2]

Citations

↑ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1990, p. 158.
↑ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1990, p. 180.

References

Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1990). German Warships 1915–1945: Volume One: Major Surface Vessels. Annapolis, Maryland, US: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9.

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[FOOTNOTEGrönerJungMaass1990158-1] Gröner, Jung & Maass 1990, p. 158.

[FOOTNOTEGrönerJungMaass1990180-2] Gröner, Jung & Maass 1990, p. 180.

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