Von der Tann (gunboat)

Model of Von der Tann
History
Schleswig-Holstein
NameVon der Tann
NamesakeLudwig von der Tann
BuilderHilbert Shipyard, Kiel; Bernitt Shipyard, Neustadt in Holstein
Laid down1848
Acquired5 February 1849
RenamedStøren
Stricken1860
Fatebeached in action with Danish warships off Neustadt in Holstein in 1850; salvaged and rebuilt; surrendered to Danish Navy; in service as Støren until 1860
General characteristics
Tons burthen120 t (120 long tons; 130 short tons) (rebuilt)
Length
  • 25.1 m (82 ft 4 in) (original design)
  • 31.3 m (102 ft 8 in) (rebuilt)
Beam
  • 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) (original design)
  • 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) (rebuilt)
Draught1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Depth of hold2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion1 × two-cylinder expansion steam engine with 150 indicated horsepower (110 kW)
Complement1 officer, 28 men
Armament2 × 60-pounder smooth-bore bomb cannons

Von der Tann was a steam-powered 120 ton gunboat built in 1849 at Conradi shipyards in Kiel for the small joint navy of the two duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. She was the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world.