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− | + | Six '''''Siegfried'' class coast defence ships''' were completed for the German Navy in the 1890s. | |
− | + | ==Design and Construction== | |
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− | == | + | ==Armament== |
+ | ===As Completed=== | ||
+ | * Three 240mm/35 caliber guns | ||
+ | * Eight 88mm/30 caliber quick-firing guns<ref>Only six carried aboard {{DE-Siegfried}}.</ref> | ||
+ | * Four 350mm torpedo tubes, ten torpedoes | ||
+ | {{Conways1860|p. 246}}{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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type=coast defence ship | type=coast defence ship | ||
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+ | sortdate=10 Aug 1889 | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
− | name= | + | name=Siegfried |
− | + | workno=44{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} | |
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order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | builder=[[Germaniawerft]], Kiel{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} |
− | launch= | + | laid=1888{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} |
− | comm= | + | launch=10 Aug 1889{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate= | + | comm=29 Apr 1890{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate2= | + | strick=17 Jun 1919{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | + | fatedate=1920{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=Broken up | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Beowulf | name=Beowulf | ||
− | + | workno=100{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} | |
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order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | builder=[[Aktien-Gesellschaft "Weser"|AG Weser]], Bremen{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} |
− | launch=1890 | + | laid=1890{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} |
− | comm= | + | launch=8 Nov 1890{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate= | + | comm=1 Apr 1892{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate2= | + | strick=" |
− | + | fatedate=''c''. 1920{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | |
+ | fate=" | ||
+ | fate2=" | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Frithjof | name=Frithjof | ||
− | + | workno=101{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} | |
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order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | builder=" |
− | launch=1891 | + | laid=1890{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} |
− | comm= | + | launch=21 Jul 1891{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | + | comm=23 Feb 1893{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | |
− | + | strick=" | |
− | fatedate= | + | fatedate=''c''. 1919{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | } | + | fate=" |
− | + | fate2=Mercantile | |
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} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Heimdall | name=Heimdall | ||
− | + | workno=14{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} | |
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order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | builder=[[Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven|Wilhelmshaven Dockyard]]{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | launch=1892 | + | laid=1891{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | comm= | + | launch=27 Jul 1892{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | + | comm=7 Apr 1894{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | |
− | + | strick=" | |
− | + | fatedate=1921{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | |
+ | fate=Broken up | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Hildebrand | name=Hildebrand | ||
− | + | workno=20{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} | |
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order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | builder=[[Kaiserliche Werft Kiel|Kiel Dockyard]]{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} |
− | launch=1892 | + | laid=1890{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} |
− | comm= | + | launch=6 Aug 1892{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate= | + | comm=28 Oct 1893{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate2= | + | strick=" |
− | + | fatedate=''c''. 1919{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=Stranded on Dutch coast 52*05'N, 04*14'E<br>Wreck broken up 1933{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
− | name= | + | name=Hagen |
− | + | workno=21{{GronerWarships1|p. 10}} | |
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order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | builder=" |
− | launch= | + | laid=1891{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | comm= | + | launch=21 Oct 1893{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate= | + | comm=2 Oct 1894{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} |
− | fate2= | + | strick=" |
− | + | fatedate=''c''. 1919{{GronerWarships1|p. 11}} | |
+ | fate=" | ||
+ | fate2=Broken up | ||
} | } | ||
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Revision as of 17:21, 17 May 2016
Six Siegfried class coast defence ships were completed for the German Navy in the 1890s.
Design and Construction
Armament
As Completed
- Three 240mm/35 caliber guns
- Eight 88mm/30 caliber quick-firing guns[1]
- Four 350mm torpedo tubes, ten torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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Siegfried | Beowulf | Frithjof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heimdall | Hildebrand | Hagen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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