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SMS ''Tiger'' was a so-called "torpedo ram cruiser" (''Torpedo-Rammkreuzer'') of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. An enlarged and improved version of and she was part of a program to build up Austria-Hungary's feet of torpedo craft in the 1880s. In 1906 she was converted to an admiralty yacht and renamed SMS ''Lacroma.'' ==Design== As envisaged by the Austro-Hungarian Navy Commander (''Marinekommandant''), Vice Admiral Maximilian Daublebsky von Sterneck, ''Tiger'' would have a reinforced bow for ramming as well as torpedoes for attacking larger warships. She also would be small and fast enough to undertake patrol and reconnaissance duties. ''Tiger''s design encompassed three weapons that fascinated naval theorists of the day--the ram, the torpedo, and the gun. Built by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino at San Rocco, ''Tiger'' was launched on 28 June 1887. A steel-hulled vessel of 1,657 tons, she measured in length with a beam of and a draft of . Propulsion was supplied by two compound steam engines with four double-ended boilers, producing for a speed of . ''Tiger'' had a lower profile but the same pronounced ram bow as and . The crew comprised 188 officers and men. ''Tiger''s armament consisted of four Krupp guns on hull sponsons, six quick-firing guns, four 47 mm revolver cannon and four torpedo tubes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SMS Tiger (1887)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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