Tests and trials.
Design and service
The story of Jaguar
The six gunboats of the Iltis class were typical for a gunboat of the late 19th century used for overseas service. Small and lightly armed, they were used to protect a nation's interests in their colonies around the world.
The first two boats, Iltis and Jaguar were equipped with four 8,8 cm guns, the later ones got two larger 10,5 cm guns instead. To extend their operational radius, they were equipped with additional sails besides their expansion engines and they were very maneuverable ships using them. Despite their small size, they were good seagoing and maneuverable ships, only at high speed and shallow waters their maneuverability was decreased.
All six ships were used for overseas services and most of them were destroyed there. Iltis, Jaguar, Tiger and Luchs were stationed in Tsingtau, China and were all scuttled after the surrender of the German troops there.
Operational record
Service timeline
Recorded deployments, refits and major events from commissioning to final disposition.
Sent to East-Asia via the Mediterranean. On its way, the Jaguar is ordered to detach to the newly owned Carolin- Maran- and Palau Islands to "show the flag".
Arrival in Herbertshöhe on Neu-Pommern, the capital of the Bismark-Islands.
Stop at Ponape on the Carolin Islands.
Arrival at Jap on Palau Islands.
Last stop in Saipan on the Marian Islands.
Arrival in Shanghai for repairs.
Arrival in Tsingtau.
Operations on the Yangtze River river.
Visit to Japan.
Operations at the Taku fortification.
Ordered back to Tsingtau
Patrols near Shanghai.
Together with the gunboat Luchs, the Jaguar operates at Kanton and the Gulf of Tongking.
Visit to several Japanese harbors.
Operations at the Gulf of Tschili.
Repairs in Nagasaki.
Stationed in Tsingtau.
Operations at the Gulf of Tschili including geographical surveys.
Stationed in Tsingtau.
Send to Tschmulpo during the Russian-Japanese War.
Repairs in Tsingtau.
Visit to Japan.
Send to Shanghai.
Sent to the Karoline-Islands.
Operations the Marianas and Karoline Islands.
Jaguar meets the small cruisers Leipzig and Arcona at the Samoa-Islands to operate against an uprising.
Landing operations in Hankau.
Run aground on the Yangtse river.
Ordered back to Tsingtau.
Planned repairs in Shanghai had to be stopped early because of the outbreak of World War I.
Gun hit in the bow.
Before the surrender of Tsingtau, Jaguar is blown up and scuttled.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament and performance.
Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 1048 t
- Length (Total)
- 65,2 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 63,9 m
- Beam
- 9,10 m
- Draft
- 3,59 m
- Crew
- 130
Armament
- 8,8 cm L 30
- 4
- Machine Guns
- 6
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Engines
- 2
- Type
- 3 cyl triple expansion
Performance
- Total Performance
- 1378 shp
- Speed
- 14,6 kn
- Range
- 3080 sm at 9 kn
Construction record
Jaguar
- Laid down
- Schichau Danzig, 1898
- Launched
- 19.09.1898
- Commissioned
- 04.04.1899
- Fate
- scuttled in Kiautschou on 07.11.1914