783:-class ships were armed with a main battery of six 26 cm (10.2 in) L/22 guns mounted in two armored barbettes, one forward and one amidships. Two guns were placed in the forward barbette and four were mounted in the amidships position. These guns were supplied with 480 rounds of ammunition. They could depress to −7° and elevate to 16.5°; this enabled a maximum range of 7,400 m (8,100 yd). The barbette arrangement would have theoretically provided a total of four guns firing forward during a ramming attack, but the blast damage from the ships' own guns proved to be too serious to permit this in practice. For defense against
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plate, in order for them to be able to engage any hostile ironclad on equal terms. Because Stosch envisioned only local deployments for the vessels, they did not need a high top speed or a long cruising radius. As a result, they had limited coal stowage, as they would operate close to their bases and could easily replenish fuel. A supplemental sailing rig was rejected for the same reason. Initially, 30.5 cm (12 in) guns were considered, but the design staff decided to use lighter 26 cm (10 in) guns instead. The designers adopted the basic format of the
British
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993:-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. The four ships served rotations with the fleet for the next two years, though in 1886, all four were demobilized as the Reserve Division in the Baltic. Aside from the
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complement consisted of 32 officers and 285 enlisted men, and while serving as a division flagship, this could be augmented by an additional seven officers and thirty-four sailors. After their reconstruction in the 1890s, the ships' crews were significantly increased, to 33 officers and 344 enlisted men, and later to 35 officers and 401 enlisted men. The ships carried a number of smaller boats, including one picket boat, one
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355:—were designed to operate as part of an integrated coastal defense network. The ships were intended to sortie from fortified bases to break up an enemy blockade or landing attempt. Armed with six 26 cm (10.2 in) guns, they were also intended to fight hostile ironclads on relatively equal terms.
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experienced difficulties in her initial sea trials, work on the other three ships was halted while AG Vulcan implemented changes to correct the problems. Additionally, the experience of the shipbuilders played a significant role. AG Vulcan was an established commercial shipbuilder, while the
Imperial
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The ships were more heavily rebuilt in the late 1890s; their engines were replaced and the boilers were ducted into a single large funnel. These improvements increased the speeds of the ships to 14.5 to 15.4 kn (26.9 to 28.5 km/h; 16.7 to 17.7 mph). The battery of 8.7 mm guns was
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The German navy regarded the ships as poor sea boats, with severe rolling, and a tendency to take on water. Steering by alternating engine speeds only worked while steaming in reverse. The ships had a very small turning radius, however, and were quick to answer commands from the helm. Their standard
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s further damaged Stosch's reputation in the navy; Stosch, who was an army officer, was derisively referred to a "Land
Admiral". Blame for the ships' design was unfairly attributed to Stosch, however, as he had recognized that he lacked the necessary technical expertise and deferred to advice from
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class continued into 1874. Their roles imposed several design limitations on the vessels. The vessels were designed to operate in coastal areas, which required a shallow draft in order for them to be able to enter any port on the Baltic seaboard. They also required a heavy armament and think armor
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Stosch saw the role of the navy as primarily defensive; a fleet of ironclad warships would be kept in German waters to defend the coast. Stosch's fleet plan, finalized in 1873, called for a total of eight ocean-going ironclads and six smaller, armored corvettes. The quota for sea-going vessels was
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was converted into a torpedo training ship in 1906, equipped with seven 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes in a variety of different mountings. She served in this capacity until 1919, when she was used briefly as an escort for F-boats. All three ships were broken up for scrap between 1919 and
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had 140 mm (5.5 in) thick sides, though after their modernization, this was increased to 200 mm (7.9 in) thick sides and a 50 mm (2 in) roof was added. A rear conning tower was also added, with only splinter protection: 15 mm (0.59 in) thick sides and a
661:, the vessels displaced 7,635 metric tons (7,514 long tons). When the vessels were fully loaded, they displaced between 7,742 t (7,620 long tons) and 7,938 t (7,813 long tons). Their hulls were built with transverse bulkheads and double longitudinal iron frames; iron plating covered
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and backed with teak. The armor belt was composed of four alternating layers of wrought iron and teak. The outer iron layer was 203 mm (8 in) thick amidships, backed with 200 mm (7.9 in) of teak. The inner iron layer was 152 mm (6 in) thick and was backed with
505:-class ships would sortie from fortified bases to attack the blockaders. They also had the task of breaking up landing attempts. The German railway network linked the bases so ground forces could be transferred to the sites of enemy landings. Stosch envisioned using the smaller
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in the late 1880s and early 1890s. In the late 1890s, the four ships were extensively rebuilt; their secondary batteries were modernized and they received upgraded propulsion systems. They were removed from active duty between 1902 and 1910 and relegated to secondary duties.
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230 mm (9.1 in) of teak. It was capped with 254 mm (10 in) thick bulkheads on either end of the belt. German industry initially lacked the capability to produce iron armor in the necessary thickness, so iron plate from Camel & Company of
751:). All four ships exceeded this speed on trials by between one half to one knot. The ships were designed to store 420 t (410 long tons) of coal, though they could be modified to carry up to 700 t (690 long tons). The ships could steam for 1,940
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s were then displaced to II Division. In the late 1890s, all four of the ships were extensively reconstructed; their secondary armament was modernized and their propulsion systems were rebuilt with new machinery, which increased their speed.
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The ships were poorly received once they entered active service. This was in large part because they had been designed for a specialized purpose, rather than as a balanced warship. The dissatisfaction with the
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Following their commissionings in 1878–1883, the four ships served with the fleet on numerous training exercises and cruises in the 1880s and 1890s. They also participated in several cruises escorting Kaiser
755:(3,590 km; 2,230 mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). At maximum speed, the ships' ranges were reduced to 700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi). The four
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was the fourth and final ship of the class; she was laid down at the
Imperial Dockyard in Kiel in 1876. She was launched on 28 July 1880 and commissioned into the fleet on 24 September 1883.
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entered service in 1878, she only participated in one annual fleet exercise, in 1880, before all four ships were assigned to the 1884 maneuvers. This was due to the poor performance of
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would be unable to maneuver. These ships were never built, owing to a combination of budgetary limitations, technical inexperience in
Prussian shipyards, and other factors. But the
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built with a two-propeller arrangement and the first without a sailing rig. They also formed the homogeneous core of the German fleet for many years, until the arrival of the
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Stosch had instructed the design staff to begin work on the next corvette already in 1872, before they had been authorized under the 1873 fleet plan. Work on what became the
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were installed on each ship; one tube was placed in a swivel mount in the stern and two were placed in the bow, submerged. The tubes were supplied with a total of twelve
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The new ships were intended to operate in the Baltic Sea as a primary component of an integrated coastal defense system proposed by Stosch. He designated the ships
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became the Chief of the
Imperial Admiralty; he immediately set about drafting a new fleet plan, based on the most recent program that had been approved in 1867.
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in 1875, under construction number 74. The ship was launched on 21 July 1877 and commissioned into the fleet on 20 October 1878. AG Vulcan also built
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in 1888. In the 1890s, all four ships returned to active service with the fleet, serving in I Division until the middle of the decade, when the new
710:. The ships' engines drove a pair of four-bladed screws that were 5 m (16 ft 5 in) in diameter. Each engine was placed in its own
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12 mm (0.47 in) thick roof. The barbettes for the main battery guns had 254 mm of wrought iron backed with 250 mm of teak.
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senior naval commanders. There was considerable disagreement in the naval command structure, in part owing to the transition from wooden-
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807:, Britain, was purchased for the first two members of the class. By the time work began on the latter pair of vessels, the German firm
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after 1910 and a target ship after 1920. She remained in the German Navy's inventory until 1938, when she was sold for scrapping.
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of 1870–1871 made clear the vulnerability of the long Baltic coastline to enemy attacks. After the Franco-Prussian war, General
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guns and four 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns. Each ship also had its old wrought iron armor and teak backing replaced with new
761:-class ships were the first large, armored warships built for the German navy that relied entirely on engines for propulsion.
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attacks, the ships were 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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coastal defense ships were laid down. The poor performance of the sortie corvettes, coupled with the rise of the
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from 1910 to 1920, when she became a target ship. She survived until 1938, when she was sold for scrapping.
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in the 1880 maneuvers and the negative reputation of the class. Among the problems associated with the
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Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart
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design. The primary difference between the German and
Chinese vessels was the arrangement of the
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Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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to support them, though these proved to be disappointments in service.
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that significantly increased their ability to withstand shell hits.
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that ran for 60 percent of the length of the hull. The
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1547:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1528:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
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1505:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
1443:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
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843:replaced with an equal number of
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1566:. London: Chatham Publishing.
708:single-expansion steam engines
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1562:Wright, Richard N.J. (2000).
971:-class ironclads are at right
922:The ships built by AG Vulcan—
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1730:Ironclads of the German Navy
1543:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1997).
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1503:Modern History of Warships
1501:Hovgaard, William (1971).
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137:General characteristics
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1472:978-0-87021-790-6
1450:978-1-84832-229-5
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1641:Württemberg
1073:Württemberg
1041:Brandenburg
1019:Jeune École
931:Württemberg
884:Württemberg
849:Krupp armor
794:The ships'
730:AG Germania
712:engine room
601:Württemberg
581:Brandenburg
556:mountings.
550:gun turrets
512:of armored
472:met by the
454:Danish Navy
383:Württemberg
346:Württemberg
264:32 officers
203:5,600
155:7,635
79:Preceded by
1886:Categories
1430:References
1036:Wilhelm II
796:iron armor
699:, and one
606:Qing China
442:Baltic Sea
403:Background
365:Baltic Sea
361:Wilhelm II
259:Complement
218:Propulsion
43:lithograph
1799:Oldenburg
1754:Kronprinz
1674:Oldenburg
1672:SMS
1494:310653560
1011:Siegfried
1005:Oldenburg
837:broadside
833:torpedoes
805:Sheffield
716:amidships
590:AG Vulcan
485:SMS
481:laid down
430:corvettes
425:class of
161:long tons
121:Completed
116:1878–1910
108:1875–1883
98:Oldenburg
96:SMS
61:Operators
1850:Gunboats
1839:Arminius
1830:Monitors
1775:Preussen
1461:(1990).
1439:(2016).
1421:Sondhaus
1409:Sondhaus
1397:Sondhaus
1373:Sondhaus
1361:Sondhaus
1349:Sondhaus
1310:Sondhaus
1259:Hovgaard
1138:Sondhaus
611:Dingyuan
554:barbette
514:gunboats
450:blockade
427:ironclad
413:blockade
274:Armament
1791:Sachsen
1627:Sachsen
1613:Sachsen
1057:Sachsen
1047:Sachsen
996:Sachsen
990:Sachsen
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978:Sachsen
975:Though
968:Sachsen
949:Sachsen
925:Sachsen
910:Sachsen
879:Stettin
874:Sachsen
780:Sachsen
758:Sachsen
693:cutters
689:pinnace
676:Sachsen
650:Sachsen
640:Sachsen
618:Sachsen
595:Sachsen
563:Sachsen
540:Sachsen
502:Sachsen
422:Sachsen
371:Sachsen
334:Sachsen
318:Sachsen
199:boilers
159:(7,514
129:Retired
45:of SMS
41:A 1902
1783:Kaiser
1664:Kaiser
1634:Bayern
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1271:Dodson
1247:Gröner
1218:Gröner
1201:Wright
1170:Gröner
1153:Dodson
1106:Dodson
1077:1920.
1063:Bayern
1023:, led
1013:-class
937:Bayern
892:Bayern
866:Bayern
701:dinghy
695:, one
691:, two
687:, one
685:launch
669:and a
583:-class
569:hulled
520:Design
475:Kaiser
377:Bayern
349:, and
340:Bayern
168:Length
84:Kaiser
70:
1869:class
1867:Wespe
1861:class
1859:Rhein
1793:class
1785:class
1777:class
1768:Hansa
1666:class
1648:Baden
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916:Baden
741:knots
734:volts
530:Baden
510:class
508:Wespe
487:Hansa
477:class
438:draft
389:Baden
352:Baden
321:class
292:Armor
251:Range
244:knots
239:Speed
184:Draft
105:Built
86:class
48:Baden
1810:Rams
1568:ISBN
1549:ISBN
1530:ISBN
1507:ISBN
1490:OCLC
1467:ISBN
1445:ISBN
1325:Lyon
1286:Lyon
1085:hulk
940:and
928:and
905:Kiel
777:The
728:and
697:yawl
663:teak
598:and
452:the
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374:and
314:The
304:Deck
298:Belt
229:2 ×
223:2 ×
197:8 ×
176:Beam
142:Type
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