Preussen Class Ironclad (1873)
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Three Preussen class ironclad turret ships were completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1876-1878.
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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