MSP No. 44 – SMS Tiger
SMS Tiger was a gunboat of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 15 August 1899 and commissioned on 3 April 1900.
Upon her commissioning, SMS Tiger sailed for Ostasiatische Station in Kiautschou, where she was to join the East Asia Squadron.
While assigned to Ostasiatische Station, she patrolled the area around Tsingtau. Notably, she evacuated Germans from Korea during the Russo-Japanese War and defended German interests in China during the Xinhai Revolution of 1911-1912.
At the outbreak of World War I, SMS Tiger was disarmed, with her guns being used to equip the steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich as an auxiliary cruiser. She was then scuttled in Tsingtau during the Siege of Tsingtau on 29 October 1914.
19 January 1904 (front)
19 January 1904 (rear)
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Period of Use on this Ship:
- 8 June 1900 to 31 July 1914
Approximate Periods of Use in Kiautschou waters:
- October 1900 to February 1901
- June 1901 to July 1901
- June 1902 to September 1902
- March 1903
- July 1903 to August 1903
- November 1903 to April 1904
- August 1904 to December 1904
- April 1905 to May 1905
- July 1905 to September 1905
- June 1906 to August 1906
- October 1906 to January 1907
- June 1907 to July 1907
- November 1907 to January 1908
- June 1908
- September 1908 to December 1908
- September 1909 to November 1909
- May 1910
- October 1910 to January 1911
- April 1911
- June 1911 to July 1911
- December 1911 to January 1912
- July 1912
- November 1912 to January 1913
- April 1913 to June 1913
- September 1913 to October 1913
- May 1914 to July 1914
Notes:
- Assigned to Ostasiatische Station, August 1900 to July 1914
Ship Information
Type: Gunboat
Class: Iltis class
Commissioned: 3 April 1900
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MSP No. 44 – SMS Tiger
Ship Information
Type: Gunboat
Class: Iltis class
Commissioned: 3 April 1900
SMS Tiger was a gunboat of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 15 August 1899 and commissioned on 3 April 1900.
Upon her commissioning, SMS Tiger sailed for Ostasiatische Station in Kiautschou, where she was to join the East Asia Squadron.
While assigned to Ostasiatische Station, she patrolled the area around Tsingtau. Notably, she evacuated Germans from Korea during the Russo-Japanese War and defended German interests in China during the Xinhai Revolution of 1911-1912.
At the outbreak of World War I, SMS Tiger was disarmed, with her guns being used to equip the steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich as an auxiliary cruiser. She was then scuttled in Tsingtau during the Siege of Tsingtau on 29 October 1914.
19 January 1904 (front)
19 January 1904 (rear)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 8 June 1900 to 31 July 1914
Approximate Periods of Use in Kiautschou waters:
- October 1900 to February 1901
- June 1901 to July 1901
- June 1902 to September 1902
- March 1903
- July 1903 to August 1903
- November 1903 to April 1904
- August 1904 to December 1904
- April 1905 to May 1905
- July 1905 to September 1905
- June 1906 to August 1906
- October 1906 to January 1907
- June 1907 to July 1907
- November 1907 to January 1908
- June 1908
- September 1908 to December 1908
- September 1909 to November 1909
- May 1910
- October 1910 to January 1911
- April 1911
- June 1911 to July 1911
- December 1911 to January 1912
- July 1912
- November 1912 to January 1913
- April 1913 to June 1913
- September 1913 to October 1913
- May 1914 to July 1914
Notes:
- Assigned to Ostasiatische Station, August 1900 to July 1914
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