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Two '''''Kaiser'' class armored frigates''' were completed for the [[Imperial German Navy]] in 1875.
 
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==Design & Construction==
 
==Design & Construction==
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The '''Kaiser'' class were the first capital ships ordered by the newly-unified Germany, and were built to an 1869 design by [[Edward James Reed|Sir Edward Reed]].{{Conways1860|p. 245}}{{GronerWarships1|p. 6}}
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They were iron-hulled with a transvere bulkhead and double longitudinal frame construction.  Their machinery consisted of one two-cylinder single-expansion engine driving a single four-bladed propeller and powered by eight [[J. Penn & Sons]] trunk boilers.{{GronerWarships1|p. 6}}  
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 17 May 2016

Two Kaiser class armored frigates were completed for the Imperial German Navy in 1875.

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Kaiser Samuda Brothers, Poplar 1871 19 Mar, 1874 13 Feb, 1875 Broken up 1920
Deutschland Samuda Brothers, Poplar 1872 12 Sep, 1874 20 Jul, 1875 Sold 1908

Design & Construction

The 'Kaiser class were built to an 1869 design by Sir Edward Reed, and were the last capital ships ordered by Germany from foreign builders.[1][2]

They were iron-hulled with a transvere bulkhead and double longitudinal frame construction. Their machinery consisted of one two-cylinder single-expansion engine driving a single four-bladed propeller and powered by eight J. Penn & Sons trunk boilers.[3]

Performance

They were good, stable seaboats with a gentle motion. They were also very responsive to the helm, although they had a "moderate" turning circle.[4]

Armament

As Completed[5][6]

  • Eight 260mm/20 caliber guns
  • One 210mm/22 caliber guns

1882[7][8]

  • Eight 260mm/20 caliber guns
  • Six 150mm/22 caliber guns
  • One 150mm/30 caliber gun
  • Four 80mm guns
  • Between four and twelve 37mm machine guns

As Rebuilt c. 1892

See individual articles.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 245.
  2. ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 6.
  3. ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 6.
  4. ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 7.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 245.
  6. ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. pp. 6-7.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 245.
  8. ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. pp. 6-7.

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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