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was constructed as a steam yacht, and was therefore built to a less solid construction than a warship. Consisting of a cross-ribbed structure made of steel, with wooden decks, the hull had a total of six
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to minor duties, the most notable of which was the return of the former
Ottoman sultan to Constantinople in November 1912 as a result of the fall of Salonika to Greek forces. Following maintenance at
388:. Although considered a good seaboat with easy steering, it tended to roll in heavy seas. The ship's propulsion system was split into separate boiler and engine rooms; she had a single cylinder
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412:, the ship's three masts originally had a total sail area of 435 m. Later in her career, this was reduced when the mizzen mast was requipped with a high sail, reducing the area to 400 m.
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also made many visits to
Mediterranean ports with German consulates, where she was used as a registration point for Germans living overseas that had been called up for military service.
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was placed up for sale following the death of John Clark in 1894, eventually being purchased by the
Imperial German Navy in 1896. At the time, Germany was seeking to replace the
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was utilised on a number of occasions by members of the Kaiser's family during visits to the
Mediterranean - the ship was placed at the disposal of the Kaiser's mother,
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was put into service on 6 August 1896, and was immediately despatched to
Constantinople, reaching the city on 7 September. Upon the ship's arrival, the paddle steamer
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was often used by the German ambassador for diplomatic purposes, while the ship was also utilised on cruises and port visits in both the Black Sea and the
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was decommissioned, with the new ship assuming both its role and its name. The ship's primary purpose was to represent the
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received an order from A.H.G. Wittey & Co for the construction of a steam yacht. On 1 June 1885, the new yacht, named
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666:. The ship was returned to active service in December 1917, before finally being decommissioned on 2 November 1918.
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the following year. John Clark used the yacht extensively, even participating in the rescue of another yacht, the
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Constantinople, before taking the Kaiser on a short trip into the Black Sea prior to his visit to the
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437:, was launched, eventually being handed to its owners, John and William Clark, industrialists from
654:, which proved to be the last visit in peacetime. Following the outbreak of the First World War,
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carrying a cargo of cased petroleum. During the trip, the ship sank somewhere in the Black Sea.
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in October 1912 led to an expansion of Germany's naval presence in the Mediterranean.
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in April 1914. On 12 July, the ship returned to Constantinople following a visit to
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in 1885, the vessel was purchased by Germany in 1896 and was generally stationed at
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and returned to Constantinople on 27 April. However, on the same day,
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was made ready for potential active service following attacks on the
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in March 1914, the ship was used by the Kaiser during his visit to
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was sold to a Turkish operator for use as a freighter. Renamed as
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with four furnaces, which provided steam to a three-cylinder
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Kapitänleutnant / Korvettenkapitän von Ysenburg-Büdingen
634:. The presence of a major German warship in the shape of
1024:] (in German). Munich: Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
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1038:
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Kapitänleutnant / Korvettenkapitän Karl von Levetzow
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citizens until she was replaced by the light cruiser
1016:Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1982).
836:Kapitänleutnant / Korvettenkapitän von Gaudecker
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445:, in the Atlantic en route to New York in 1887.
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368:, eventually being lost during a voyage in the
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658:was decommissioned, subsequently serving as a
159:Transferred to private ownership; lost in the
1070:] (in German). Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
1047:] (in German). Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
600:was used to transport the deposed sultan to
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493:in the eastern Mediterranean; to this end,
743:Kapitänleutnant von Rothkirch und Panthen
278:Sails – 435 m (4,680 sq ft)
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970:Hildebrand/Röhr/Steinmetz: Vol 5, p. 231.
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518:and its accompanying escort, the cruiser
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991:Hildebrand/Röhr/Steinmetz: Vol 5, p. 232
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509:visited Turkey, initially escorting the
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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677:, on 2 January 1926, the ship departed
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662:and occasional freight carrier in the
615:was assigned to the newly established
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466:, which was given the temporary name
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734:Gottfried von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels
716:Job Wilhelm Friedrich von Witzleben
218:68.7 m (225 ft 5 in)
212:61.0 m (200 ft 2 in)
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855:Korvettenkapitän Joachim von Arnim
844:Kapitänleutnant / Korvettenkapitän
817:Kapitänleutnant / Korvettenkapitän
784:Kapitänleutnant / Korvettenkapitän
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1095:World War I naval ships of Germany
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239:4.58 m (15 ft 0 in)
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231:7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
910:Largs & Millport Weekly News
906:"Largs sailor escaped hurricane"
825:September 1909 to September 1910
814:September 1908 to September 1909
781:September 1905 to September 1906
547:in Italy in 1900, while in 1904
55:
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709:September 1897 to December 1898
431:D. and W. Henderson and Company
364:was sold to a private owner in
302:(22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph)
114:D. and W. Henderson and Company
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871:December 1917 to November 1918
833:September 1910 to October 1911
803:October 1907 to September 1908
792:September 1906 to October 1907
770:October 1904 to September 1905
759:September 1903 to October 1904
748:October 1902 to September 1903
740:September 1901 to October 1902
729:October 1900 to September 1901
669:Following the end of the war,
619:, which also consisted of the
344:which primarily served in the
1:
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721:December 1898 to October 1900
696:August 1896 to September 1897
852:October 1912 to October 1913
841:October 1911 to October 1912
200:: 924 t (909 long tons)
7:
860:October 1913 to August 1914
689:List of commanding officers
559:for their visit to Turkey.
10:
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592:was deposed following the
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275:Propeller – 1 × four-blade
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421:Construction and purchase
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895:Gröner Vol. 1, p. 168 f.
874:Kapitänleutnant R. Meis
348:. Originally built as a
249:1 Ă— vertical 3-cylinder
764:Walther von Keyserlingk
168:General characteristics
1100:Ships built in Glasgow
808:Leberecht von Klitzing
617:Mediterranean Division
553:Prince Eitel Friedrich
594:Young Turk Revolution
590:Sultan Abdul Hamid II
543:, during her stay at
394:compound steam engine
943:Scottish Built Ships
607:The outbreak of the
549:Crown Prince Wilhelm
535:During its service,
386:transverse bulkheads
342:Imperial German Navy
340:was a vessel of the
63:Imperial German Navy
786:Wilhelm von Krosigk
703:GĂĽnther von Krosigk
572:Armenian population
429:-based shipbuilder
712:Kapitänleutnant /
628:and light cruiser
1077:978-3-78-220456-9
1054:978-3-78-220235-0
1031:978-3-76-374800-6
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819:Walter Hildebrand
775:Franz BrĂĽninghaus
753:Ludwig von Reuter
551:and his brother,
541:Empress Friedrich
507:Kaiser Wilhelm II
472:5 cm SK L/40 guns
346:Mediterranean Sea
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315:57 enlisted men
251:compound engine
244:Installed power
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681:en route to
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140:Commissioned
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865:Hans Humann
501:. In 1898,
406:sailing rig
404:had a full
350:steam yacht
176:Steam yacht
135:1 June 1885
124:Yard number
21:SMS Loreley
1089:Categories
881:References
644:Alexandria
638:relegated
312:4 officers
307:Complement
298:11.9
270:Propulsion
259:(690
675:Haci PaĹźa
530:Holy Land
457:SMS
372:in 1926.
370:Black Sea
285:Sail plan
255:700
198:Full load
192:long tons
161:Black Sea
69:Completed
51:Operators
602:Salonika
576:Anatolia
410:schooner
322:Armament
289:Schooner
132:Launched
100:Namesake
949:2 April
937:Mohican
916:2 April
671:Loreley
656:Loreley
640:Loreley
631:Breslau
613:Loreley
598:Loreley
585:Hamburg
568:Loreley
561:Loreley
557:Loreley
555:, used
537:Loreley
526:Tenedos
503:Loreley
495:Loreley
487:Loreley
478:Service
464:Mohican
459:Loreley
447:Mohican
435:Mohican
427:Glasgow
416:History
402:Loreley
381:Loreley
362:Loreley
337:Loreley
118:Glasgow
110:Builder
104:Lorelei
94:Loreley
85:History
77:Retired
40:in 1896
38:Loreley
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1051:
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683:Samsun
660:tender
652:Smyrna
636:Goeben
625:Goeben
545:Lerici
521:Hertha
499:Aegean
443:Lilian
390:boiler
376:Design
366:Turkey
207:Length
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679:Batum
648:Corfu
524:from
454:aviso
439:Largs
295:Speed
236:Draft
190:(910
127:90061
1072:ISBN
1049:ISBN
1026:ISBN
951:2022
918:2022
335:SMS
325:2 Ă—
228:Beam
156:Fate
90:Name
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261:ihp
220:loa
214:lwl
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