1006:
1167:
865:
26:
1058:; while in Central American waters, she was involved in an international dispute between Germany and Nicaragua. The bulk of her time in Asia was spent in Japan and passed uneventfully. The second cruise, which took place from 1882 to 1884, also went to East Asia. During this deployment, she carried the German Consul General from China to Korea to negotiate a trade deal. While on the way back to Germany, she stopped in the newly proclaimed colony of
851:
received new boilers that necessitated the installation of a second funnel, which unlike her original funnel, was fixed in place. Her original screw was replaced with a four-bladed propeller that was 5.8 m (19 ft) in diameter. She also had an electrical generator installed, which produced
733:
were stiff vessels, rolling and pitching badly, particularly when their fuel bunkers were full. They performed moderately under sail. The ship's crew consisted of 39 officers and 386 enlisted men. Each ship carried a number of smaller boats, including one picket boat, two
590:, but before work began she was revised into a significantly larger design. The new design was prepared in 1871â1872, and work began two years later. The designers had intended that the ships would be used as reconnaissance vessels for the main fleet in addition to normal
1217:
went on two overseas cruises during her career, both to East Asia. The first voyage, which lasted from late 1878 to late 1880, saw the ship pass through the
Atlantic, around South America, and across the Pacific to China. Her time there was uneventful, though
1248:
remained in Asia for less than six months before being ordered home. The return voyage was delayed several times, first with orders to protect German interests in western South
America, then to join a new cruiser squadron to settle a dispute with
1262:
returned to
Germany in late 1885, she was converted into a training ship for naval cadets the following year, a role she filled for less than three years. During this period, she conducted training cruises in the
1135:
sailed to East Africa, where her presence proved to be unnecessary. She continued on to East Asia before being recalled to East Africa owing to fears of renewed conflict resulting from the succession of Sultan
1005:
1226:'s grandson, was aboard the ship as part of his naval training. The second cruise, from late 1883 to late 1885, was repeatedly altered; her voyage to East Asia was delayed by an order to carry Crown Prince
377:, adopted iron construction, making them the first corvettes of the German fleet to be built with iron. Originally intended to serve abroad and with the fleet, British experiences during the
1578:
Nottelmann, Dirk (2022). Wright, Christopher C. (ed.). "From "Wooden Walls" to "New-Testament Ships": The
Development of the German Armored Cruiser 1854â1918, Part II: "The Iron-Cruisers"".
640:, who later commanded both ships during his career, described them as "livable ships", praising their spacious hulls that proved to be well-suited to the ships' long deployments abroad.
826:(4,320 km; 2,680 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), and at a speed of 14 knots, their range fell to 1,580 nmi (2,930 km; 1,820 mi).
637:
1115:, bombarded rebel troops along the coast, and sent landing parties ashore to help retake towns that had been captured by the rebels. The revolt was defeated by 1890, allowing
903:. The guns had a range of 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and were supplied with a total of 1,226 shells. Later in their careers, they had four 37 mm (1.5 in)
598:, protecting German merchant shipping, and securing German economic interests abroad. But shortly before work on the two corvettes was completed, the British frigate
1104:
530:(Imperial Admiralty), adopted Jachmann's plan for unarmored corvettes in the fleet plan of 1873. At the time, there was significant debate in what was now the
430:
on foreign stations. She served abroad in this capacity from 1888 to 1893; during this extended deployment, she participated in the campaign to suppress the
563:, the first iron-hulled cruising warship in the world. As a result, the Construction Department decided to adopt an iron hull for the new corvette design.
1620:
1718:
1253:, once again to serve as the flagship of that squadron while the other vessel was being repaired, and again during a colonial dispute with Spain.
1016:
1144:
revealed a significant deterioration in her condition, she was recalled to
Germany. Found to be not worth repairing, she was converted into a
1072:
overseas. Repeated problems with the modernization, particularly over the ship's speed, delayed completion of the work by a year and a half.
1275:. Worn out by 1888, she was decommissioned and reduced to a barracks ship, a role she filled until 1907, when she was stricken from the
689:
The ships' hulls were constructed with transverse and longitudinal iron frames, with two layers of wood planking and a layer of
1613:
1568:
1539:
1520:
1474:
1451:
1711:
438:
in 1888â1890. She then alternated between East Africa, China, and Chile, where she protected German nationals during the
1727:
1685:
707:
was heavily rebuilt in the mid-1880s, and her hull was divided into nine and later ten compartments. Both ships had a
1497:
1816:
1606:
361:, but was renamed shortly after entering service to avoid angering France. They were based on the earlier corvette
1704:
1227:
697:
on long-distance cruises where periodic maintenance would not be possible. The hulls were divided into seven
1152:
in 1895, a role she filled until 1919, when she sank unexpectedly. She was raised in 1921 and subsequently
624:, which demonstrated that unarmored warships were effectively useless against modern armored warships. So
1267:, participated in fleet exercises, and joined the other training ships on long-distance cruises to the
1486:
Die
Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien â ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart
1463:
Die
Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien â ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart
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in 1877 convinced the German naval command that unarmored warships were useless against the fleets of
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904:
439:
340:
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1125:, the ships were sent to protect German nationals in the country and they sent a landing party to
636:
would be used only on foreign deployments where they would be unlikely to encounter such vessels.
1770:
1675:
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in 1895, though she survived until 1919, when she sank accidentally. Raised in 1921, she too was
77:
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Lyon, Hugh (1979). "Germany". In
Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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895:(cal.); the other ten were shorter 20-cal. weapons. Two of the guns were mounted in the bow as
698:
578:
417:
371:
64:
1778:
1738:
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670:
of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) forward and 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) aft. They
557:
1509:
1508:
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and the other corvettes of the squadron to sail to East Asia. But after the outbreak of the
813:
615:
213:
8:
1490:
The German
Warships: Biographies â A Reflection of Naval History from 1815 to the Present
1467:
The German
Warships: Biographies â A Reflection of Naval History from 1815 to the Present
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763:
671:
606:
519:
511:
497:
489:
229:
1643:
1082:
1032:
1022:
950:
808:, but on speed trials, she reached 15.8 knots (29.3 km/h; 18.2 mph) at 6,050
805:
533:
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367:, but were significantly larger, carried a stronger armament, and unlike the wooden-
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400:
The ships went on two cruises each in the late 1870s and early 1880s, primarily to
382:
362:
187:
1304:
1238:, and then sailed north to China. While she was in Asian waters, she observed the
1239:
1219:
1202:
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that was 6 m (20 ft) in diameter. Steam was provided by ten coal-fired
767:
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in 1886, and served in that role for three years, before being reduced to a
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1235:
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1598:
1095:
and several other warships formed a cruiser squadron under the command of
1062:, where she participated in the flag-raising ceremony. From 1885 to 1888,
542:
of large warships, rather than traditional wood planking. The iron-hulled
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1047:
801:
712:
467:
258:
1446:. Vol. I: Major Surface Vessels. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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plan traces as far back as the fleet plan of 1867, which was created by
273:(4,320 km; 2,680 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
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1264:
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that had been begun in 1868 proved to be a success, as had the British
1484:
Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993).
1461:
Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993).
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53:
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was extensively modernized and reconstructed for use as a squadron
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145:
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had similar performance. The ships had a cruising radius of 2,330
916:
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too had been reduced to a barracks ship and stationary training
1292:
751:
492:. The plan was an expansion program aimed at strengthening the
333:(Imperial Navy) in the 1870s. The two ships of the class were
1242:
of 1884, during which she helped protect Europeans in China.
675:
457:
141:
1140:. This was an unfounded concern, and after an inspection in
842:
to supplement their steam engines on long-distance cruises.
853:
747:
762:
The ships were powered by a single horizontal, 3-cylinder
682:) as designed and up to 4,626 t (4,553 long tons) at
1492:] (in German). Vol. 7. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
1469:] (in German). Vol. 5. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
911:. These were all above-water launchers, with two in the
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to safeguard Germans in the city. After the war ended,
915:
and one on each side. The ships carried a total of ten
410:
was involved with a diplomatic dispute with Nicaragua.
1050:
early in her career. The first, in 1877â1878, went to
538:(Imperial Navy) over the use of iron to construct the
907:
installed, along with four 35 cm (13.8 in)
1555:
1319:
1009:Illustration of the Central America Squadron, with
426:was heavily rebuilt to allow her use as a squadron
1352:
1350:
1348:
1346:
1344:
1342:
1340:
1338:
1336:
1334:
1081:embarked on a major overseas deployment, first to
1511:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860â1905
1371:
1369:
1367:
1365:
1808:
1205:of the Franco-Prussian War, but she was renamed
719:, but were completed with a flush deck instead.
16:Screw corvette class of the German Imperial Navy
1331:
1726:
1362:
1712:
1614:
1230:to Spain. From there, she passed through the
873:in dry dock in 1885 during an extensive refit
654:class were 87 meters (285 ft 5 in)
613:
1257:
1243:
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504:. By the time that design work began on the
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804:(26 km/h; 16 mph) from 1200
790:and were ducted into a single, retractable
666:of 14 m (45 ft 11 in) and a
385:being built by the European navies, and so
1719:
1705:
1621:
1607:
845:When she was modernized in the mid-1880s,
1424:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
1412:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
1400:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 5
1388:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 5
1314:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 5
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1004:
863:
852:9.1 kilowatts (12.2 hp) at 55
658:and 87.5 m (287 ft 1 in)
397:would be used only on foreign stations.
1107:. The ships assisted in the defense of
456:in May 1890. In 1907, she was sold for
1809:
1577:
1211:in 1878 to avoid antagonizing France.
571:was originally ordered under the name
500:, and it called for a total of twenty
1700:
1602:
1195:-class corvette was originally named
899:, while the rest were located on the
416:was used to secure Germany's growing
300:17 cm (6.7 in) RK L/25 guns
156:87.5 meters (287 ft 1 in) (
1563:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1534:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1529:
1515:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
1298:
887:of twelve 17 cm (6.7 in)
510:class in 1871, Prussia had won the
13:
1686:List of screw corvettes of Germany
1549:
1438:
1356:
1325:
1042:went on two overseas cruises as a
993:
643:
14:
1828:
1159:
715:. The ships were designed with a
176:6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
168:14 m (45 ft 11 in)
1506:
1375:
1085:, which was in the midst of the
786:. These were placed in a single
24:
1561:The Kaiser's Cruisers 1871â1918
261:(29.3 km/h; 18.2 mph)
780:and six fire-tube boilers for
1:
1432:
612:fought the Peruvian ironclad
420:in Africa. In the mid-1880s,
1301:, pp. 86, 107â109, 114.
757:
7:
1559:; Nottelmann, Dirk (2021).
1530:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1997).
891:guns, two of which were 25-
859:
800:had a designed speed of 14
10:
1833:
1728:Screw corvettes of Germany
1444:German Warships: 1815â1945
1182:
1030:
998:
693:to protect the hulls from
514:of 1870â1871, forming the
448:had been converted into a
1734:
1661:
1639:
1185:SMS Prinz Adalbert (1876)
1123:Chilean Civil War of 1891
973:
956:
949:
944:
941:
938:
935:
932:
905:Hotchkiss revolver cannon
477:
440:Chilean Civil War of 1891
118:
44:
23:
1286:
1138:Ali bin Said of Zanzibar
922:
883:class were armed with a
766:that drove one 2-bladed
518:in the process. General
1817:Leipzig-class corvettes
1060:German Southwest Africa
699:watertight compartments
526:Kaiserliche AdmiralitÀt
522:, the new Chief of the
482:The development of the
304:10 Ă 17 cm RK L/20 guns
199:6 Ă fire tube boilers (
119:General characteristics
1258:
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1008:
867:
838:were equipped with a
656:long at the waterline
351:was originally named
325:built for the German
1105:Karl August Deinhard
1402:, pp. 201â208.
1390:, pp. 198â201.
929:
764:marine steam engine
520:Albrecht von Stosch
512:Franco-Prussian War
498:Austro-Prussian War
496:in the wake of the
490:Eduard von Jachmann
442:. In the meantime,
321:was a group of two
230:marine steam engine
1328:, pp. 43, 87.
1181:
1083:German East Africa
1033:SMS Leipzig (1875)
1029:
1027:from left to right
966:13 September 1875
928:Construction data
927:
875:
806:nominal horsepower
534:Kaiserliche Marine
436:German East Africa
329:Kaiserliche Marine
1804:
1803:
1694:
1693:
1570:978-1-68247-745-8
1541:978-1-55750-745-7
1522:978-0-85177-133-5
1476:978-3-7822-0456-9
1453:978-0-87021-790-6
1426:, pp. 32â33.
1414:, pp. 30â32.
1279:and broken up in
991:
990:
877:The ships of the
810:metric horsepower
772:fire-tube boilers
648:The ships of the
622:Battle of Pacocha
605:and the corvette
551:ironclad warships
379:Battle of Pacocha
310:
309:
210:metric horsepower
188:fire-tube boilers
74:Succeeded by
38:Fritz Stoltenberg
1824:
1721:
1714:
1707:
1698:
1697:
1633:-class corvettes
1623:
1616:
1609:
1600:
1599:
1595:
1574:
1545:
1526:
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1503:
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1457:
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691:copper sheathing
653:
635:
629:
619:
596:showing the flag
576:
570:
537:
529:
509:
487:
465:
460:; by that time,
447:
425:
415:
409:
396:
390:
375:-class corvettes
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318:
204:
195:
35:
30:Illustration of
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1203:Battle of Sedan
1201:after the 1870
1187:
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1103:(Rear Admiral)
1087:Abushiri revolt
1052:Central America
1035:
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996:
994:Service history
987:28 August 1877
925:
862:
768:screw propeller
760:
646:
644:Characteristics
582:-class corvette
577:as an improved
502:screw corvettes
480:
432:Abushiri revolt
418:colonial empire
359:Battle of Sedan
323:screw corvettes
236:screw propeller
181:Installed power
81:-class corvette
68:-class corvette
40:
17:
12:
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1586:(3): 197â241.
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1378:, p. 251.
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1316:, p. 198.
1303:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1277:naval register
1259:Prinz Adalbert
1245:Prinz Adalbert
1214:Prinz Adalbert
1208:Prinz Adalbert
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1172:Prinz Adalbert
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1161:Prinz Adalbert
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889:breech-loading
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858:
835:Prinz Adalbert
824:nautical miles
819:Prinz Adalbert
783:Prinz Adalbert
759:
756:
730:Prinz Adalbert
645:
642:
633:Prinz Adalbert
479:
476:
445:Prinz Adalbert
413:Prinz Adalbert
394:Prinz Adalbert
348:Prinz Adalbert
342:Prinz Adalbert
308:
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271:nautical miles
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128:Screw corvette
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46:
45:Class overview
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41:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1680:
1678:
1674:Followed by:
1673:
1671:
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1179:in the 1880s
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969:1 June 1877
951:
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844:
812:(5,970
761:
721:
688:
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638:Carl Paschen
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212:(5,970
134:Displacement
78:
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1269:West Indies
1189:The second
1156:that year.
788:boiler room
713:engine room
676:metric tons
474:for scrap.
404:. In 1878,
286:386 sailors
283:39 officers
142:metric tons
61:Preceded by
1433:References
1273:Cape Verde
1265:Baltic Sea
1232:Suez Canal
1127:Valparaiso
960:, Stettin
945:Completed
939:Laid down
897:chase guns
750:, and one
717:forecastle
711:under the
695:biofouling
560:Inconstant
357:after the
223:Propulsion
95:In service
1795:Charlotte
1592:0043-0374
1281:Rotterdam
1228:Friedrich
1154:broken up
1142:Cape Town
1075:In 1888,
1056:East Asia
1018:Elisabeth
958:AG Vulcan
942:Launched
917:torpedoes
901:broadside
758:Machinery
684:full load
680:long tons
672:displaced
607:HMS
600:HMS
574:Thusnelda
558:HMS
472:broken up
402:East Asia
383:ironclads
244:Sail plan
146:long tons
138:Full load
103:Completed
98:1877â1894
90:1875â1877
56:, Stettin
54:AG Vulcan
1811:Category
1772:Bismarck
1677:Bismarck
1442:(1990).
1299:Sondhaus
1251:Zanzibar
1113:Bagamoyo
1070:flagship
936:Builder
860:Armament
736:launches
609:Amethyst
545:Preussen
428:flagship
293:Armament
140:: 4,626
111:Scrapped
79:Bismarck
50:Builders
1764:Leipzig
1756:Ariadne
1748:Augusta
1668:Ariadne
1645:Leipzig
1631:Leipzig
1192:Leipzig
1132:Leipzig
1118:Leipzig
1092:Leipzig
1078:Leipzig
1065:Leipzig
1039:Leipzig
1024:Ariadne
1012:Leipzig
1000:Leipzig
952:Leipzig
893:caliber
885:battery
880:Leipzig
870:Leipzig
848:Leipzig
829:Leipzig
797:Leipzig
777:Leipzig
740:pinnace
724:Leipzig
704:Leipzig
678:(3,920
651:Leipzig
627:Leipzig
620:in the
616:HuĂĄscar
592:cruiser
580:Ariadne
568:Leipzig
507:Leipzig
485:Leipzig
463:Leipzig
423:Leipzig
407:Leipzig
388:Leipzig
373:Ariadne
336:Leipzig
316:Leipzig
193:Leipzig
144:(4,553
66:Ariadne
33:Leipzig
1780:Carola
1740:Nymphe
1590:
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1473:
1450:
1357:Gröner
1326:Gröner
1256:After
1021:, and
792:funnel
752:dinghy
746:, two
744:cutter
742:, one
738:, one
674:3,980
478:Design
369:hulled
269:2,330
208:6,050
153:Length
1782:class
1774:class
1766:class
1758:class
1750:class
1742:class
1679:class
1670:class
1488:[
1465:[
1287:Notes
1198:Sedan
981:1875
976:Freya
963:1874
933:Ship
923:Ships
854:Volts
802:knots
748:yawls
668:draft
587:Freya
547:class
458:scrap
364:Freya
354:Sedan
319:class
266:Range
259:knots
257:15.8
254:Speed
186:10 Ă
173:Draft
87:Built
1788:Nixe
1588:ISSN
1565:ISBN
1536:ISBN
1517:ISBN
1494:ISBN
1471:ISBN
1448:ISBN
1376:Lyon
1271:and
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1111:and
1054:and
1046:for
832:and
774:for
727:and
664:beam
630:and
602:Shah
540:hull
468:hulk
391:and
339:and
312:The
298:2 Ă
278:Crew
234:1 Ă
228:1 Ă
165:Beam
124:Type
1584:LIX
1175:in
913:bow
816:).
814:ihp
549:of
434:in
214:ihp
158:loa
36:by
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