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832:, all placed in the sides of the hulls. Three guns were mounted in casemates amidships on either side, with a pair of gun turrets above them. These guns were provided with a total of 1,400 shells, or 140 per gun. These guns fired an 40-kilogram (88 lb) projectile at a muzzle velocity of 800 m (2,600 ft) per second. The guns could elevate to 30°, allowing a maximum range of 13,700 m (44,900 ft).
843:, four were located around the rear two funnels amidships, with the last four guns placed on top of the rear superstructure. These guns fired a 7 kg (15 lb) shell at a muzzle velocity of 770 m (2,530 ft) per second. They could elevate to 25° and could engage targets out to 9,090 m (29,820 ft). The vessels' armament system was rounded out by four 45 cm (17.7 in) submerged
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fired a spread of torpedoes at a range of approximately 1,200 meters (3,900 ft), which detonated the ship's ammunition magazine. The explosion destroyed the ship, which sank immediately with the loss of 672 crew. There were only three survivors. The sinking was the greatest single loss of life
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were substituted for the pair of slower 24 cm (9.4 in) guns mounted singly on the older vessel, as the design staff had by that time begun to question the wisdom of limiting the heavy gun battery to just two guns. The 21 cm caliber would remain the standard for all subsequent armored
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January but was able to free herself. After repairs were completed, she returned to active duty in March. In May, she supported the German Army attack that captured Libau. On 1 July 1915, the ship sortied to reinforce a German minelaying operation that had come under attack by a Russian cruiser
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of 0.734 m (2 ft 4.9 in). The ships had a standard crew of 35 officers and 551 enlisted men, though when serving as a squadron flagship this could be augmented by another 9 officers and 44 enlisted men. The ships were equipped with several boats, including a pair of
824:. The four guns were supplied with a total of 340 rounds of ammunition, or 85 shells per gun. The turrets could depress to â5° and elevate to 30°, which provided a maximum range of 16,300 m (53,500 ft). The 21 cm gun fired a 238-pound (108 kg) shell at a
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intended for overseas service in the German colonies. However, the German Navy required cruisers for operations with the fleet as well, and attempted to design ships that could fulfill both roles, primarily due to budget constraints. The first product of the 1898 Naval Law,
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displaced up to 9,875 t (9,719 long tons; 10,885 short tons); they had a draft of 7.43 m (24.4 ft) forward and 7.9 m (26 ft) aft. The ships' hulls were constructed from transverse and longitudinal steel frames, over which the steel hull plates were
545:, equipped with fewer guns and thinner but more comprehensive armor in a trade-off for higher speed and lower cost. According to the law, one large cruiser was to be built per year, so work began immediately on a follow-on vessel to fulfill the requirement.
781:, though their speeds were not significantly improved. The ships were designed to carry 750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons) of coal, though storage could be increased to 1,630 t (1,600 long tons). This enabled a maximum range of up to 5,080
683:. They lost up to 60 percent speed with the rudder hard over, but suffered only minimal speed loss in heavy seas. The ships' casemate guns were placed too low, which rendered them exceedingly wet even in a slight swell. They had a transverse
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explosion that destroyed the ship and killed almost her entire crew. Six-hundred and seventy-two men were killed, the greatest single loss of life for the German Navy in the Baltic during the war; there were only three survivors of her sinking.
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was transferred to the
Cruiser Division and Behring shifted his flag to the vessel. The ship conducted several operations against Russian forces in the southern Baltic in the first half of 1915, including bombardments of Libau and supporting
403:, with a series of incremental improvements. Their armor layout was revised slightly to improve internal protection and their main battery consisted of four 21 cm (8.3 in) guns instead of the two 24 cm (9.4 in) carried by
1115:. The ship's crew managed to keep the cruiser afloat long enough to allow nearby vessels to take off the entire crew; only seven men were killed in the attack. The operation proceeded as planned, however, and several
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4.5 m (15 ft) in diameter, while the two outboard shafts powered four-bladed screws 4.8 m (16 ft) in diameter. The engines were supplied with steam by fourteen coal-fired DĂŒrr
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into the hull lines to reduce the amount of drag they induced, and they were made self-supporting; these changes were incorporated into all future cruisers and battleships built by the
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that was 50 mm (2 in) thick, covered by 100 mm (3.9 in) thick steel plating in the central section, which covered the ships' machinery spaces and ammunition
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joined her sister ship as a training vessel, being used as a torpedo training ship. Throughout their prewar careers, the ships participated in extensive fleet training.
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and top speeds of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) and 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph), respectively. Both ships reached higher horsepower figures on
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was steaming some 20 miles west of Libau in company with a pair of destroyers when she was intercepted by the submarine
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Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993).
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in November, though most of her crew was safely evacuated.
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for the German Baltic forces for the duration of the war.
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The steel armor used on the two ships was produced by the
1722:] (in German). Vol. 7. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
1699:] (in German). Vol. 3. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
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in Germany, passed in 1898, envisioned a force of twelve
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The Kaiser's Battlefleet: German Capital Ships 1871â1918
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Armor thickness remained similar in strength to that of
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Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718â1990
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1093:. Behring was ordered to attack the Russian port of
1551:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 134â189.
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1674:"Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888â1918
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773:and 17,000 PS (16,770 ihp) for
2646:Building for the Netherlands when seized
1890:German naval ship classes of World War I
1479:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
1437:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
1422:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 3
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1398:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 3
1377:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
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381:(Imperial Navy) under the terms of the
346:: 40 to 80 mm (1.6 to 3.1 in)
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741:DĂŒsseldorf-Ratinger Röhrenkesselfabrik
633:class were 124.9 meters (410 ft)
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818:21 cm (8.3 in) SK L/40 guns
573:was kept largely the same as that of
385:. Two ships of the class were built,
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194:19.6 m (64 ft 4 in)
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654:. The vessels contained fourteen
312:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/35
456:and was quickly sunk by Russian
442:in July 1914, both vessels were
173:: 9,875 t (9,719 long tons)
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26:
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637:and 126.5 m (415 ft)
1655:A Naval History of World War I
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1051:was initially assigned to the
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835:The ships also carried twelve
484:had little better luck, being
316:4 Ă 45 cm (17.7 in)
246:triple-expansion steam engines
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2340:Small / Coastal torpedo boats
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1055:, and alternated between the
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569:cruiser designs. The ships'
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1953:Pre-dreadnought battleships
1676:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
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666:that had been discarded in
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334:: 100 mm (3.9 in)
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183:126.5 m (415 ft)
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438:Following the outbreak of
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837:8.8 cm SK L/35 guns
728:triple expansion engines
470:initially served in the
425:initially served as the
306:15 cm (5.9 in)
300:21 cm (8.3 in)
1608:GrieĂmer, Axel (1999).
1037:leading a line of ships
656:watertight compartments
609:General characteristics
435:as a training vessel.
136:General characteristics
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373:built for the German
2622:Single ship of class
1969:Kaiser Friedrich III
514:, the basis for the
72:Imperial German Navy
1424:, pp. 115â118.
1067:in early November.
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592:by oblique armored
369:was a group of two
2240:Protected cruisers
1271:, pp. 56, 58.
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736:water-tube boilers
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377:Kaiserliche Marine
214:water-tube boilers
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1748:978-0-87021-570-4
1683:978-1-57392-286-9
1664:978-1-55750-352-7
1645:978-0-87021-790-6
1623:978-3-7637-5985-9
1600:978-1-84832-229-5
1558:978-0-85177-245-5
1530:Polmar & Noot
1503:Polmar & Noot
1412:, pp. 35â36.
1331:, pp. 50â51.
1259:, pp. 27â28.
1053:IV Scouting Group
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963:12 December 1903
920:Kaiserliche Werft
763:metric horsepower
627:The ships of the
571:secondary battery
474:, supporting the
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91:Succeeded by
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826:muzzle velocity
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207:Installed power
145:Armored cruiser
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1819:
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1809:Friedrich Carl
1805:
1802:Prinz Adalbert
1797:
1794:
1793:
1788:Prinz Adalbert
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1557:
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1520:, p. 203.
1507:
1495:
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1469:, p. 286.
1456:
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1426:
1414:
1402:
1400:, p. 115.
1381:
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1360:, p. 140.
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1343:, p. 177.
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1273:
1261:
1249:
1247:, p. 142.
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1234:
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1203:
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1197:
1195:
1192:
1176:Prinz Adalbert
1157:Prinz Adalbert
1151:Prinz Heinrich
1131:Prinz Adalbert
1125:Friedrich Carl
1104:Friedrich Carl
1070:Friedrich Carl
1048:Prinz Adalbert
1034:Friedrich Karl
1025:
1022:
1017:Friedrich Carl
992:Friedrich Carl
982:Friedrich Carl
976:Prinz Adalbert
971:
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857:
822:superstructure
809:Friedrich Carl
803:Prinz Adalbert
798:
795:
783:nautical miles
775:Friedrich Carl
771:Prinz Adalbert
723:Friedrich Carl
717:Prinz Adalbert
669:Prinz Heinrich
664:military masts
630:Prinz Adalbert
620:Prinz Adalbert
610:
607:
599:Prinz Heinrich
585:Prinz Heinrich
576:Prinz Heinrich
557:Prinz Heinrich
551:Prinz Adalbert
542:FĂŒrst Bismarck
536:Prinz Heinrich
517:Prinz Adalbert
511:Prinz Heinrich
502:
499:
481:Prinz Adalbert
467:Prinz Adalbert
449:Friedrich Carl
432:Prinz Adalbert
422:Friedrich Carl
412:Prinz Adalbert
406:Prinz Heinrich
400:Prinz Heinrich
394:Friedrich Carl
388:Prinz Adalbert
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218:16,200
151:Displacement
95:
83:
20:
15:
2634:Conversions
2097:Scharnhorst
2033:Derfflinger
1990:Deutschland
1976:Wittelsbach
1962:Brandenburg
1900:battleships
1897:Dreadnought
1139:around the
1109:naval mines
1061:Baltic Seas
1043:World War I
1024:World War I
930:April 1900
675:s design.
488:by British
458:naval mines
440:World War I
286:551 sailors
283:35 officers
161:metric tons
78:Preceded by
2669:Categories
2210:Königsberg
2147:Königsberg
1539:References
1137:minelayers
1117:blockships
1099:submarines
997:Wilhelm II
899:Laid down
869:belt armor
787:generators
708:, and two
524:The First
490:submarines
454:Baltic Sea
240:propellers
238:3 Ă screw
233:Propulsion
212:14 Ă DĂŒrr
112:In service
2628:Cancelled
2391:Siegfried
2248:SMS
2203:Wiesbaden
2182:Karlsruhe
2175:Magdeburg
2124:SMS
2103:SMS
2074:SMS
2066:SMS
2040:Mackensen
2024:SMS
2009:SMS
1916:Helgoland
1824:SMS
1579:924170059
1233:Citations
1225:diameter.
1199:Footnotes
902:Launched
877:magazines
853:torpedoes
849:broadside
647:full load
594:bulkheads
590:barbettes
526:Naval Law
486:torpedoed
472:North Sea
444:mobilized
171:Full load
165:long tons
120:Completed
115:1903â1916
107:1900â1904
82:SMS
60:Operators
2651:See also
2189:Graudenz
2161:Nautilus
2026:Seydlitz
1634:(1990).
1589:(2016).
1569:(1921).
1341:GrieĂmer
1219:calibers
1145:Steinort
987:flagship
896:Builder
816:of four
797:Armament
710:dinghies
643:displace
494:magazine
427:flagship
293:Armament
159:: 9,087
2409:U-boats
2217:Brummer
2168:Kolberg
2154:Dresden
2133:Gazelle
2105:BlĂŒcher
1943:L 20e α
1518:Halpern
1491:Halpern
1467:Corbett
953:Hamburg
746:funnels
702:cutters
698:pinnace
652:riveted
639:overall
566:turrets
338:Turrets
163:(8,943
2582:UC III
2567:UB III
2267:Large
2196:Pillau
2140:Bremen
2018:Moltke
1937:Bayern
1923:Kaiser
1909:Nassau
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1597:
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1452:Gröner
1329:Gröner
1317:Dodson
1298:Gröner
1269:Dodson
1257:Herwig
1091:Danzig
779:trials
769:) for
750:faired
704:, two
700:, two
694:launch
681:rudder
658:and a
520:design
501:Design
419:while
269:5,080
180:Length
157:Normal
69:
2597:UE II
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