S.M.S. Großer Kurfürst (1875)
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| S.M.S. Großer Kurfürst (1875) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Wilhelmshaven Dockyard[1][2] |
| Yard Number: | 2[3] |
| Laid down: | 1868[4] |
| Launched: | 17 Sep, 1875[5] |
| Commissioned: | 6 May, 1878[6] |
| Lost: | 31 May, 1878[7] |
| Fate: | Collision w/König Wilhelm |
S.M.S. Großer Kurfürst was an ironclad turret ship completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1878.
Service
Großer Kurfürst was commissioned into the fleet on 6 May, 1878, but her career did not last the month, for on 31 May she was rammed by the König Wilhelm in the Dover Straits during a visit by the German fleet to England. She sank quickly owing to failure to seal her watertight bulkheads, and 269 of her crew were drowned.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 244.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 5.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 5.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 244.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 6.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 6.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 6.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 6.
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.
