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SMS S17

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Two ships of the German Imperial Navy were named SMS S17. They were both torpedo boats built by Schichau-Werke.

  • SMS S17 (1885) - torpedo boat launched by Schichau on 15 August 1885. Stricken 1906 and used as a target boat. Sold 1910 and scrapped.[1]
  • SMS S17 (1912) - "large"- or "high-seas"-torpedo boat, launched by Schichau on 22 June 1912. Sunk by mine in North Sea 16 May 1917.[2]

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  • 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.