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On trials in 1909 ''Blücher'' achieved the highest power ever made by a reciprocating-engined warship, 43,886 ihp,<ref>Friedman.  ''Battleship Design and Development''.  p. 91.</ref> equivalent to 127 r.p.m. and 25.86 knots.<ref>Anderson, R.  "Letters to the Editor" (31 December 1971).  ''Warship International'' 4.  p. 326.</ref>
 
On trials in 1909 ''Blücher'' achieved the highest power ever made by a reciprocating-engined warship, 43,886 ihp,<ref>Friedman.  ''Battleship Design and Development''.  p. 91.</ref> equivalent to 127 r.p.m. and 25.86 knots.<ref>Anderson, R.  "Letters to the Editor" (31 December 1971).  ''Warship International'' 4.  p. 326.</ref>
  

Revision as of 17:01, 23 September 2012

S.M.S. Blücher (1908)
Builder: Kiel Naval Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 21 Feb, 1907[2]
Launched: 11 Apr, 1908[3]
Commissioned: 24 Mar, 1910[4]
Sunk: 24 Jan, 1915[5]

On trials in 1909 Blücher achieved the highest power ever made by a reciprocating-engined warship, 43,886 ihp,[6] equivalent to 127 r.p.m. and 25.86 knots.[7]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 150.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 150.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 150.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 150.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 150.
  6. Friedman. Battleship Design and Development. p. 91.
  7. Anderson, R. "Letters to the Editor" (31 December 1971). Warship International 4. p. 326.

Bibliography



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