SMS Mars (1879)

SMS Mars was an artillery training ship of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), built in the late 1870s.

Mars in 1894
History
NameMars
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven
Laid down1877
Launched15 November 1879
Commissioned1 March 1881
General characteristics
Displacement3,542 t (3,486 long tons)
Length85.3 m (280 ft)
Beam15 m (49 ft)
Draft5.92 m (19.4 ft)
Propulsion1 × Marine steam engine
Speed11.4 knots (21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph)
Complement344474
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