SMS Frauenlob (1855)

SMS Frauenlob ("Praise of Women") was a Prussian naval schooner. The first German naval vessel of that name, she was financed largely by voluntary contributions of German women following the German Revolution of 1848. The keel for Frauengabe (Women's gift) was laid down in 1849 and she was launched on 24 August 1855 in Wolgast as Frauenlob. She was commissioned on 1 May 1856. In 1859, Frauenlob participated in the Eulenburg Expedition and was lost on 2 September 1860 in a typhoon off Yokohama with all hands. Her name was later taken by the light cruisers SMS Frauenlob of 1902 and SMS Frauenlob of 1918.

Frauenlob at sea, 1891 painting by Lüder Arenhold
History
Prussia
NameSMS Frauenlob
BuilderLübke, Wolgast
Cost43.000 Thaler
Laid down1849
Launched24 August 1855
Sponsored byGerman Women
Commissioned1 May 1856
FateSunk in a typhoon off Yokohama, 2 September 1860
Notesoriginally called Frauengabe (Women's gift)
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Displacement305 t (300 long tons)
Length32.1 m (105 ft 4 in)
Beam8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
Draft2.61 m (8 ft 7 in)
Sail plan523 m2 (5,630 sq ft)
Speed13 kn (24 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried		4
Complement5 officers, 42 men
Armament1 × 30-pounder

Design and construction

The Frauenlob was a clinker-built ship, the hull of which was made with a transverse frame and covered with copper plates for protection. She had gaff rigging on two masts with a total sail area of 523 m², which enabled a top speed of 13 knots.[1]

The construction contract was given to the Wolgast shipyard in Lübke, which also drew up the construction plans. The construction costs of around 43,000 thalers were partly financed with the collected donations, the shortfall was subsidized by the War Ministry.[2]

References
  1. Gröner, Erich (1985). Band 1. Panzerschiffe, Linienschiffe, Schlachtschiffe, Flugzeugträger, Kreuzer, Kanonenboote. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, 1815-1945. Munich: Bernard&Graefe. p. 111.
  2. Hildebrand / Röhr / Steinmetz, Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, Bd. 3, S. 91.
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