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Two ships of the German Imperial Navy were named SMS S51. They were both torpedo boats built by Schichau-Werke.
- SMS S51 (1889) - torpedo boat launched by Schichau on 28 November 1889. Renamed T51 in 1910. Mined and sunk 29 May 1915.[1]
- SMS S51 (1915) - "large"- or "high-seas"-torpedo boat, launched by Schichau on 29 April 1915. Scuttled at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ↑ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 33.
- ↑ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 54.
References
[edit]- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
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