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was first activated in 1889 for a deployment to the central Pacific to reinforce the gunboats on station there. Competing claims to the islands of Samoa created tension between Germany, Britain, and the United States, necessitating a larger warship to enforce Germany's claims to the islands. The ship
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As German commercial interests began to expand to overseas markets in Asia and the Pacific in the 1870s, the need for long-range cruising warships became increasingly severe, particularly as other European powers started to exclude German businesses from activity abroad. By the mid-1870s, the fleet
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and stopped in Morocco on the way back to enforce a settlement over the murder of two German citizens. After reaching Germany in September 1895, she was decommissioned. Later assigned to the reserve training unit, she was never activated for the role, since the navy had determined it would be too
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was recalled to Germany, and while she was en route, she stopped in Morocco to pressure local authorities into paying reparations for the murder of two German citizens. On her arrival in Germany she went into dry dock to be inspected, and it was found that her hull had badly deteriorated after
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While on the second cruise, she was ordered to join the cruiser squadron Germany maintained to respond to crises around the world. She patrolled German colonial holdings in German East Africa and German New Guinea from 1886 to 1892. During this period, she helped to secure East Africa, sending
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had newer 30-cal. versions of the 15 cm guns, which had a range of 6,800 m (7,400 yd), and were supplied with 730 shells. They also carried four 10.5 cm (4.1 in) 35-cal. guns with 400 rounds; these guns had a range of 7,300 m (8,000 yd). Like their
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before Germany had declared a protectorate in the country. The ship's commander exceeded his orders, which instructed him to avoid direct conflict with local rulers, though he successfully negotiated agreements that protected German citizens in the area and arrested hostile chiefs.
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after completion until 1892, when she was activated for an extended deployment abroad. She protected German interests in Venezuela in 1892 during unrest in the country, and her presence forced the Venezuelan government to issue an apology for attacks against German citizens in
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in the region. Her deployment to the central Pacific was cut short when she accidentally ran aground off New Mecklenburg and was badly damaged, necessitating a return to Germany for extensive repairs. She was thereafter laid up for the remainder of the decade.
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guns, which were supplied with a total of 1,000 rounds of ammunition. The guns had a range of 5,000 m (5,500 yd). They also carried two 8.7 cm (3.4 in) 24-cal. guns with 200 rounds of ammunition and six 37 mm (1.5 in)
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of the training squadron. During exercises in September 1884, she was rammed and badly damaged by a steam ship. She returned to service after lengthy repairs, and in 1885 and 1886, went on extended training cruises, the first to the
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was converted into a dedicated training ship between 1895 and 1898, entering service in that role in January 1898. This duty lasted for only a year before she was withdrawn in March 1899, having been replaced by the larger corvette
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rig with a surface area of 1,134 to 1,230 square meters (12,210 to 13,240 sq ft) to supplement their steam engines on their long deployments abroad, where coal might be scarce. After they were converted into gunnery
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had a crew that consisted of 25 officers and 244 enlisted men, though as school ships their crews were reduced to 13 officers and 135 enlisted, which left room for 150 cadets aboard each vessel.
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patrolled German New Guinea until 1891, protecting German interests in the region and punishing locals who attacked Germans in the islands. In 1891, she joined the cruiser squadron, which also included
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in 1883, her crew named a previously unused harbor "Queen Carola Harbor", after their vessel's namesake. After returning to Germany in 1883, she was laid up until 1886, during which time she received a
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Her third cruise began in September 1885, and initially saw the ship sent to German East Africa to join the cruising squadron. She was tasked with patrolling the coast of the German protectorate of
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saw limited service in a variety of subsidiary roles. She was used as a training ship from 1893 to 1897, when she was transferred to the Fishery School. She conducted an extensive survey in
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delta and blockading the coast. While in the Pacific station, she conducted punitive expeditions against locals who had attacked Germans and cruised the Chinese coast with the corvette
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and the rest of the division remained off China in the aftermath of the Sino-Japanese War to protect Europeans against riots directed at foreigners. The ship was under repair when
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had to take her under tow. The squadron thereafter cruised off East Asia in 1892, and by the end of the year, went to German East Africa. In 1893, she was sent to Brazil where the
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in 1898 before being decommissioned late in the year, to be converted into a gunnery training ship. She served in that capacity until 1905, when she was stricken from the
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in China with the rest of the Division in 1897, and was therefore unable to participate in the operation, though she later assisted in defending the concession.
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of ten 15-centimeter (5.9 in) guns. Relying primarily on sail power for their long-range deployments, the ships were obsolescent before construction began.
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between Bolivia, Chile, and Peru in late 1883 and early 1884, she was transferred to German New Guinea, where she was tasked with supporting Germany's growing
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returned to Germany in 1885, and she thereafter served as a training ship, though this activity lasted only a few months before she was again ordered abroad.
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from 1904 to 1907. That year, she was stricken from the naval register, sold and used temporarily as a floating workshop, and then broken up later in 1907.
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Several of the corvettes were used for training purposes, taking part in fleet exercises, extended training cruises with naval cadets, and in the case of
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In 1875, the design for a new class of screw corvettes was prepared, and six ships were ordered, the last two to a modified design. The design for the
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was converted into a gunnery training ship, as she was by then obsolete as a warship. She served in this capacity, in company with the training ship
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had a 2-cylinder steam engine, with a propeller that was 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) wide, and they had two fewer boilers and only one funnel.
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The six ships were all sent on lengthy overseas deployments throughout their careers, with assignments to Germany's colonial holdings in Africa—
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The ships were sent to Chile to protect German nationals during the Chilean Civil War that year; while on the way, the squadron flagship,
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The ship was reactivated for a second overseas tour in 1892. She was first sent to Chile protect German nationals in the aftermath of the
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was laid up for several years after completion; at the time, the German navy had a plan whereby Germany's colonies would be protected by
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was sent abroad immediately after entering service, initially to South America, where she picked up the German participants of the first
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was sent abroad on three major deployments. The first, uneventful voyage came in 1882, and took the vessel to South American waters to
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several years abroad. As a result, she was decommissioned in June 1895. She did not see further active service, being used only as a
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arrived in Samoa in August that year. She sent men ashore to fight Samoan rebels opposed to the German-backed government in the
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had two engines and eight boilers, and both vessels had two funnels. Electricity was provided by one generator that produced 2
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and three other corvettes send marines ashore to battle local forces resisting German rule. After defeating the rebellion,
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were not yet reliable or efficient enough to rely on them alone, necessitating the retention of traditional sailing rigs.
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then conducted survey cruises in the central Pacific Ocean and protected German nationals in the Philippines after the
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s stay there was short-lived, as she was recalled to Germany in June and was decommissioned shortly after her arrival.
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to service. Instead, she was eventually stricken from the naval register in 1904 and sold for scrap three years later.
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were constructed with iron frames that provided the structure for the wood hull planks, over which a layer of
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class were withdrawn from active service by the end of the decade. Some were used for training purposes, but
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was reclassified as a miscellaneous harbor ship later that year, and she was ultimately broken up in 1906.
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and was forced to leave the station for repairs; two other German vessels were destroyed by the storm, but
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who had murdered a pair of German citizens and nine locals who had worked for them. While at the island of
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each had a crew of 25 officers and 257 enlisted. Each corvette carried several smaller boats;
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served aboard the ship. The second cruise came shortly thereafter, when unrest in the German colony of
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that was 5.02 m (16 ft 6 in) wide in diameter. Steam was provided by eight coal-fired
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through the 1890s and early 1900s, with this duty being interrupted in 1897, when she was used as a
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served as the divisional flagship until early 1895, when she was replaced by the protected cruiser
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and the other ships were then sent back to East Asia to monitor the First Sino-Japanese War.
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in defending Germans during the civil war in the country, which included landing marines in
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was recalled to Germany in mid-1895, as she had been replaced by a newer and more capable
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being forced ashore by a cyclone in 1889—but none of the members of the class were lost.
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on a visit to Spain. She then went to western Africa to protect German nationals in
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The outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894 prompted the transfer of
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in that country threatened German interests. While in Brazil, an outbreak of
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was sold for scrap the following year and was broken up in Hamburg in 1908.
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in 1898. She was also sent on a punitive mission against the island of
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then returned home and was tasked with training duties, serving as the
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necessitated the formation of a West African Squadron to suppress it.
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carrying 78 slaves that were freed. She also helped suppress the
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of 4.98 m (16 ft 4 in) forward. The last two ships,
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had a complement of 10 officers and 244 enlisted, while
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In April 1892, the three ships continued on to East Africa, but
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was too worn out from her years abroad to permit further use,
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and patrolling Germany's holdings in the central Pacific in
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later carried just two 8.8 cm guns and ten 3.7 cm
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were also iron, except for the last two vessels, which had
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was decommissioned in 1905, sold the following year, and
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to East Asia as the nucleus of the East Asia Division.
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had their sailing rig removed, and they received heavy
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was too expensive to convert into a training ship, and
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was sent abroad in 1883, first to escort Crown Prince
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After observing the aftermath of the 2985: 2719: 2492: 2477: 2465: 1684:, featuring a painting of the ship by 1610:off Brazil in 1893 in response to the 1028:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 guns 739:badly and lost significant speed in a 731:Steering was controlled with a single 2876: 2744: 2652: 2154: 688:was applied to protect the wood from 2705:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2676:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2671: 2638:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. 2388: 2090: 2078: 1362:After returning to Germany in 1891, 1032:5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 guns 535:. 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She ended her career as a 1252:arriving in Kiel in 1891 by 811: 627:The first four ships of the 7: 2701:; Nottelmann, Dirk (2021). 2672:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1997). 972: 10: 3009: 2904:Screw corvettes of Germany 2521:German Warships: 1815–1945 1931: 1810: 1724:landing parties ashore in 1667: 1562: 1450:Prince Heinrich of Prussia 1431: 1265: 792:had two picket boats, two 2910: 2857: 2831: 2781: 2653:Parkinson, Roger (2008). 1908: 1720:and the second to Spain. 1661: 1596:Chilean Civil War of 1891 1485:. While in the harbor at 1259: 1209: 1178: 1147: 1116: 1101: 1090: 1081: 1074: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1060: 1057: 998:Hotchkiss revolver cannon 558: 347:Hotchkiss revolver cannon 178: 46: 41:in Hong Kong in the 1880s 23: 2468:, pp. 167–169, 185. 2066: 1967:to strengthen the local 1961:German South West Africa 1576:International Polar Year 1538: 1047: 983:class were armed with a 844:that drove one 2-bladed 568:available to the German 549:, with the exception of 448:German South West Africa 224:12.5 m (41 ft) 1624:First Sino-Japanese War 1483:First Battle of Vailele 1405: 1295:German Southwest Africa 728:under the engine room. 722:watertight compartments 610:General characteristics 179:General characteristics 2993:Carola-class corvettes 2059: 2044: 2030: 2014: 2002: 1992: 1983: 1977: 1969: 1946: 1940: 1929: 1920: 1892: 1883: 1869: 1863: 1861:, ran out of coal and 1857: 1848: 1841: 1831: 1827: 1822: 1778: 1769: 1756: 1750: 1744: 1707: 1692: 1688: 1680: 1654: 1647: 1630: 1612: 1606: 1600: 1570: 1560: 1551: 1531: 1517: 1501: 1491: 1477: 1464: 1458: 1440: 1429: 1417: 1386: 1376: 1364: 1315: 1273: 1256: 1248: 1218: 1187: 1156: 1125: 1036: 1018: 1008: 1002: 979: 957: 951: 929: 923: 917: 911: 905: 876: 870: 864: 858: 836: 830: 826: 821: 788: 782: 776: 770: 700: 694: 629: 624: 619: 602: 589: 570: 551: 541:-class corvettes were 537: 531:was instead used as a 527: 521: 515: 509: 499: 493: 484: 478: 468: 433:German colonial empire 385: 373: 360: 83: 73: 63: 2722:Warship International 2499:Naval Institute Press 1918: 1826:sometime c. 1886–1895 1820: 1754:sailed to Chile join 1677: 1548: 1425:harbor following the 1415: 1245: 819: 708:instead of zinc. The 635:long at the waterline 617: 454:—and in the Pacific, 2480:, pp. 204, 218. 2036:Spanish–American War 1652:expensive to return 1580:South Georgia Island 1508:s crew were able to 1333:Karl August Deinhard 1044:of unrecorded type. 1024:10.5 cm SK L/35 guns 901:indicated horsepower 472:running aground off 383:built by the German 107:Imperial German Navy 2439:, pp. 246–247. 2415:, pp. 220–221. 2403:, pp. 219–220. 2367:, pp. 173–175. 2355:, pp. 172–173. 2307:, pp. 198–199. 2283:, pp. 197–198. 2271:, pp. 171–173. 2259:, pp. 170–171. 2093:, pp. 136–137. 2081:, pp. 116–117. 2020:Otto von Diederichs 1678:An old postcard of 1329:Karl Eduard Heusner 1054: 969:for light weapons. 379:was a group of six 1930: 1828: 1689: 1620:East Asia Division 1584:War of the Pacific 1561: 1430: 1321:German East Africa 1319:alternate between 1257: 1053:Construction data 1052: 827: 737:rolled and pitched 625: 572:Kaiserliche Marine 452:German East Africa 387:Kaiserliche Marine 2980: 2979: 2870: 2869: 2712:978-1-68247-745-8 2683:978-1-55750-745-7 2645:978-0-85177-133-5 2530:978-0-87021-790-6 2508:978-1-55750-309-1 2331:, pp. 41–42. 2319:, pp. 40–41. 2157:, pp. 78–79. 1934:SMS Arcona (1885) 1870:Revolta da Armada 1698:Friedrich Wilhelm 1636:protected cruiser 1614:Revolta da Armada 1598:, before joining 1427:1889 Apia cyclone 1341:German New Guinea 1254:Fritz Stoltenberg 1235: 1234: 1219:Kaiserliche Werft 1189:Kaiserliche Werft 1171:10 November 1881 1158:Kaiserliche Werft 1109:11 December 1880 1097:1 September 1881 1094:27 November 1880 977:The ships of the 850:fire-tube boilers 578:ironclad warships 456:German New Guinea 368: 367: 250:metric horsepower 244:fire-tube boilers 126:Succeeded by 75:Kaiserliche Werft 65:Kaiserliche Werft 3000: 2897: 2890: 2883: 2874: 2873: 2775:-class corvettes 2765: 2758: 2751: 2742: 2741: 2737: 2716: 2687: 2668: 2649: 2637: 2626: 2603: 2580: 2557: 2534: 2512: 2481: 2475: 2469: 2463: 2457: 2451: 2440: 2434: 2428: 2422: 2416: 2410: 2404: 2398: 2392: 2386: 2380: 2374: 2368: 2362: 2356: 2350: 2344: 2338: 2332: 2326: 2320: 2314: 2308: 2302: 2296: 2290: 2284: 2278: 2272: 2266: 2260: 2254: 2248: 2242: 2236: 2230: 2224: 2223:, p. 90–91. 2218: 2209: 2203: 2194: 2188: 2179: 2173: 2158: 2152: 2146: 2140: 2111: 2105: 2094: 2088: 2082: 2076: 2062: 2047: 2033: 2017: 2005: 1995: 1986: 1980: 1974: 1949: 1943: 1923: 1899:floating battery 1895: 1886: 1872: 1866: 1860: 1851: 1844: 1834: 1825: 1781: 1775: 1772: 1759: 1753: 1747: 1710: 1695: 1686:Christopher Rave 1683: 1657: 1650: 1642:Prinzess Wilhelm 1633: 1617: 1609: 1603: 1573: 1559:in the mid-1880s 1554: 1534: 1520: 1507: 1504: 1494: 1480: 1467: 1461: 1443: 1420: 1389: 1379: 1367: 1357:Hermann Wissmann 1325:Eduard von Knorr 1318: 1279:Carola of Saxony 1276: 1251: 1231:1 December 1886 1221: 1202:7 February 1885 1192: 1161: 1130: 1055: 1051: 1039: 1021: 1011: 1005: 982: 960: 954: 932: 926: 920: 914: 908: 879: 873: 867: 861: 839: 833: 824: 791: 785: 779: 773: 706:copper sheathing 703: 697: 632: 622: 605: 598:-class corvettes 592: 575: 554: 540: 530: 524: 518: 512: 502: 496: 487: 481: 471: 390: 376: 363: 358:Figures are for 327:246 enlisted men 105: 103: 102: 88: 78: 68: 28: 21: 20: 3008: 3007: 3003: 3002: 3001: 2999: 2998: 2997: 2983: 2982: 2981: 2976: 2906: 2901: 2871: 2866: 2853: 2827: 2777: 2769: 2713: 2694: 2692:Further reading 2684: 2665: 2646: 2623: 2600: 2577: 2554: 2531: 2509: 2489: 2484: 2476: 2472: 2464: 2460: 2452: 2443: 2435: 2431: 2423: 2419: 2411: 2407: 2399: 2395: 2387: 2383: 2375: 2371: 2363: 2359: 2351: 2347: 2339: 2335: 2327: 2323: 2315: 2311: 2303: 2299: 2291: 2287: 2279: 2275: 2267: 2263: 2255: 2251: 2243: 2239: 2231: 2227: 2219: 2212: 2204: 2197: 2189: 2182: 2174: 2161: 2153: 2149: 2141: 2114: 2106: 2097: 2089: 2085: 2077: 2073: 2069: 1996:and two of her 1936: 1913: 1890:In March 1895, 1815: 1813:SMS Alexandrine 1809: 1773: 1672: 1666: 1588:overseas empire 1567: 1543: 1505: 1436: 1410: 1353:Abushiri revolt 1270: 1264: 1240: 1238:Service history 1205:6 October 1886 1174:10 August 1882 1140:20 August 1881 1112:9 January 1882 1050: 975: 846:screw propeller 814: 612: 561: 474:New Mecklenburg 381:screw corvettes 270:screw propeller 237:Installed power 100: 98: 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3006: 2996: 2995: 2978: 2977: 2975: 2974: 2967: 2960: 2952: 2944: 2936: 2928: 2920: 2911: 2908: 2907: 2900: 2899: 2892: 2885: 2877: 2868: 2867: 2865: 2864: 2858: 2855: 2854: 2852: 2851: 2842: 2832: 2829: 2828: 2826: 2825: 2818: 2811: 2804: 2797: 2790: 2782: 2779: 2778: 2768: 2767: 2760: 2753: 2745: 2739: 2738: 2728:(3): 197–241. 2717: 2711: 2693: 2690: 2689: 2688: 2682: 2669: 2663: 2650: 2644: 2627: 2621: 2604: 2598: 2581: 2575: 2558: 2552: 2535: 2529: 2513: 2507: 2488: 2485: 2483: 2482: 2470: 2458: 2456:, p. 247. 2441: 2429: 2427:, p. 221. 2417: 2405: 2393: 2391:, p. 155. 2381: 2379:, p. 175. 2369: 2357: 2345: 2333: 2321: 2309: 2297: 2295:, p. 198. 2285: 2273: 2261: 2249: 2247:, p. 219. 2237: 2235:, p. 172. 2225: 2210: 2208:, p. 199. 2195: 2193:, p. 173. 2180: 2178:, p. 252. 2159: 2147: 2112: 2110:, p. 170. 2095: 2083: 2070: 2068: 2065: 1932:Main article: 1912: 1907: 1811:Main article: 1808: 1803: 1668:Main article: 1665: 1660: 1563:Main article: 1555:, probably in 1542: 1537: 1527:naval register 1432:Main article: 1409: 1404: 1299:Hermit Islands 1266:Main article: 1263: 1258: 1246:A painting of 1239: 1236: 1233: 1232: 1229: 1226: 1223: 1215: 1207: 1206: 1203: 1200: 1199:February 1882 1197: 1184: 1176: 1175: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1153: 1145: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1127:Reiherstieg AG 1122: 1114: 1113: 1110: 1107: 1099: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1089: 1080: 1072: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1062: 1059: 1049: 1046: 1042:machine cannon 993:breech-loading 974: 971: 963:military masts 947:training ships 935:nautical miles 813: 810: 611: 608: 560: 557: 505:training ships 458:and later the 366: 365: 356: 352: 351: 350: 349: 343: 340: 335: 331: 330: 329: 328: 325: 320: 316: 315: 312:nautical miles 308: 304: 303: 296: 292: 291: 285: 281: 280: 279: 278: 272: 264: 260: 259: 258: 257: 246: 238: 234: 233: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 214: 210: 209: 195: 191: 190: 188:Screw corvette 185: 181: 180: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 156: 152: 151: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 127: 123: 122: 114: 110: 109: 96: 92: 91: 90: 89: 85:Reiherstieg AG 80: 70: 60: 53: 49: 48: 47:Class overview 44: 43: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3005: 2994: 2991: 2990: 2988: 2973: 2972: 2968: 2966: 2965: 2961: 2959: 2957: 2953: 2951: 2949: 2945: 2943: 2941: 2937: 2935: 2933: 2929: 2927: 2925: 2921: 2919: 2917: 2913: 2912: 2909: 2905: 2898: 2893: 2891: 2886: 2884: 2879: 2878: 2875: 2863: 2860: 2859: 2856: 2850: 2849: 2844:Followed by: 2843: 2841: 2839: 2835:Preceded by: 2834: 2833: 2830: 2824: 2823: 2819: 2817: 2816: 2812: 2810: 2809: 2805: 2803: 2802: 2798: 2796: 2795: 2791: 2789: 2788: 2784: 2783: 2780: 2776: 2774: 2766: 2761: 2759: 2754: 2752: 2747: 2746: 2743: 2735: 2731: 2727: 2723: 2718: 2714: 2708: 2704: 2700: 2699:Dodson, Aidan 2696: 2695: 2685: 2679: 2675: 2670: 2666: 2664:9781843833727 2660: 2656: 2651: 2647: 2641: 2636: 2635: 2628: 2624: 2622:9783782202671 2618: 2614: 2610: 2605: 2601: 2599:3-7822-0237-6 2595: 2591: 2587: 2582: 2578: 2576:9783782202107 2572: 2568: 2564: 2559: 2555: 2553:3-78220-237-6 2549: 2545: 2541: 2536: 2532: 2526: 2522: 2518: 2517:Gröner, Erich 2514: 2510: 2504: 2500: 2497:. Annapolis: 2496: 2491: 2490: 2479: 2474: 2467: 2462: 2455: 2450: 2448: 2446: 2438: 2433: 2426: 2421: 2414: 2409: 2402: 2397: 2390: 2385: 2378: 2373: 2366: 2361: 2354: 2349: 2343:, p. 42. 2342: 2337: 2330: 2325: 2318: 2313: 2306: 2301: 2294: 2289: 2282: 2277: 2270: 2265: 2258: 2253: 2246: 2241: 2234: 2229: 2222: 2217: 2215: 2207: 2202: 2200: 2192: 2187: 2185: 2177: 2172: 2170: 2168: 2166: 2164: 2156: 2151: 2145:, p. 90. 2144: 2139: 2137: 2135: 2133: 2131: 2129: 2127: 2125: 2123: 2121: 2119: 2117: 2109: 2104: 2102: 2100: 2092: 2087: 2080: 2075: 2071: 2064: 2061: 2056: 2055: 2051: 2050:light cruiser 2046: 2041: 2037: 2032: 2027: 2025: 2021: 2016: 2011: 2010: 2004: 1999: 1994: 1988: 1985: 1979: 1973: 1972: 1966: 1962: 1958: 1953: 1948: 1942: 1935: 1927: 1922: 1917: 1911: 1906: 1904: 1900: 1894: 1888: 1885: 1880: 1876: 1871: 1865: 1859: 1853: 1850: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1824: 1819: 1814: 1807: 1802: 1800: 1796: 1792: 1791:barracks ship 1788: 1787: 1780: 1771: 1765: 1763: 1758: 1752: 1746: 1741: 1740: 1735: 1734:Kingani river 1731: 1727: 1726:Dar es Salaam 1721: 1719: 1714: 1709: 1703: 1699: 1694: 1687: 1682: 1676: 1671: 1664: 1659: 1656: 1649: 1644: 1643: 1637: 1632: 1627: 1625: 1621: 1616: 1615: 1608: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1589: 1585: 1581: 1577: 1572: 1566: 1558: 1557:Wilhelmshaven 1553: 1547: 1541: 1536: 1533: 1528: 1524: 1519: 1513: 1511: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1484: 1479: 1474: 1469: 1466: 1460: 1455: 1451: 1447: 1446:show the flag 1442: 1435: 1428: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1408: 1403: 1401: 1397: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1372: 1366: 1360: 1358: 1354: 1350: 1346: 1342: 1338: 1334: 1330: 1326: 1322: 1317: 1311: 1309: 1304: 1300: 1296: 1292: 1288: 1284: 1283:Pacific Ocean 1280: 1275: 1269: 1262: 1255: 1250: 1244: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1220: 1216: 1214: 1213: 1208: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1191: 1190: 1185: 1183: 1182: 1177: 1173: 1170: 1168:January 1880 1167: 1165: 1160: 1159: 1154: 1152: 1151: 1146: 1142: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1129: 1128: 1123: 1121: 1120: 1115: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1105: 1100: 1096: 1093: 1088: 1084: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1056: 1045: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1029: 1025: 1020: 1014: 1010: 1004: 999: 994: 990: 986: 981: 970: 968: 967:fighting tops 964: 959: 953: 948: 943: 938: 936: 931: 925: 919: 913: 907: 902: 898: 893: 891: 888:) at 55  887: 883: 878: 872: 866: 860: 855: 851: 847: 843: 838: 832: 823: 818: 809: 807: 803: 799: 795: 790: 784: 778: 772: 767: 766: 761: 760: 754: 753: 748: 747: 742: 738: 734: 729: 727: 726:double bottom 723: 719: 715: 711: 707: 702: 696: 691: 687: 683: 678: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 659: 654: 653: 648: 644: 640: 636: 631: 621: 616: 607: 604: 599: 597: 591: 585: 583: 582:steam engines 579: 574: 573: 567: 556: 553: 548: 544: 539: 534: 533:barracks ship 529: 523: 517: 511: 506: 501: 495: 489: 486: 480: 475: 470: 465: 464:show the flag 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 440: 438: 434: 430: 429: 424: 423: 418: 417: 412: 411: 406: 405: 400: 396: 395: 389: 388: 382: 378: 375: 362: 357: 354: 353: 348: 344: 341: 338: 337: 336: 333: 332: 326: 323: 322: 321: 318: 317: 313: 309: 306: 305: 301: 297: 294: 293: 289: 286: 283: 282: 277: 273: 271: 267: 266: 265: 262: 261: 255: 251: 247: 245: 241: 240: 239: 236: 235: 231: 228: 227: 223: 220: 219: 215: 212: 211: 207: 203: 200:: 2,424  199: 196: 193: 192: 189: 186: 183: 182: 177: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 154: 153: 149: 147:In commission 146: 145: 141: 138: 137: 134: 133: 128: 125: 124: 121: 119: 115: 112: 111: 108: 97: 94: 93: 87: 86: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 61: 59: 56: 55: 54: 51: 50: 45: 40: 39: 34: 33: 27: 22: 19: 2970: 2963: 2955: 2954: 2947: 2939: 2931: 2923: 2915: 2847: 2837: 2821: 2814: 2807: 2800: 2793: 2786: 2772: 2771: 2725: 2721: 2702: 2673: 2654: 2633: 2612: 2608: 2589: 2585: 2566: 2562: 2543: 2539: 2520: 2494: 2473: 2461: 2432: 2420: 2408: 2396: 2384: 2372: 2360: 2348: 2336: 2324: 2312: 2300: 2288: 2276: 2264: 2252: 2240: 2228: 2150: 2086: 2074: 2053: 2028: 2008: 1998:sister ships 1989: 1971:Schutztruppe 1950:was kept in 1937: 1909: 1889: 1875:Yellow fever 1854: 1829: 1805: 1785: 1766: 1738: 1722: 1690: 1662: 1641: 1628: 1593: 1568: 1539: 1514: 1470: 1437: 1406: 1370: 1361: 1331:, and later 1312: 1308:torpedo tube 1277:, named for 1271: 1260: 1211: 1180: 1149: 1118: 1103: 1076: 1015: 976: 939: 894: 828: 764: 758: 751: 745: 730: 679: 657: 651: 639:long overall 626: 623:in the 1880s 595: 586: 562: 490: 441: 427: 421: 415: 409: 403: 393: 371: 369: 252:(2,335  194:Displacement 131: 117: 37: 31: 18: 2815:Alexandrine 2022:seized the 1984:Alexandrine 1941:Alexandrine 1893:Alexandrine 1884:Alexandrine 1864:Alexandrine 1842:Alexandrine 1832:Alexandrine 1823:Alexandrine 1806:Alexandrine 1799:World War I 1757:Alexandrine 1742:. In 1891, 1718:West Indies 1601:Alexandrine 1523:Spitzbergen 1515:From 1890, 1421:aground in 1382:target ship 1345:slave trade 1228:7 May 1885 1181:Alexandrine 1143:1 May 1883 1003:Alexandrine 924:Alexandrine 871:Alexandrine 771:Alexandrine 695:Alexandrine 680:The ships' 667:metric tons 652:Alexandrine 516:Alexandrine 422:Alexandrine 324:10 officers 113:Preceded by 2487:References 2478:Gottschall 2466:Gottschall 1965:field guns 1879:quarantine 1762:Valparaiso 1732:, and the 1670:SMS Sophie 1512:the ship. 1268:SMS Carola 1070:Completed 1064:Laid down 1030:, and two 884:(2.7  825:under sail 800:, and one 690:biofouling 263:Propulsion 2971:Charlotte 2846:SMS  2734:0043-0374 2155:Parkinson 1963:to carry 1795:Helgoland 1786:Gneisenau 1640:SMS  1565:SMS Marie 1489:in 1889, 1392:broken up 1337:East Asia 1291:Melanesia 1222:, Danzig 1083:AG Vulcan 1067:Launched 882:kilowatts 812:Machinery 714:sternpost 704:received 675:full load 671:long tons 663:displaced 641:, with a 566:corvettes 543:broken up 399:lead ship 284:Sail plan 206:long tons 198:Full load 163:Completed 150:1881–1905 142:1879–1886 130:SMS  95:Operators 58:AG Vulcan 2987:Category 2948:Bismarck 2838:Bismarck 2519:(1990). 2389:Sondhaus 2091:Sondhaus 2079:Sondhaus 1926:Nagasaki 1837:gunboats 1713:flagship 1473:Wituland 1434:SMS Olga 1061:Builder 1026:, eight 973:Armament 741:head sea 596:Bismarck 334:Armament 171:Scrapped 118:Bismarck 52:Builders 2940:Leipzig 2932:Ariadne 2924:Augusta 2040:Pohnpei 1952:reserve 1858:Leipzig 1751:Leipzig 1739:Leipzig 1510:salvage 1497:cyclone 1454:Kamerun 1400:Hamburg 1133:Hamburg 1087:Stettin 991:(cal.) 989:caliber 985:battery 854:funnels 794:cutters 669:(2,113 437:battery 204:(2,386 155:Planned 2956:Carola 2916:Nymphe 2822:Arcona 2808:Sophie 2787:Carola 2773:Carola 2732:  2709:  2680:  2661:  2642:  2619:  2596:  2573:  2550:  2527:  2505:  2221:Gröner 2143:Gröner 2060:Mercur 2054:Arcona 2045:Mercur 2031:Arcona 2015:Arcona 2003:Arcona 1993:Arcona 1957:Macuto 1947:Arcona 1928:, 1897 1921:Arcona 1910:Arcona 1903:Danzig 1779:Sophie 1770:Sophie 1745:Sophie 1708:Sophie 1693:Sophie 1681:Sophie 1663:Sophie 1607:Arcona 1387:Carola 1365:Carola 1316:Carola 1274:Carola 1261:Carola 1249:Carola 1212:Arcona 1164:Danzig 1150:Sophie 1077:Carola 1019:Carola 1009:Arcona 980:Carola 952:Carola 942:barque 930:Arcona 918:Sophie 906:Carola 877:Arcona 865:Sophie 831:Carola 806:launch 802:dinghy 796:, two 783:Carola 777:Arcona 759:Carola 746:Sophie 733:rudder 718:bronze 701:Arcona 665:2,147 658:Arcona 630:Carola 603:Carola 590:Carola 559:Design 552:Sophie 538:Carola 528:Sophie 510:Carola 494:Carola 479:Sophie 428:Arcona 425:, and 416:Sophie 397:, the 394:Carola 374:Carola 361:Carola 310:3,420 288:Barque 248:2,367 213:Length 104:  69:Danzig 32:Carola 2958:class 2950:class 2942:class 2934:class 2926:class 2918:class 2840:class 2801:Marie 2611:[ 2588:[ 2565:[ 2542:[ 2067:Notes 2009:Irene 1978:Marie 1938:Like 1849:Marie 1774:' 1730:Windi 1655:Marie 1648:Marie 1631:Marie 1571:Marie 1552:Marie 1540:Marie 1506:' 1396:scrap 1287:Samoa 1225:1881 1137:1880 1119:Marie 1091:1879 1058:Ship 1048:Ships 965:with 912:Marie 897:knots 890:volts 859:Marie 822:Marie 798:yawls 752:Marie 682:hulls 647:draft 547:scrap 522:Marie 469:Marie 410:Marie 377:class 355:Notes 307:Range 300:knots 298:13.7 295:Speed 229:Draft 139:Built 120:class 2964:Nixe 2848:Nixe 2794:Olga 2730:ISSN 2707:ISBN 2678:ISBN 2659:ISBN 2640:ISBN 2617:ISBN 2594:ISBN 2571:ISBN 2548:ISBN 2525:ISBN 2503:ISBN 2176:Lyon 1981:and 1748:and 1702:Togo 1604:and 1549:SMS 1532:Olga 1518:Olga 1502:Olga 1492:Olga 1487:Apia 1478:Olga 1465:Olga 1459:Olga 1441:Olga 1423:Apia 1418:Olga 1407:Olga 1394:for 1377:Olga 1374:and 1371:Mars 1349:dhow 1303:Buka 1289:and 1195:Kiel 1104:Olga 1037:Olga 1016:For 1006:and 958:Olga 955:and 927:and 915:and 874:and 862:and 837:Olga 834:and 789:Olga 786:and 774:and 765:Olga 749:and 712:and 710:stem 698:and 686:zinc 655:and 643:beam 620:Olga 545:for 500:Olga 497:and 485:Olga 476:and 450:and 444:Togo 404:Olga 370:The 319:Crew 274:1 × 268:1 × 242:8 × 221:Beam 184:Type 132:Nixe 79:Kiel 38:Olga 35:and 2726:LIX 1924:in 1901:in 1578:at 1398:in 564:of 290:rig 254:ihp 2989:: 2724:. 2501:. 2444:^ 2213:^ 2198:^ 2183:^ 2162:^ 2115:^ 2098:^ 2057:. 2012:. 1987:. 1944:, 1852:. 1764:. 1728:, 1645:. 1638:, 1626:. 1529:. 1402:. 1384:. 1359:. 1327:, 1310:. 1193:, 1162:, 1131:, 1085:, 1000:. 949:, 886:hp 856:. 692:. 446:, 419:, 413:, 407:, 401:, 2896:e 2889:t 2882:v 2764:e 2757:t 2750:v 2736:. 2715:. 2686:. 2667:. 2648:. 2625:. 2602:. 2579:. 2556:. 2533:. 2511:. 256:) 208:) 202:t 174:6 166:6 158:6

Index


Carola
Olga
AG Vulcan
Kaiserliche Werft
Kaiserliche Werft
Reiherstieg AG
Imperial German Navy
Bismarck class
SMS Nixe
Screw corvette
Full load
t
long tons
fire-tube boilers
metric horsepower
ihp
screw propeller
double-expansion steam engine
Barque
knots
nautical miles
Hotchkiss revolver cannon
screw corvettes
Kaiserliche Marine
Carola
lead ship
Olga
Marie
Sophie

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