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Three '''''Preussen'' class ironclad turret ships''' were completed for the [[Imperial German Navy]] in 1876-1878. | Three '''''Preussen'' class ironclad turret ships''' were completed for the [[Imperial German Navy]] in 1876-1878. | ||
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Revision as of 15:19, 17 May 2016
Three Preussen class ironclad turret ships were completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1876-1878.
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Preußen | AG Vulcan, Stettin | 1870 | 22 Nov, 1873 | 4 Jul, 1876 | Sold 27 Jun, 1919 |
| Friedrich der Große | Kiel Dockyard | 1869 | 20 Sep, 1874 | 22 Nov, 1877 | Sold 1920 |
| Großer Kurfürst | Wilhelmshaven Dockyard | 1868 | 17 Sep, 1875 | 6 May, 1878 | Collision 31 May, 1878 |
Design & Construction
Performance
Armament
As Completed
- Four 260mm/22 caliber hooped guns
- Two 170mm/25 caliber hooped guns
After Refit, Date Unknown
- Four 260mm/22 caliber hooped guns
- Two 170mm/25 caliber hooped guns
- Six to Ten 88mm/30 caliber quick-firing guns
- Two machine guns
- Five 350mm torpedoes, thirteen torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Gröner, Erich (revised and expanded by Dieter Jung and Martin Maass) (1990). German Warships 1815-1945. Volume One: Major Surface Vessels. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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