S.54

Fleet

HochSeeFlotte

Ship Type

Destroyer

Nickname

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Ship Class

S.53 class

Grouping

III Torpedo Boat Flotilla, S.53 leader, VI Half Flotilla, IV Scouting Group

Command

Hipper

Builder's Yard

Schichau, Elbing

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

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Launch Date

11.10.1915

Completed date

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Commission date

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Year laid down

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Year launched

1915

Year completed

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Commission Year

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Pennant No

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Photo Details

Courtesy Laboe Naval Archive. S.52 and S.54

Related stories

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Sister ships

S.53 - S.66

Eventual Fate

Scutled at Scapa Flow 21.06.1919 and salvaged 05,06.1925 and scrapped.

Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Kapitänleutnant Otto Karlowa (Halbflottillenchef)

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

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Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

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Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

272' 6"

Length (mtrs)

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Beam (ft)

27' 6"

Beam (mtrs)

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Draught (ft)

11' 6"

Draught (mtrs)

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Max. Speed (knots)

35 - 36

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

oil

Propulsion

2 shaft geared oild fired turbines rating 24,000 - 25,000 shp.

Armour Main Belt

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Deck Armour

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Turret Armour IN CM

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Conning Tower Armour

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Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

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Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

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Guns (No.barrels) 2

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Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Three 3.4" single mounts (88 mm).

Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

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Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

1916 re-armed with three 4.1" single mounted guns (105 mm)

Torpedo Type IN

20"

No. tubes

6

Torpedo Type MM

500 mm

No. Mines

24

Torpedo Notes

Two twin tube launchers, two single tube launchers

References & sources

John C Taylor German Warships of World War One. Tarant Jutland.The German Perspective.