SMS Deutschland (1874)
| 300px SMS Deutschland in 1898 at Port Arthur, China | |
| Career (German Empire) | 44px |
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| Name: | SMS Deutschland |
| Namesake: | Deutschland (Germany) |
| Builder: | Samuda Brothers, Great Britain |
| Laid down: | 1872 |
| Launched: | 12 September 1874 |
| Commissioned: | 20 July 1875 |
| Renamed: | Jupiter, 22 November 1904 |
| Reclassified: | Hulk |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Hamburg, 1909 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kaiser class armored frigate |
| Displacement: |
As built:7319 tons std, 8940 tons max |
| Length: | 293 ft (89 m) |
| Beam: | 62.5 ft (19.1 m) |
| Draught: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion: |
8 x Penn transverse trunk boilers 1 x Penn 2 cyl. single expansion Coal 880 tons |
| Speed: | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Range: | 2470 nmi at 10 knots |
| Complement: |
As built: 32 + 568 Refitted: 36 + 620 |
| Armament: |
As built:
8 x 10.23 in (260 mm) (8 x 1) guns 768 rounds |
| Armor: |
Conning Tower: 1.1 in (28 mm) - 1.9 in (48 mm) Belt: 4.9 in (120 mm) - 10 in (250 mm) Casemates: 7 in (180 mm) - 8 in (200 mm) |
The SMS Deutschland was a Kaiser class armored frigate designed by Sir Edward Reed and built by Samuda Brothers at Cubitt Town, London. The ship was fitted with a sailing rig which was later removed during refitting at the Imperial Dockyard at Wilhelmshaven in 1894. SMS Deutschland, together with SMS Gefion, was assigned to strengthen the East Asia Squadron at Kiautschou Bay in 1898.
SMS Deutschland returned to Germany in 1904 and was reclassified as hulk and renamed Jupiter. She was struck from the German Imperial Navy list on 21 May 1906, used as a target ship before being sold for scrap in 1908.
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