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participated in the year's fleet maneuvers, which included three separate simulations. These consisted of French blockades of the German North Sea coast and a
Russian attack on Kiel. In October, the ship was repainted with a new blue-gray paint scheme to test the new color. Later that year, she was
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was used as a target for aircraft; one of the planes scored two hits on the ship during their fourth and fifth passes, once on the upper deck and the second on her conning tower. The ship remained in service as a floating target through World War I. On 5 May 1919, after the end of the war,
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continued in her role as flagship through 15 May, when she was drydocked in Kiel for an extensive repair of her propulsion machinery. She also had electric lighting installed at this time, making her the first German warship so equipped. She was towed to the construction site of the
726:-class ships was a tendency to roll dangerously due to their flat bottoms, which greatly reduced the accuracy of their guns. The ships were also poorly armored, compared to their contemporaries. In addition, they were slow and suffered from poor maneuverability. Nevertheless,
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from
British to German control in the summer of 1890. The ship was also present for a visit by Wilhelm II to Denmark and Norway. She was present during the fleet maneuvers in September, where the entire eight-ship armored squadron simulated a Russian fleet blockading Kiel.
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to a dinner aboard their vessel, despite a period of diplomatic tension between the two countries. The Autumn 1895 maneuvers simulated a high-seas battle between I and II Divisions in the North Sea, followed by combined maneuvers with the rest of the fleet in the Baltic.
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took command of the ship at that time. She would spend the next six years in the unit, alternating between it during the spring/summer training cycle and the
Reserve Division from autumn to spring. She participated in the ceremonial transfer of the island of
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nickel-steel armor. The four funnels were trunked into a single large funnel and new engines were also installed, which increased the ship's speed to 15.4 kn (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph). The ship's 8.7 cm guns were replaced with quick-firing
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was moved to Kiel in late 1903, where she served as part of the Baltic Sea Naval
Station from 2 January 1904. She was reduced to I Reserve in 1906, and then reduced again to II Reserve in 1909. The ship was stricken from the
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amidships. The armor ranged from 203 to 254 mm (8 to 10 in) on the armored citadel, and between 50–75 mm (2–3 in) on the deck. The barbette armor was 254 mm of wrought iron backed by 250 mm of
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relieved
Schuckmann. The ship remained in service with the Maneuver Squadron over the winter of 1891–1892, the first time the unit was kept in active service during the winter months. During this period, she served as the
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joined a very large fleet review on 21 July 1895 for the opening of the Kaiser
Wilhelm Canal, which connected Kiel to the North Sea. During the international review, officers from a French warship invited officers from
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At that time, the German Navy decommissioned its ironclads over the winter months, generally from late in the year into April of the following year; it was not until 1891 that the fleet kept an ironclad
696:. Her initial testing was interrupted by the annual fleet maneuvers, which were held from late August until 17 September. These lasted until 4 January 1882, at which point the navy decommissioned
418:; she served for another decade with the fleet before being withdrawn from active service in 1910. She was used as a target ship after 1911, until she was sold in 1919 and broken up for scrap.
1067:. In April, Schuckmann returned to command the vessel. The year's maneuvers simulated a two-front war against Russia and either France of Denmark. Following the conclusion of the exercises,
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The ship was recommissioned on 1 May 1885 for that year's training program, which included a cruise in the north
Atlantic in the summer months that was intended to test the handling of the
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battleships. The German fleet now possessed two homogeneous divisions of four ships each. After the conclusion of the exercises, the fleet was reorganized on 21 September and
541:). Her standard complement consisted of 32 officers and 285 enlisted men, though while serving as a squadron flagship this was augmented by another 7 officers and 34 men.
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from 1874 to 1881. The ship was commissioned into the
Imperial Navy in August 1881. She was armed with a main battery of six 26 cm (10.2 in) guns in two open
560:, also on single mounts in an open barbette. As built, the ship was also equipped with six 8.7 cm (3.4 in) L/24 guns and eight 3.7 cm (1.5 in)
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were briefly assigned to command the ship in
February and March, respectively. She was recommissioned on 2 May 1890 to join what was now reorganized as the
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was ordered by the
Imperial Navy under the contract name "A," which denoted that the vessel was a new addition to the fleet. She was built at the
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commanded the fleet maneuvers of 1893, which simulated a protracted campaign against a superior French fleet. After the end of the exercises,
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prevented them from elevating sufficiently. Thomsen went on to gain fame as "the father of German naval artillery." Beginning on 15 November,
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was the first large, armored warship built for the German navy that relied entirely on engines for propulsion. The ship's top speed was 13
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became the flagship of II Division, and from 14 December to 27 January 1900, she once again served as the I Squadron flagship, now under
1262:, and she was assigned to II Division, though she remained there only until 17 September. She temporarily served as the flagship of
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carried out sea trials, though she was not placed in full commission until 28 May 1898. At that time, she came under the command of
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remained out of service for the first two years of her career; this in part had to do with the poor performance of her sister
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was recommissioned on 22 April 1884 to take part in the annual training routine with her three sisters, which served as the
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1282:, which had broken down after a boiler explosion; she towed the disabled aviso back to Kiel for repairs. On 20 October,
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on 19 February 1910, and thereafter she was converted into a target ship for the fleet and served in this capacity off
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served with the fleet on numerous training exercises and cruises. She participated in several cruises escorting Kaiser
460:, the first Chief of the Imperial Admiralty. Stosch favored a coastal defense strategy for the German fleet, and the
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and had a beam of 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in) and a draft of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) forward. She
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finally returned to active service on 21 November, again as the flagship of the Reserve Division. At that time,
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from 3 to 16 November and then from 17 December to 28 February 1899, which was at that time commanded by now-
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for the work, which lasted into mid-1897. The ship's old wrought iron and teak armor was replaced with new
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on 3 June 1887 to be present for the beginning of work on the waterway that was to link Kiel with the
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was assigned to II Division of the main fleet; she was joined there by her three sisters, while the
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remained with the fleet for the 1885 maneuvers, though she was joined only by the older ironclads
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became the flagship of the newly constituted II Reserve Division on 14 September. At that time,
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was decommissioned on 6 October for a major reconstruction. She was taken into drydock at the
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862:, who had been appointed chief gunner, set up the first long range gunnery experiments on
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1,940 nmi (3,590 km; 2,230 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
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fleets. They proved to be controversial in service, as critics pointed out their poor
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in the late 1880s and early 1890s. During 1895–1898, the ship was modernized at the
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of six 26 cm (10.2 in) guns, two of which were single-mounted in an open
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s three sisters were similarly modified between 1896 and 1899. In mid-1897,
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briefly took command of the ship following the conclusion of the maneuvers.
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in the fleet maneuvers of 1880. Among the problems associated with the
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474:, tendency to roll in heavy seas, and low speed compared to earlier
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in the Kieler Förde. In 1913, during the first Kiel flight week,
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participated in a tour of the Baltic by the newly crowned Kaiser
1297:. On 12 February, the ship was decommissioned in Wilhelmshaven.
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in an unusual square arrangement. Along with her three sisters,
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s composed I Division. She acted as the temporary flagship of
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took command of the ship. The next month, she contributed her
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spent the next year out of service, and during this period,
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from September to November. The two divisions steamed to
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Thomsen. The 1899 fleet exercises included a cruise to
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for Kiel. On 16 June 1892, the ship ran aground in the
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guns and four 3.7 cm (1.5 in) autocannons.
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for a parade held in Kiel in honor of Field Marshall
515:, which were supplied with steam by eight coal-fired
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Friedman, Norman; W. J. Jurens; A. D. Baker (2008).
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684:, the German version of the name. After completing
1855:"Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888–1918
1052:She remained with I Division in 1891; in January,
1918:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
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481:The ship was 98.2 m (322 ft 2 in)
692:into the German fleet on 4 August 1881 to begin
651:on 13 May 1878, and at the launching ceremony,
1004:replaced Senden-Bibran as the ship's captain.
817:for training exercises. During the exercises,
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21:For other ships with the same name, see
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349:(Imperial Navy). Her sister ships were
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1941:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1922:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
1816:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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519:. The boilers were vented into four
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188:18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
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1899:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
1797:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
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1518:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
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1238:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30
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655:, the vice president of the
1937:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1997).
1857:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
1364:", or "His Majesty's Ship".
956:. The ship served with the
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1897:Modern History of Warships
1895:Hovgaard, William (1971).
1836:German Warships: 1815–1945
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1547:, pp. 135–136.
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1072:Hunold von Ahlefeld
1041:Hugo von Schuckmann
1028:Otto von Diederichs
954:Franz von Kyckbusch
858:. In October 1885,
763:Alexander von Monts
643:in June 1874 under
601:Construction – 1885
458:Albrecht von Stosch
1642:, pp. 42, 44.
1356:"SMS" stands for "
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702:and placed her in
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23:German ship Bayern
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1948:978-1-55750-745-7
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1845:978-0-87021-790-6
1823:978-1-59114-555-4
1804:978-1-84832-229-5
1520:, pp. 42–43.
1400:, pp. 23–25.
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161:Displacement
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1291:Vizeadmiral
1269:Vizeadmiral
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1171:Brandenburg
1158:Brandenburg
824:ran aground
686:fitting out
645:yard number
489:7,742
364:Württemberg
273:32 officers
212:5,600
164:7,742
127:19 Feb 1910
111:13 May 1878
2091:1878 ships
2080:Categories
1784:References
1264:I Squadron
1077:guard ship
989:Copenhagen
983:, Russia,
977:Wilhelm II
904:circa 1893
828:Great Belt
815:Baltic Sea
694:sea trials
688:, she was
499:short tons
472:seakeeping
468:blockading
408:Baltic Sea
404:Wilhelm II
268:Complement
227:Propulsion
2049:Oldenburg
2047:SMS
1386:Citations
1339:Footnotes
1335:in Kiel.
1333:broken up
1329:scrapping
1109:1893–1919
1046:Helgoland
1023:and then
985:Stockholm
935:North Sea
919:Oldenburg
890:1886–1892
874:gun ports
659:Reichstag
641:laid down
558:amidships
503:full load
495:long tons
487:displaced
391:barbettes
170:long tons
103:June 1874
100:Laid down
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1545:Sondhaus
1533:Sondhaus
1430:Hovgaard
1376:squadron
1331:and was
1190:and the
1102:Seeadler
884:flagship
649:launched
550:barbette
497:; 8,534
283:Armament
155:ironclad
124:Stricken
108:Launched
2002:Sachsen
1988:Sachsen
1152:Sachsen
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826:in the
811:Ålesund
781:Sachsen
773:laid up
723:Sachsen
717:Sachsen
704:reserve
675:Bavaria
521:funnels
493:(7,620
463:Sachsen
449:Sachsen
439:Sachsen
369:Bavaria
352:Sachsen
334:Sachsen
168:(7,620
150:Sachsen
82:Builder
48:History
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2009:Bayern
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1611:Dodson
1478:Gröner
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1324:Bayern
1317:Bayern
1302:Bayern
1285:Bayern
1274:Lisbon
1252:Bayern
1243:Bayern
1229:Danzig
1220:Bayern
1204:Bayern
1197:Bayern
1188:Orkney
1165:Bayern
1160:-class
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994:Bayern
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940:Bayern
925:Bayern
910:Bayern
901:Bayern
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851:Grille
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794:Bayern
768:Bayern
729:Bayern
711:Bayern
699:Bayern
681:Bayern
669:Grille
635:; her
620:Bayern
611:Bayern
573:Bayern
526:Bayern
508:Bayern
422:Design
416:Danzig
399:Bayern
374:Bayern
361:, and
340:German
336:-class
327:Bayern
177:Length
152:-class
75:Bayern
40:Bayern
2041:class
2023:Baden
1876:[
1344:Notes
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1233:Krupp
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665:aviso
577:'
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301:Armor
260:Range
253:knots
248:Speed
193:Draft
1943:ISBN
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1859:ISBN
1840:ISBN
1818:ISBN
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1466:Lyon
898:SMS
848:and
840:Kiel
803:and
771:was
639:was
637:keel
590:teak
446:The
387:Kiel
324:SMS
313:Deck
307:Belt
238:2 ×
232:2 ×
206:8 ×
185:Beam
132:Fate
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69:Name
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