SMS Wacht

	Wacht in 1899
History
German Empire
Name	SMS Wacht
Builder	AG Weser
Laid down	August 1886
Launched	27 August 1887
Commissioned	9 August 1888
Fate	Sunk in collision 4 September 1901
General characteristics
Class and type	Wacht-class aviso
Displacement	Design: 1,246 t (1,226 long tons); Full load: 1,499 t (1,475 long tons);
Length	85.8 m (281 ft 6 in) o/a
Beam	9.66 m (31 ft 8 in)
Draft	3.74 m (12 ft 3 in)
Installed power	4 × locomotive boilers; 4,000 PS (3,900 ihp);
Propulsion	2 × double-expansion steam engines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range	2,440 nmi (4,520 km; 2,810 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	7 officers; 134 enlisted men;
Armament	3 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) K L/35 guns; 3 × 35 cm (13.8 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Deck: 10 mm (0.39 in); Conning tower: 25 mm (0.98 in);

SMS Wacht was an aviso of the Imperial German Navy, the lead ship of her class. She had one sister ship, Jagd. Wacht was built by the AG Weser shipyard; she was laid down in 1886, launched in August 1887, and commissioned in August 1888. She served in the active fleet through the 1890s and participated in numerous training exercises. Her career was cut short on 4 September 1901, when she collided with the old ironclad SMS Sachsen. The latter's ram bow holed Wacht under the waterline and caused her to rapidly sink. Her crew was safely rescued, however, and there were no casualties.

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