SMS Schwaben
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| Career (Germany) | Kaiser |
|---|---|
| Name: | Schwaben |
| Namesake: | Schwaben |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven |
| Laid down: | November 1900 |
| Launched: | 19 August 1901 |
| Commissioned: | 13 April 1904 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Wittelsbach-class battleship |
| Displacement: | 12,798 tons |
| Length: | 416 ft (127 m) |
| Beam: | 74 ft (23 m) |
| Draught: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion: |
3 shafts triple expansion 15,000 ihp |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km); 10 knots (20 km/h) |
| Complement: | 683 |
| Armament: |
4 × 9.45 in (240 mm) guns (40 cal.) 18 × 5.9 in (150 mm) guns 12 × 3.45 in (88 mm) guns 6 × 17.7 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
| Armor: |
Belt 9-4 inches turrets 10 inches deck 3 inches |
SMS Schwaben was the fourth ship of the Wittelsbach-class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Schwaben was built at Wilhelmshaven Navy Dockyard. She was laid down in November, 1900, and completed in April, 1904, at the cost of 21,678,000 marks.
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Technical Data
Dimensions and machinery
Schwaben was 127 m (416 ft) long overall, and 125 m (410 ft 9 in) at the waterline. The ship's beam was 22.8 m, and her draught was 8.0 m, and displaced 11.800 tons. Three triple-expansion engines gave her 13,900 shp and a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h). Her range at 10 knots (20 km/h) was 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km). The crew numbered 683 officers and sailors.
Armament
The main armament consisted of four 24 cm (9.2 inch) guns in twin turrets, mounted fore and aft of the superstructure. Eighteen 15 cm guns, twelve 8.8 cm rapid fire guns as well as twelve 3.7 cm machine guns comprised the secondary battery, all of which were mounted in single mounts along the length of the ship. Most of the secondary weapons were mounted in turrets or casemates. Schwaben was also armed with six 45 cm torpedo tubes.
Armor
Her armor measured 22.5 cm at the strongest point of the belt (tapering off fore and aft, down to 10.1cm at the thinnest points), 5 cm on the main deck, and 25 cm for the command tower and the main gun turrets.
Service history
During World War I, Schwaben served alongside her sisterships in the IV Battle Squadron, which was tasked with defending the Baltic Sea. In 1916, Schwaben became a depot ship for minesweepers. She was sold for scrap after the end of the war, in 1920.
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