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Dispatch Boat of the Imperial German Navy S.M.S. Sleipner
Scale: 1/250
Skill Level: medium
Length: 252 mm (9.92 inch)
The SMS. Sleipner is a must for fans of the Imperial Navy. Can be optionally built with an underwater hull, the Sleipner is ideal for both display cases and diorama construction. The beautiful details promise lots of building fun.
Our model of S.M.S. Sleipner can optionally be built with an underwater hull. A stand is also included. The detailing is a lot of fun and with the interesting coloring, the Sleipner will certainly take a special place in many model showcases or dioramas.
The Sleipner fits perfectly with the S.M.Y. Hohenzollern, which was also published by HMV. This means a diorama with S.M.Y. Hohenzollern, S.M.S. Sleipner and perhaps an escort ship like S.M.S. Undine or S.M.S. Emden is now well possible. Our model shows the S.M.S. Sleipner in the state of 1907.
The model highlights:
- Waterline or full hull model possible
- With display stand
- two rapid-fire cannons
- with sun sail frame
- detailed anchor mounts
- Ggangway
| Product type | Papermodel |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | HMV Hamburger Modellbaubogen Verlag |
| Scale | 1/250 |
| Designer | Till Schade |
| Difficulty | medium |
| Sheet size | DIN A4 |
| Sheets | 4 |
| Parts | 329 |
| Length | 252 mm (9.92 inch) |
| Bauanleitung | German, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Pictures |
Technical data:
- Launched: December 16, 1899 as S 97, F. Schichau, Elbing
- Commissioned: May 28, 1900
- Length: 63 m
- Width: 7m
- Displacement: 394 t
- Drive: steam engine
- Power: 1,000 hp
- Speed: 26.5 kn
- Crew: 49 men
The name Sleipner comes from the eight-legged horse Sleipnir of the Nordic god Odin. The name of this extraordinary horse describes gliding on land, water and in the air. How fitting for an elegant dispatch boat like the Sleipner. The torpedo boat's maximum speed was around 26.5 knots, which was impressive at the time, and with a length of 61 meters and a width of 7 meters, the Sleipner was quite impressive.
When commissioned, S.M.S. Sleipner carried the designation S97. The torpedo boat destroyers S90 to S101 are sister ships of the Sleipner. All of these ships were built at the Schichau shipyard between 1898 and 1901. S97 Sleipner was launched in Elbing on December 16, 1899 and was put into service on May 28, 1900.
Sleipner's two propellers were powered by two triple steam engines and Schichau-Thornycroft water-tube boilers were used. The maximum water displacement was 394t. The ship was supposed to have a crew of 49 men.
The SMS. Sleipner was intended from the start as an escort ship for the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. That's why we often talk about the imperial dispatch boat Sleipner. The usual accompaniment of the Hohenzollern when traveling consisted of at least one warship and a dispatch boat. This task was carried out from 1900 to 1914 by S.M.S. Sleipner. Many pictures show Hohenzollern with Sleipner somewhere in the background.
The Hohenzollern's journeys took Sleipner, among others, to Venice, to Alesund and also to the Norwegian south coast. It happened that the emperor himself was on board of S.M.S. Sleipner and he used the ship for visits or events occasionally.
During the Kieler Woche and similar sailing events the S.M.S. Sleipner occasionally worked as a yacht tug for large sailing yachts such as Germania or Meteor. The dispatch boat also was applied to the service of science and on July 1, 1904, under the direction of the German meteorologist and geophysicist Hugo Hergesell and the French naval officer Sauerwein, it brought a kite probe to a height of 1,880 meters.
The Sleipner's armament consisted of 2 rapid-fire cannons Caliber 5 cm, which were used as saluting guns. The torpedo boat sister ships had 3 of these rapid-fire cannons on board and were also equipped with 3 torpedo tubes.
On September 4, 1914, the Sleipner was renamed T97 and used as a coastal defense ship. In 1917 and 1918 she also performed patrol duties and served as an escort ship. After the war, the former Sleipner served in the Reichsmarine for a short time. On March 22, 1921, T97 was struck from the register of the Reichsmarine and then sold to Düsseldorf for demolition on May 26, 1921.