SMS Moltke (1877)

SMS "Moltke" was a German three-masted, fully-rigged sail ship of the Kaiserliche Marine. It had an unplated iron hull and a steam engine. It was named after the 19th century general Helmuth von Moltke.

The construction began in 1875 and on October 18, 1877 SMS "Moltke" was launched. On April 16, 1878 it was commissioned into service. The ship served in the training of officers, for which it undertook numerous voyages abroad.

On October 28, 1911 SMS "Moltke" was renamed to SMS "Acheron". In 1918 it was used as hulk for U-boat crew training. Finally in 1920 it was broken up.

SMS "Moltke" sister ships were the SMS Blücher, SMS Stosch, SMS Stein, and SMS Gneisenau.

External links

* [http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/sms_moltke_1.htm deutsche-schutzgebiete.de webpage about SMS Moltke] (German)