SMS Adler

SMS Adler was a gunboat of the Imperial German Navy. She was launched 3 November 1883 in the Imperial shipyard in Kiel. On September 5, 1888, she shelled Manono Island and Apolima, Samoa, which were strongholds of Malietoa’s forces. She was wrecked together with SMS Eber on 16 March 1889 in a storm at Apia, Samoa during the Samoan crisis. 20 crew members lost their lives.

SMS Adler

SMS Adler was a gunboat of the Imperial German Navy. She was launched 3 November 1883 in the Imperial shipyard in Kiel. On September 5, 1888, she shelled Manono Island and Apolima, Samoa, which were strongholds of Malietoa’s forces. She was wrecked together with SMS Eber on 16 March 1889 in a storm at Apia, Samoa during the Samoan crisis. 20 crew members lost their lives.