SMS Sperber
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SMS Sperber was an unprotected cruiser built for the German Kaiserliche Marine, the second member of the Schwalbe class. She had one sister ship, Schwalbe. Sperber was built at the Kaiserliche Werft in Danzig; her keel was laid down in September 1887 and her completed hull was launched in August 1888. She was commissioned for service in April 1889. Designed for colonial service, Sperber was armed with a main battery of eight 10.5-centimeter (4.1 in) guns and had a cruising radius of over 3,000 nautical miles ; she also had an auxiliary sailing rig to supplement her steam engines.
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draft 4.72 metre, beam 9.36 metre, length 66.9 metre, speed 14.1 knot,
Imperial German Navy, Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven,
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