SMS Wacht was an aviso of the Imperial German Navy, the lead ship of her class. She had one sister ship, Jagd. Wacht was built by the AG Weser shipyard; she was laid down in 1886, launched in August 1887, and commissioned in August 1888. She served in the active fleet through the 1890s and participated in numerous training exercises.
Her career was cut short on 4 September 1901, when she collided with the old ironclad SMS Sachsen. The latter’s ram bow holed Wacht under the waterline and caused her to rapidly sink. Her crew was safely rescued, however, and there were no casualties.
The dive
I scanned the wreck in September 2025. Water depth 42m. Cold.
Unfortunately the visibility close to the ground was ZERO. So, I couldn’t scan the wreck to the sea bottom.
Model
You can find the 3D Data in my Download area.
