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524: 595: 341:). She carried 15 t (15 long tons; 17 short tons) of coal for the boiler. At a cruising speed of 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph), she could steam for 1,181 579: 616: 531: 236:
in the 1870s. Originally intended for use in Chinese waters against local pirates, she instead remained in Germany through her career as a
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that were 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in diameter. Steam was provided by a single coal-fired cylindrical
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Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart
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The German Warships: Biographies − A Reflection of Naval History from 1815 to the Present
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The ship's crew consisted of 1 officer and 42 enlisted men. She carried a
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of 1.13 to 1.63 m (3 ft 8 in to 5 ft 4 in). Her
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was constructed with transverse iron frames, and was divided into four
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Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993).
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rig with a total sail area of 325 m (3,500 sq ft).
225: 92: 388: 307: 303: 299: 45: 329:. Her propulsion system was rated to provide a top speed of 8 486: 280: 119: 105: 509: 419: 372: 295: 495:] (in German). Vol. 6. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag. 306:. The ship handled poorly in heavy seas and made severe 448: 446: 444: 442: 440: 438: 414:. She was thereafter used as a stationary training 355:carried a single 12 cm (4.7 in) K L/23 608: 435: 287:) as designed and 164 t (161 long tons) at 525: 263:of 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) and a 229: 532: 518: 391:, under construction number 110. She was 317:She was powered by a pair of 2-cylinder 422:the following year, and was eventually 251:was 29.1 meters (95 ft 6 in) 609: 302:. Steering was controlled by a single 255:and 31 m (101 ft 8 in) 197:8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 513: 617:Gunboats of the Imperial German Navy 333:(15 km/h; 9.2 mph) at 140 13: 467: 452: 366: 144:6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) 14: 633: 152:1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 321:that drove a pair of 4-bladed 1: 539: 461: 7: 596:List of gunboats of Germany 10: 638: 470:German Warships: 1815–1945 591: 565: 550: 243: 83: 22: 18: 429: 273:watertight compartments 136:31 m (102 ft) 84:General characteristics 468:Gröner, Erich (1990). 395:on 7 June 1877. After 230: 253:long at the waterline 228:built for the German 410:was struck from the 319:marine steam engines 180:marine steam engines 104:Designed: 130  232:Kaiserliche Marine 604: 603: 479:978-0-87021-790-6 403:on 1 April 1878. 335:metric horsepower 216: 215: 629: 534: 527: 520: 511: 510: 506: 483: 456: 450: 406:On 27 May 1907, 327:fire-tube boiler 235: 186:screw propellers 16: 15: 637: 636: 632: 631: 630: 628: 627: 626: 607: 606: 605: 600: 587: 561: 546: 538: 503: 480: 464: 459: 451: 436: 432: 383:in 1877 at the 369: 367:Service history 323:screw propeller 246: 157:Installed power 79:Broken up, 1926 12: 11: 5: 635: 625: 624: 619: 602: 601: 599: 598: 592: 589: 588: 586: 585: 576: 566: 563: 562: 560: 559: 551: 548: 547: 537: 536: 529: 522: 514: 508: 507: 501: 484: 478: 463: 460: 458: 457: 455:, p. 138. 433: 431: 428: 412:naval register 385:Schichau-Werke 368: 365: 343:nautical miles 245: 242: 214: 213: 212: 211: 208: 203: 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 189: 188: 182: 174: 170: 169: 158: 154: 153: 150: 146: 145: 142: 138: 137: 134: 130: 129: 128: 127: 113: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 81: 80: 77: 73: 72: 69: 65: 64: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 42:Schichau-Werke 39: 35: 34: 29: 25: 24: 20: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 634: 623: 620: 618: 615: 614: 612: 597: 594: 593: 590: 584: 582: 578:Followed by: 577: 575: 573: 569:Preceded by: 568: 567: 564: 558: 557: 553: 552: 549: 545: 544: 535: 530: 528: 523: 521: 516: 515: 512: 504: 502:3-7822-0237-6 498: 494: 490: 485: 481: 475: 471: 466: 465: 454: 449: 447: 445: 443: 441: 439: 434: 427: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 404: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 364: 362: 358: 354: 350: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 315: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 292: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 241: 239: 238:training ship 234: 233: 227: 223: 222: 209: 206: 205: 204: 201: 200: 196: 193: 192: 187: 183: 181: 177: 176: 175: 172: 171: 167: 163: 159: 156: 155: 151: 148: 147: 143: 140: 139: 135: 132: 131: 125: 121: 117: 114: 111: 107: 103: 102: 101: 98: 97: 94: 91: 88: 87: 82: 78: 75: 74: 70: 67: 66: 62: 59: 58: 54: 51: 50: 47: 43: 40: 37: 36: 33: 30: 27: 26: 21: 17: 580: 571: 555: 554: 542: 540: 492: 488: 469: 407: 405: 401:commissioned 387:shipyard in 376: 370: 359:mounted her 357:built-up gun 352: 351: 316: 293: 259:. She had a 257:long overall 248: 247: 220: 218: 217: 99:Displacement 71:1 April 1878 68:Commissioned 31: 397:fitting out 281:metric tons 210:42 enlisted 118:: 164  63:7 June 1877 622:1877 ships 611:Categories 462:References 399:, she was 337:(140  207:1 officers 202:Complement 173:Propulsion 164:(140  541:SMS  426:in 1926. 424:broken up 381:laid down 289:full load 285:long tons 277:displaced 160:140  124:long tons 116:Full load 110:long tons 52:Laid down 393:launched 347:schooner 60:Launched 226:gunboat 93:Gunboat 38:Builder 23:History 499:  476:  453:Gröner 389:Elbing 314:well. 308:leeway 304:rudder 300:dinghy 298:and a 275:. She 244:Design 224:was a 133:Length 46:Elbing 583:class 574:class 572:Wespe 556:Otter 543:Otter 491:[ 430:Notes 408:Otter 377:Otter 353:Otter 331:knots 283:(130 265:draft 249:Otter 221:Otter 194:Speed 149:Draft 122:(161 108:(130 32:Otter 581:Wolf 497:ISBN 474:ISBN 420:Kiel 416:hulk 379:was 375:for 373:keel 371:The 312:helm 296:yawl 279:130 269:hull 261:beam 219:SMS 184:2 × 178:2 × 141:Beam 89:Type 76:Fate 55:1877 28:Name 361:bow 339:ihp 291:. 166:ihp 613:: 437:^ 363:. 240:. 162:PS 44:, 533:e 526:t 519:v 505:. 482:. 168:) 126:) 120:t 112:) 106:t

Index

Schichau-Werke
Elbing
Gunboat
t
long tons
Full load
t
long tons
PS
ihp
marine steam engines
screw propellers
gunboat
Kaiserliche Marine
training ship
long at the waterline
long overall
beam
draft
hull
watertight compartments
displaced
metric tons
long tons
full load
yawl
dinghy
rudder
leeway
helm

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