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Kaiser-class ironclad

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this could be augmented by an additional nine officers and 47 sailors. When serving as the second flagship, the crew was increased by six officers and 35 enlisted men. After their reconstruction in the 1890s, the ships' crews were significantly increased, to 36 officers and 620 enlisted men. The size of the command staffs grew as well, to 11 officers and 57 enlisted for the squadron flagship and nine officers and 48 men for the second flagship. The ships carried a number of smaller boats, including one picket boat, two
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s had a 30 mm thick roof and 100 mm (3.9 in) thick sloped side armor. The central battery, which housed the ships' main armament, was 203 mm (8 in) thick on the broadside and 178 mm (7 in) thick on the sloped ends. This was backed with 264 mm (10.4 in) and
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The German navy regarded the ships as good sea boats, very sensitive to commands from the helm, and with a gentle motion. The ships had a moderate turning radius and were very stable. Their standard complement consisted of 32 officers and 568 enlisted men, and while serving as a squadron flagship,
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were placed in reserve after the 1878 maneuvers were cancelled and remained there for a decade, with the exception of the 1883 maneuvers. During the maneuvers, both ships' steam engines proved troublesome, and indeed forced a temporary halt to the training exercises when they simultaneously broke
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Both ships served with the fleet following their commissioning in 1875, though they spent a significant part of their career in reserve, as Germany maintained only a small number of ships on active duty for training cruises in the period. The ships were substantially rebuilt in the 1890s into
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was equipped with one 15 cm (5.9 in) L/30 gun, six 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/30 quick-firing guns, and nine 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK L/30 quick-firing guns, while eight 15 cm L/30 and eight 8.8 cm SK L/30 guns were installed on
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could steam for 3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at that speed. At maximum speed, the ships' ranges were reduced to 1,115 nmi (2,065 km; 1,283 mi) and 1,440 nmi (2,670 km; 1,660 mi), respectively.
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and backed with teak. The armored belt ranged in thickness from 127 to 254 mm (5 to 10 in) and was backed with 90 to 226 mm (3.5 to 8.9 in) of teak. Their decks were 38 to 51 mm (1.5 to 2.0 in) thick.
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seizure in November 1897. Following their return to Germany in 1899–1900, the ships were used in several secondary roles, including as harbor and barracks ships. The ships were stricken from the
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in July 1877, but found no significant tensions ashore. Batsch then departed and cruised the Mediterranean for the remainder of the summer, returning to Germany in October.
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with a total surface area of 1,623 m (17,470 sq ft). Three generators provided 30 kilowatts of electrical power. The ships' designed speed was 14
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that was 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) in diameter. The engines were supplied with steam by eight coal-fired trunk
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ironclads. The casemate arrangement was more flexible than the broadside, as guns could be moved between different
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After their commissioning in 1875, both ships served with the fleet. They formed half of a squadron sent to the
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served in Asian waters from 1897 to 1899, while her sister was on the Asia station from 1898 to 1900. Admiral
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down. The two ships were reactivated in 1889 to participate in cruises following the coronation of Kaiser
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was protected with a 30 mm (1.2 in) thick roof and 50 mm (2 in) thick sides, while
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class, were authorized and ordered from Britain. The design for these vessels was prepared in 1869 by
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in 1908 for 120,000 marks; she was broken up for scrap the following year in Hamburg-Moorburg.
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Lyon, Hugh (1979). "Germany". In Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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By Order of the Kaiser: Otto von Diederichs and the Rise of the Imperial German Navy, 1865–1902
1090:. An L/20 gun is twenty calibers, meaning it is twenty times as long as it is wide in diameter. 640:). The ships were designed to store 680 t (670 long tons; 750 short tons) of coal, though 1647: 1455: 1397: 1378: 1359: 1336: 1314: 1295: 894: 826: 633: 497: 485: 466: 351: 210: 1584: 1352: 1351: 1062: 625: 440: 336: 877: 671: 1555: 943:. They were significantly rearmed with a large number of medium and smaller caliber guns. 940: 833: 682: 613: 484:, mounting a smaller battery of guns, albeit of a larger caliber, compared to traditional 379: 363: 236: 1328: 1018: 898: 887: 562: 529: 405: 1703: 785: 706: 653: 621: 586: 578: 509: 481: 340: 292: 286: 260:
2,470 nmi (4,570 km; 2,840 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
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seizure in November 1897 and was later deployed to protect German interests in the
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in 1864. By the end of the decade, nine ships had either been purchased abroad or
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of eight 26-centimeter (10.2 in) L/20 guns mounted in a central armored
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class; the shaded areas represent the portion of the ships protected by armor
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was laid down in 1872 and launched in 1874; both ships were built by the
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was modified to carry up to 880 t (870 long tons; 970 short tons).
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were added as well. Both ships also had five 35 cm (13.8 in)
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was used as a target ship before being sold for scrap in 1908, though
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s tubes were placed above water. Both ships had a stock of 13 
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Preparing for Weltpolitik: German Sea Power Before the Tirpitz Era
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192 mm (7.6 in) thick sections of teak, respectively.
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on 22 November of that year. The ships were stricken from the
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Between 1891 and 1897, the two ships were heavily rebuilt as
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served on as a floating barracks until she was sold in 1920.
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in German shipyards. Two more ships, which would become the
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were rebuilt and their armament was significantly altered.
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The Kaiser's Battlefleet: German Capital Ships 1871–1918
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s tubes were installed in the hull, underwater, while
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L/20 denotes the length of the gun in terms of bore
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They were the last German 356:, was laid down in 1871 and launched in 1874. 1532: 1426: 600:The two ships were powered by a two-cylinder 447:of German ports as had been conducted by the 8: 1056: 1050: 1044: 1028: 1022: 1012: 1006: 1000: 994: 993:were reduced to harbor ships on 3 May 1904. 988: 982: 958: 944: 926: 920: 881: 789: 776: 755: 746: 732: 725: 719: 713: 689: 676: 657: 647: 641: 552: 534: 460: 432: 415: 409: 383: 343: 328: 42: 632:(26 km/h; 16 mph), at over 5,600 1539: 1525: 1517: 1433: 1419: 1411: 805: 508:to order two more ships of the same type: 1259: 1235: 1223: 1136: 561:and 89.34 meters (293 ft 1 in) 1102: 1079: 382:and stationed in Asia for three years. 315:: 38 to 51 mm (1.5 to 2.0 in) 1271: 1247: 370:built by a foreign shipyard. Built as 309:: 127 to 254 mm (5 to 10 in) 31: 897:in 1877 in response to unrest in the 7: 1396:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 1358:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. 1313:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 1061:was ultimately broken up in 1920 in 339:was a pair of vessels built for the 177:89.34 m (293 ft 1 in) 1505:List of German Imperial Navy ships 1211: 1188: 1169: 1148: 1109: 521:, which carried even larger guns. 193:7.39 m (24 ft 3 in) 185:19.1 m (62 ft 8 in) 133:General characteristics (as built) 25: 1294:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. 1238:, pp. 140–141, 161–163, 179. 737:. Four 3.7 cm (1.5 in) 707:21 cm (8.3 in) L/22 gun 624:. They were also equipped with a 1124: 1033:was used as a barracks ship for 675:Plan and profile drawing of the 589:, one pinnace, two cutters, two 533:Plan and profile drawing of the 318:Battery: 203 mm (8 in) 287:26.3 cm (10.4 in) guns 167:: 8,940 t (8,800 long tons) 61: 35: 1309:Gottschall, Terrell D. (2003). 967:. The ship was involved in the 694:-class ships were armed with a 1: 969:Jiaozhou Bay Leased Territory 770:The ships' armor was made of 602:single-expansion steam engine 492:, and since the casemate was 480:Reed designed the vessels as 402:Jiaozhou Bay Leased Territory 231:single-expansion steam engine 1548:Ironclads of the German Navy 953:, then the commander of the 681:class after conversion into 652:was able to steam for 2,470 573:backing. The ships had nine 293:21 cm (8.3 in) gun 1392:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1997). 1373:Sondhaus, Lawrence (2001). 252:(26 km/h; 16 mph) 1731: 1333:German Warships: 1815–1945 909:, steamed to the ports of 1499: 1473: 1451: 132: 51: 34: 1375:Naval Warfare, 1815–1914 857:Samuda Brothers, London 1005:on 12 October 1905 and 712:Between 1891 and 1897, 575:watertight compartments 525:General characteristics 1715:Kaiser-class ironclads 1057: 1051: 1045: 1029: 1023: 1013: 1007: 1001: 995: 989: 983: 959: 945: 927: 921: 890: 882: 790: 777: 756: 747: 733: 726: 720: 714: 690: 685: 677: 658: 648: 642: 553: 548: 540: 535: 461: 433: 416: 410: 384: 344: 329: 43: 1377:. London: Routledge. 907:Carl Ferdinand Batsch 880: 674: 559:long at the waterline 546: 532: 18:Kaiser class ironclad 977:Spanish–American War 453:Second Schleswig War 142:Central battery ship 69:Imperial German Navy 1274:, pp. 146–190. 951:Otto von Diederichs 471:Albrecht von Stosch 394:Otto von Diederichs 153:Design: 7,645  1112:, pp. 14, 23. 1046:Kaiserliche Marine 955:East Asia Squadron 891: 863:12 September 1874 686: 667:Armament and armor 606:John Penn and Sons 549: 541: 398:East Asia Squadron 346:Kaiserliche Marine 1695: 1694: 1514: 1513: 1403:978-1-55750-745-7 1384:978-0-415-21478-0 1365:978-0-85177-133-5 1342:978-0-87021-790-6 1320:978-1-55750-309-1 1301:978-1-84832-229-5 903:Russo-Turkish War 895:Mediterranean Sea 870: 869: 845:13 February 1875 634:metric horsepower 441:ironclad warships 428:In 1867, the new 337:ironclad warships 324: 323: 211:metric horsepower 88:Succeeded by 16:(Redirected from 1722: 1556:Armored frigates 1541: 1534: 1527: 1518: 1445:-class ironclads 1435: 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Index

Kaiser class ironclad

Imperial German Navy
Preussen class
Sachsen class
Central battery ship
t
long tons
Full load
boilers
metric horsepower
ihp
single-expansion steam engine
screw propeller
knots
26.3 cm (10.4 in) guns
21 cm (8.3 in) gun
Belt
Deck
ironclad warships
German
Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiser
Deutschland
Samuda Brothers
capital ships
armored frigates
armored cruisers
flagship
Otto von Diederichs

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