SMS Friedrich der Große (1874)
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| Career | German Imperial Navy Ensign |
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| Name: | SMS Friedrich der Große |
| Namesake: | King Frederick II of Prussia |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 15 April 1871 |
| Launched: | 20 September 1874 |
| Decommissioned: | 1891 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,800 tons |
| Length: | 96 m (315 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 7.18 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engines |
| Speed: | 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,690 nmi (3,130 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement: | 46 + 454 |
| Armament: |
6 × 22 cm (8.7 in) guns 4 × 17 cm (6.7 in) guns |
| Armor: |
Belt: 102 mm (4.0 in)–228 mm (9.0 in) Turrets: 203 mm (8.0 in) |
- For the battleship of the same name, see SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911).
SMS Friedrich der Große was launched on 20 September 1874 in Kiel as an armored frigate, sistership of Preußen (launched 1873 in Stettin) and Großer Kurfürst (launched 1875 in Wilhelmshaven). Later classified as Panzerschiffe (armored ships), these were the first armored ships with gun turrets built in Germany, as the new Imperial Navy sought independence from foreign shipbuilders. They were 96 meters long and had a displacement of 6,800 tons, with iron armor on teak planking. They had 1,834 square meters of sails and steam engines and a top speed of 14 knots. The crew numbered 46 officers and 454 men.
Friedrich der Große served in the fleet until 1891. She was then converted to harbour duty and later into a coal storage hulk and was scrapped in 1920.
External links
- SMS Friedrich Der Grosse (German)
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