Wespe-class armoured gunboat

The Wespe-class gunboats were a class of eleven armored steam gunboats built for the German Kaiserliche Marine in the late 1870s and early 1880s. The class comprised Wespe, Viper, Biene, Mücke, Scorpion, Basilisk, Camaeleon, Crocodill, Salamander, Natter, and Hummel. Intended for use as part of Germany's coastal defense plan, the Wespes were armed with a 30.5 cm (12 in) MRK L/22 gun, which was very large for vessels of their size. They were to support the larger Sachsen-class ironclads in the event of war, and were to have operated in shallow coastal waters where larger and more powerful opponents could not pursue them.

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length 46.4 metre, speed 9 knot, draft 3.4 metre, beam 10.6 metre, 
armored gunboat, AG Weser, Imperial German Navy, German Empire, German Reich, 

SMS Scorpion, SMS Viper, SMS Wespe, 

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  SMS Basilisk ⓘ
  1878 German ironclad gunboat

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  SMS Biene ⓘ
  German ironclad gunboat

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  SMS Camaeleon ⓘ
  ship

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  SMS Crocodill ⓘ
  1879 German ironclad gunboat

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  SMS Hummel ⓘ
  steamboat

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  SMS Mücke ⓘ
  German ironclad gunboat

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  SMS Natter ⓘ
  1880 steamboat

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  SMS Salamander ⓘ
  German ironclad gunboat

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  SMS Scorpion ⓘ
  Wasp-class ship of the Imperial Navy (1877-1911)

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  SMS Viper ⓘ
  steamboat

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  SMS Wespe ⓘ
  1876 German ironclad gunboat

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SMS Wespe Fig. 46

SMS Wespe Fig. 45

SMS Wespe Fig. 43

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		SMS Basilisk	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Biene	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Camaeleon	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Crocodill	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Hummel	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Mücke	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Natter	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Salamander	gunboat, Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Scorpion	gunboat, Wespe-class armored gunboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Viper	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Wespe	Wespe-class armored gunboat, steamboat	Wikidata
commons	image		SMS Wespe Fig. 46		Commons
commons	image		SMS Wespe Fig. 45		Commons
commons	image		SMS Wespe Fig. 43		Commons