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Hildebrand, Albert Röhr, and Hans-Otto Steinmetz remark that the new ships had "all the disadvantages of a compromise," and that they would not prove suitable as a fleet cruiser. Dirk Nottelmann concurred, noting that the ships "were neither well suited for fleet work nor for the
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consisted of two layers; on the flat, the layers were 20 mm (0.79 in) and 30 mm (1.2 in) thick, for a total thickness of 50 mm (2 in). On the sides, the deck sloped downward and increased in thickness to 20 mm and 55 mm (2.2 in), totaling 75 mm
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November 1897. Both ships returned to Germany at the turn of the 20th century, and remained in European waters until 1914, when they were removed from active service. They were reduced to secondary roles then, and continued to serve until the early 1920s, when they were sold for scrap.
540:. The council discussed the matter over the course of several meetings in January, which Caprivi recorded in a memorandum dated 11 March. The document, which laid out Caprivi's thoughts on future naval construction in general, included requirements for 1st- and 2nd-class cruisers.
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The ships were very good sea boats; they ran very well before the wind, and were very handy. They lost minimal speed in hard turns and suffered from moderate roll and pitch. In heavy seas, the ships were capable of only half speed, as both suffered from structural weakness in the
864:, and the other two on either side of the foremast. The alterations to the ships' guns allowed the number of officers to be reduced to 17, though enlisted ranks increased to 357. Some equipment was removed in an effort to reduce the ship's excessive weight, including
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to significantly increase the coal storage when he enlarged the design. Additionally, the
Wolfsche engines were notoriously inefficient. Worse still, the horizontal arrangement limited the piston stroke, which further reduced their efficiency.
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that had been built in the 1860s and 1870s. Cruisers could be optimized for service with the main fleet or for deployments abroad, and while the largest navies could afford to build dedicated ships of each type, Germany could not. The
531:, created an Admiralty Council on 16 January 1884 to advise him, and the particulars of the next cruiser to be built was among the topics discussed. The council recommended a ship with the following characteristics: sufficient
571:(9,300 km; 5,800 mi). A 2nd-class version was also created on a displacement of 2,200 t (2,200 long tons; 2,400 short tons), with scaled down specifications in all other categories. The fleet's chief designer,
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of .69 to .72 m (2 ft 3 in to 2 ft 4 in). The ships had a crew of 28 officers and 337 enlisted men. The ships carried a number of smaller boats, including two picket boats, one
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guns in single mounts. These guns had a much shorter range, at 5,400 m (5,900 yd). The gun armament was rounded out by six 3.7 cm revolver cannon, which provided close-range defense against
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followed her sister back to
Germany in 1901, but was not modernized. Both ships remained out of service until early 1914, when they were retired from front-line service and used for secondary duties.
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Nottelmann, Dirk (2023). Wright, Christopher C. (ed.). "From "Wooden Walls" to "New-Testament Ships": The
Development of the German Armored Cruiser 1854–1918, Part III: "Armor—Light Version"".
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received a minor refit that included increasing coal storage capacity, which came at the expense of a two-thirds' reduction in the magazine capacity for the 15 cm guns. She also had a
816:. They were also equipped with three 35 cm (13.8 in) torpedo tubes with eight torpedoes, two launchers were mounted on the deck and the third was in the bow, below the waterline.
428:; they were the first protected cruisers built by the German Navy. As built, the ships were armed with a main battery of fourteen 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and had a top speed of 18
493:(Imperial Diet) would not provide funding for such types. Furthermore, the navy had completed the cruiser construction program under the fleet plan of 1873 with the screw corvette
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was in dock for engine maintenance at the time, and so she was not present during the operation. As a result of the seizure, the
Cruiser Division was reorganized as the
499:, which removed Caprivi's ability to use an approved fleet plan to justify further cruisers. The previous practice of building rigged corvettes for overseas use and
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of 6.74 m (22 ft 1 in) forward. They displaced 4,271 metric tons (4,204 long tons) at designed displacement and 5,027 t (4,948 long tons) at
512:'s reluctance to fund new warships, many of the fleet's oldest cruising vessels were in need of replacement; the next scheduled to be replaced was the old screw
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guns in single pedestal mounts, supplied with 400 rounds of ammunition in total. These guns were placed in
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installed on her foremast. The work was carried out between 1903 and 1905. Despite reports to the contrary,
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increasing tasks in distant waters, like has been the case for most dual-purpose designs until today."
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Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart
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Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart
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s propulsion system consisted of two horizontal, 2-cylinder
1630:] (in German). Vol. 7. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
1607:] (in German). Vol. 4. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
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1693:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1653:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
1562:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1543:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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280:18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
1539:Cooling, Benjamin Franklin (2007).
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345:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/30
196:: 5,027 t (4,948 long tons)
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1558:Gottschall, Terrell D. (2003).
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357:5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40
687:double-expansion steam engines
361:3 × 35 cm (13.8 in)
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569:nautical miles
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55:Class overview
52:
51:
49:at full steam.
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1808:
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1579:
1578:Gröner, Erich
1575:
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1569:1-55750-309-5
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975:Germaniawerft
971:
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947:
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942:23 July 1887
941:
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913:
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899:
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879:
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874:also had her
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867:
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850:15 cm SK L/35
844:Modifications
843:
841:
839:
835:
834:conning tower
831:
827:
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814:torpedo boats
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608:. They had a
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363:torpedo tubes
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27:
19:
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1069:Hohenzollern
1021:
1002:(right) and
960:
945:25 May 1888
933:
880:
847:
818:
798:
761:(7,900
756:
695:engine rooms
676:
642:
606:long overall
599:
577:
557:main battery
542:
538:displacement
517:
506:Despite the
505:
495:
468:
463:
434:
424:
418:
394:
392:
385:: 50 mm
245:(7,900
174:Displacement
119:
31:
26:
1123:Philippines
893:searchlight
732:AG Germania
462:Drawing of
298:28 officers
241:8,000
106:Preceded by
1914:Categories
1523:References
1514:Nottelmann
1502:Gottschall
1478:Gottschall
1466:Gottschall
1454:Gottschall
1442:Nottelmann
1403:Nottelmann
1391:Nottelmann
1379:Nottelmann
1367:Nottelmann
1331:Nottelmann
1319:Nottelmann
1252:Nottelmann
1223:Nottelmann
1211:Nottelmann
1199:Nottelmann
1165:naval mine
1036:Wilhelm II
918:Laid down
838:cofferdams
665:, and two
646:forecastle
636:and had a
553:short tons
293:Complement
269:propellers
267:2 × screw
256:Propulsion
135:In service
1888:SMS
1811:SMS
1682:0043-0374
1085:In 1894,
1066:escorted
1014:SMS Irene
949:AG Vulcan
939:May 1886
927:Shipyard
921:Launched
885:in 1899,
883:East Asia
862:amidships
742:kilowatts
673:Machinery
630:waterline
618:full load
549:long tons
524:Reichstag
518:Elisabeth
509:Reichstag
496:Charlotte
489:Reichstag
313:Original:
194:Full load
188:long tons
143:Completed
138:1888–1922
130:1886–1889
118:SMS
88:Operators
1580:(1990).
1430:Sondhaus
1167:storage
1008:(astern)
876:bulwarks
805:sponsons
730:, while
728:Wolfsche
667:dinghies
551:; 3,900
308:Armament
73:Builders
1490:Cooling
953:Stettin
826:coaming
715:funnels
659:cutters
655:pinnace
547:(3,400
514:frigate
186:(4,204
151:Retired
1726:
1697:
1680:
1657:
1634:
1611:
1588:
1566:
1547:
1304:Gröner
1287:Gröner
1264:Gröner
832:. The
661:, one
657:, two
501:avisos
479:rigged
454:Design
203:Length
180:Normal
97:
83:, Kiel
1899:class
1883:class
1881:Irene
1783:Irene
1769:Irene
1626:[
1603:[
1175:Notes
1150:Irene
1144:Irene
1114:Irene
1088:Irene
1053:Irene
1040:yacht
1025:Irene
1022:Both
999:Irene
934:Irene
915:Name
905:Ships
898:Irene
871:Irene
768:Irene
746:volts
724:'
720:Irene
700:Irene
683:'
679:Irene
614:draft
593:Irene
565:knots
464:Irene
430:knots
419:Irene
400:class
397:Irene
371:Armor
285:Range
277:Speed
222:Draft
127:Built
68:class
65:Irene
46:Irene
1805:None
1724:ISBN
1695:ISBN
1678:ISSN
1655:ISBN
1632:ISBN
1609:ISBN
1586:ISBN
1564:ISBN
1545:ISBN
1343:Lyon
1169:hulk
1028:and
1016:and
981:Kiel
830:teak
821:deck
790:SMS
663:yawl
626:stem
610:beam
422:and
393:The
377:Deck
355:6 ×
349:8 ×
343:4 ×
328:6 ×
322:8 ×
316:4 ×
261:2 ×
235:4 ×
214:Beam
164:Type
109:None
79:and
60:Name
43:SMS
1038:'s
763:ihp
247:ihp
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