SMS S50

History
German Empire
Ordered	1914
Builder	Schichau-Werke, Elbing
Launched	23 April 1915
Commissioned	15 August 1915
Fate	Interned at Scapa Flow 22 November 1918; Scuttled 21 June 1919; Salvaged and scrapped 1925;
General characteristics
Displacement	1,074 t (1,057 long tons)
Length	79.6 m (261 ft 2 in)
Beam	8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.64 m (11 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	3× water-tube boilers; 2× steam turbines; 24,000 metric horsepower (24,000 shp; 18,000 kW);
Speed	34.0 knots (63.0 km/h; 39.1 mph)
Range	1,270 nmi (2,350 km; 1,460 mi)at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	88 officers and sailors
Armament	3 × 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval guns; 6 × 500 mm torpedo tubes; 24 mines;

SMS S50 was a V25-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. Launched in 1915, she served through the rest of the war, taking part in the Battle of Jutland and operations in the Baltic. She was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919, but was later raised and scrapped.

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