SMS Viper (1896)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SMS Viper |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders, England |
| Laid down | 1895 |
| Launched | January 1896 |
| Completed | October 1896 |
| Renamed | Torpedoboot 17, 1910 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 107 long tons (109 t) |
| Length | 44.8 m (147 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Reciprocating engines, 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 20 men |
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SMS Viper was a torpedo boat of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Viper was built by the British shipbuilder Yarrow between 1895 and 1896 and formed the basis for the following Cobra-class torpedo boats. She was renamed Torpedoboot 17 in 1910 and served through the First World War as a patrol boat and minesweeper. She was scrapped in 1920.