Von der Tann (gunboat)

Model of Von der Tann
History
Schleswig-Holstein
Name	Von der Tann
Namesake	Ludwig von der Tann
Builder	Hilbert Shipyard, Kiel; Bernitt Shipyard, Neustadt in Holstein[1]
Laid down	1848[1]
Acquired	5 February 1849[1]
Renamed	Støren[1]
Stricken	1860[1]
Fate	beached in action with Danish warships off Neustadt in Holstein in 1850; salvaged and rebuilt; surrendered to Danish Navy; in service as Støren until 1860[2]
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	120 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)
Draught	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Depth of hold	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	1 × two-cylinder expansion steam engine with 150 indicated horsepower (110 kW)
Complement	1 officer, 28 men
Armament	2 × 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.