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river, but encountered no French vessels there either. She was decommissioned on 8 April 1871, and unlike most of her sister ships, she was not modernized in 1872, owing to her poor condition. She was instead struck from the
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so ventilation holes could be cut into the outer planking. Her entire propulsion system, including the masts and the funnel, was removed and a roof was erected over the hull to keep the elements out.
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on 3 July. After the war ended, she was decommissioned on 23 September. An inspection of the hull revealed damage below the waterline and burned planks near the boilers.
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approved a construction program for some fifty-two gunboats to be built over the next fifteen years, which began with the fifteen vessels of the
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river to defend the area against French warships, but she saw no action during the conflict. She was later moved to the mouth of the
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completed her trials, which ended on 12 October, when she was decommissioned. The ship was then towed to the island of
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in January 1860. There was no launching ceremony to avoid any increase in costs for construction of the ship. She was
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joined the flotilla of gunboats. While on their way back to Prussia in September, they stopped in
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The ship next recommissioned on 21 February 1864, shortly after the outbreak of the
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against Denmark. She was assigned to III Flotilla Division, under the command of
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led the gunboat divisions during the review. The ceasefire did not hold, and
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ashore. While out of service, her copper sheathing was removed from her
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was recommissioned again on 24 July 1870 after the start of the
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in the late 1850s in the aftermath of the dissolution of the
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and in the midst of rising tensions with Denmark. In 1859,
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participated in a battle with Danish naval forces off
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came about as a result of a program to strengthen the
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Commanded by LzS 27: 7: 378:, which gave her a top speed of 9.1 440:, after which she joined a gunboat 288:in the late 1850s and early 1860s. 160:6.69 m (21 ft 11 in) 715: 662: 444:. The unit was led by the gunboat 14: 674: 484:. After the stop in Skagen, the 168:2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) 28: 397:rig. The ship was armed with a 338:was 41.2 meters (135 ft) 1: 560:'s invasion of the island of 1066:List of gunboats of Germany 227:(17 km/h; 10 mph) 1108: 760:German Warships: 1815–1945 548:. In the aftermath of the 295: 142:283 t (279 long tons) 1061: 1041: 928: 401:of one rifled 24-pounder 152:41.2 m (135 ft) 110: 22: 18: 370:that drove one 3-bladed 568:in Swinemünde for King 111:General characteristics 758:Gröner, Erich (1990). 538:Johann-Heinrich Pirner 530: 318: 326:Prince Regent Wilhelm 1087:Jäger-class gunboats 536:(Lieutenant at Sea) 526:Second Schleswig War 501:. After the cruise, 474:free imperial cities 450:, and also included 436:on 25 June 1861 for 428:in 1859 and she was 368:marine steam engines 206:marine steam engines 733:, pp. 214–215. 665:, pp. 132–133. 597:Franco-Prussian War 472:in Denmark and the 298:Jäger-class gunboat 255:2 × 12-pounder guns 252:1 × 24-pounder gun 1074: 1073: 1045:Preceded by: None 880:978-1-4728-4781-2 861:978-0-85177-133-5 838:978-3-7822-0456-9 815:978-3-7822-0382-1 792:978-3-8364-9743-5 769:978-0-87021-790-6 650:, pp. 65–66. 550:Battle of Jasmund 546:Bay of Greifswald 493:and the schooner 384:metric horsepower 261: 260: 1099: 912: 905: 898: 889: 884: 865: 853: 842: 819: 796: 773: 746: 740: 734: 728: 719: 713: 707: 701: 695: 689: 678: 672: 666: 660: 651: 645: 535: 532:Leutnant zur See 513:, where she was 323: 37: 32: 16: 1107: 1106: 1102: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1096: 1077: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1057: 1037: 924: 922:-class gunboats 916: 881: 868: 862: 845: 839: 822: 816: 799: 793: 776: 770: 757: 754: 749: 741: 737: 729: 722: 714: 710: 702: 698: 690: 681: 673: 669: 661: 654: 646: 642: 638: 572:on 6 June; the 554:Prince Adalbert 542:Kubitzer Bodden 411: 409:Service history 372:screw propeller 300: 294: 212:screw propeller 173:Installed power 33: 12: 11: 5: 1105: 1103: 1095: 1094: 1089: 1079: 1078: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1062: 1059: 1058: 1056: 1055: 1046: 1042: 1039: 1038: 1036: 1035: 1028: 1021: 1014: 1007: 1000: 993: 986: 979: 972: 965: 958: 951: 944: 937: 929: 926: 925: 917: 915: 914: 907: 900: 892: 886: 885: 879: 866: 860: 843: 837: 820: 814: 797: 791: 774: 768: 753: 750: 748: 747: 745:, p. 226. 735: 720: 718:, p. 132. 708: 706:, p. 165. 696: 694:, p. 215. 679: 677:, p. 259. 667: 652: 639: 637: 634: 614:naval register 601:Gustav Stempel 552:in mid-March, 410: 407: 403:muzzle-loading 296:Main article: 293: 290: 284:built for the 259: 258: 257: 256: 253: 248: 244: 243: 242: 241: 238: 233: 229: 228: 221: 217: 216: 215: 214: 208: 200: 196: 195: 194: 193: 182: 174: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 158: 154: 153: 150: 146: 145: 144: 143: 140: 127: 123: 122: 117: 113: 112: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 88: 87:Decommissioned 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 53: 49: 48: 43: 39: 38: 25: 24: 20: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1104: 1093: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1082: 1067: 1064: 1063: 1060: 1054: 1052: 1048:Followed by: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1040: 1034: 1033: 1029: 1027: 1026: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1013: 1012: 1008: 1006: 1005: 1001: 999: 998: 994: 992: 991: 987: 985: 984: 980: 978: 977: 973: 971: 970: 966: 964: 963: 959: 957: 956: 952: 950: 949: 945: 943: 942: 938: 936: 935: 931: 930: 927: 923: 921: 913: 908: 906: 901: 899: 894: 893: 890: 882: 876: 872: 867: 863: 857: 852: 851: 844: 840: 834: 830: 826: 821: 817: 811: 807: 803: 798: 794: 788: 784: 780: 775: 771: 765: 761: 756: 755: 751: 744: 739: 736: 732: 727: 725: 721: 717: 712: 709: 705: 700: 697: 693: 688: 686: 684: 680: 676: 671: 668: 664: 659: 657: 653: 649: 644: 641: 635: 633: 631: 627: 623: 622:Wilhelmshaven 619: 615: 610: 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 588: 584: 580: 579: 575: 571: 567: 563: 559: 558:Prussian Army 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 534: 533: 527: 522: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 496: 492: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 467: 466: 461: 460: 455: 454: 449: 448: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 408: 406: 404: 400: 396: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 331: 327: 322: 321: 315: 314:Prussian Navy 311: 308: 306: 299: 291: 289: 287: 286:Prussian Navy 283: 279: 277: 272: 268: 267: 254: 251: 250: 249: 246: 245: 239: 236: 235: 234: 231: 230: 226: 222: 219: 218: 213: 209: 207: 203: 202: 201: 198: 197: 191: 187: 183: 181: 177: 176: 175: 172: 171: 167: 164: 163: 159: 156: 155: 151: 148: 147: 141: 138: 134: 130: 129: 128: 125: 124: 121: 118: 115: 114: 109: 105: 102: 101: 98:19 March 1872 97: 94: 93: 89: 86: 85: 81: 78: 77: 73: 70: 69: 65: 62: 61: 58: 54: 51: 50: 47: 44: 41: 40: 36: 31: 26: 21: 17: 1050: 1031: 1024: 1017: 1010: 1003: 996: 989: 982: 975: 968: 961: 954: 947: 940: 933: 932: 919: 871:Warship 2022 870: 849: 828: 824: 805: 801: 782: 778: 759: 738: 711: 699: 670: 643: 592: 591: 582: 577: 566:naval review 523: 502: 494: 489: 464: 458: 452: 446: 434:commissioned 413: 412: 340:long overall 335: 334: 329: 320:Reichsflotte 304: 301: 275: 265: 263: 262: 126:Displacement 90:8 April 1871 82:25 June 1861 79:Commissioned 74:January 1860 45: 618:target ship 356:metric tons 240:38 enlisted 1092:1860 ships 1081:Categories 1011:Salamander 752:References 648:Nottelmann 459:Salamander 438:sea trials 386:(220  237:2 officers 232:Complement 199:Propulsion 188:(220  55:Mitzlaff, 941:Crocodill 630:broken up 587:Hiddensee 570:Wilhelm I 511:Stralsund 426:laid down 364:full load 360:long tons 352:displaced 342:, with a 280:of steam 271:lead ship 184:220  137:long tons 131:237  106:Broken up 63:Laid down 1051:Camäleon 1004:Schwalbe 962:Scorpion 544:and the 486:corvette 465:Scorpion 447:Camäleon 442:flotilla 430:launched 395:schooner 310:gunboats 282:gunboats 269:was the 247:Armament 95:Stricken 71:Launched 983:Habicht 969:Sperber 578:Loreley 515:laid up 507:Dänholm 490:Amazone 478:Hamburg 399:battery 376:boilers 332:class. 273:of the 180:boilers 120:Gunboat 52:Builder 35:Prussia 23:History 997:Natter 877:  858:  835:  812:  789:  766:  716:Gröner 663:Gröner 499:Lübeck 482:Bremen 470:Skagen 462:, and 420:. 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Index


Prussia
Elbing
Gunboat
t
long tons
boilers
PS
ihp
marine steam engines
screw propeller
knots
lead ship
Jäger class
gunboats
Prussian Navy
Jäger-class gunboat
Jäger-class
gunboats
Prussian Navy
Reichsflotte
Prince Regent Wilhelm
long overall
beam
draft
displaced
metric tons
long tons
full load
marine steam engines

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