SMS Gazelle (1859)

History
Prussia
NameSMS Gazelle
BuilderKönigliche Werft, Danzig
Laid down1855
Launched19 December 1859
Completed22 May 1861
Commissioned15 May 1862
Stricken8 January 1884
FateSold for scrap, 1906
General characteristics
Class and typeArcona-class frigate
Displacement2,391 t (2,353 long tons)
Length71.95 m (236 ft 1 in)
Beam13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draft5.55 m (18 ft 3 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range1,150 nmi (2,130 km; 1,320 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement
  • 35 officers
  • 345 enlisted men
Armament
  • 6 × 68-pounder guns
  • 20 × 36 pounder guns

SMS Gazelle was an Arcona-class screw-driven frigate of the Prussian Navy built in the 1850s.


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