German battleship Deutschland (1875)
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Kaiser Class armoured frigate Deutschland |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Built: | Samuda Brothers, Great Britain |
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down | 1872 |
| Launched: | September 12, 1874 |
| Commissioned: | July 20, 1875 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Scrapped Hamburg 1909 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | As built:
7319 tons std 8940 tons max Refitted: 7645 tons std 8736 tons max |
| Length: | 293' 1" |
| Beam: | 62' 6" |
| Draught: | 26' |
| Propulsion: | 8 x Penn transverse trunk boilers
1 x Penn 2 cyl. single expansion Coal 880 tons |
| Speed: | 14.5 knots |
| Range: | 2470NM @ 10kts |
| Complement: | As built:
32 + 568 Refitted: 36 + 620 |
| Armament: |
As built: Main guns 8 x 10.23"/20 (8 x 1) 768 rounds Refitted: 8 x 10.23"/20 (8 x 1) 636 rounds Secondary guns 1 x 8.2"/22 Torpedo tubes 5 x 13.7" 2 x bow, 2 x beam, 1 stern 13 rounds Other weapons 7 x 5.9" 6 x 4.1" 9 x 3.46" |
| Armor: | C.T.: 1.1" - 1.9"
Belt: 4.9" - 10" Casemates: 7" - 8" |
The Deutschland was Kaiser class armoured frigates designed by Sir Edward Reed. She was fitted with a sailing rig which was removed during refitting at the Imperial Dockyard, Wilhelmshaven, from 1894 to 1897. She was became a harbour ship in May 1904. On November 22 , 1904 she was renamed Jupiter. She was struck from the German Imperial Navy list on May 21, 1906, and used as a target ship before being sold in 1908.
