sms kaiser sms kaiser lead ship kaiser class ironclads sister ship named title kaiser german emperor held leader newly created ship laid brothers shipyard london ship launched march commissioned german fleet february kaiser mounted main battery guns central battery amidships kaiser served fleet commissioning frequently placed reserve career ship regular participant annual fleet training maneuvers conducted exception temporarily replaced newer vessels participated cruises baltic mediterranean escorting official state visits kaiser rebuilt early 1890s armored cruiser slow perform role spent years flagship returning germany secondary roles end world war broken scrap construction kaiser ordered brothers shipyard london keel laid kaiser sister ordered shortly end franco prussian war assumption french quickly attempt war revenge ship launched march commissioned german fleet february kaiser cost german government gold marks ship meters long overall beam draft forward kaiser powered cylinder single expansion engine supplied steam coal fired trunk boilers ship speed knots mph indicated horsepower equipped ship rig standard complement consisted officers enlisted men armed guns mounted central battery amidships built ship equipped single gun rebuilt armament increased guns later auto cannons torpedo tubes mounted ship hull kaiser armor wrought iron backed teak armored belt thick backed teak service history commissioning february kaiser spent spring working engines ready annual summer training cruise joined older ironclads new command vice admiral ship squadron remained german waters entirety cruise finished review flotilla september squadron reactivated spring rear admiral replaced squadron commander kaiser served flagship squadron included kaiser sister time batch squadron working summer cruise german consul ottoman_empire murdered attacks german citizens living area feared ordered sail mediterranean_sea stage naval demonstration june arriving ironclads reinforced vessels threat violence subsided august departed kaiser ironclads remained mediterranean rest summer kaiser joined summer squadron composed new turret ironclad squadron sent mediterranean response unrest ottoman_empire related russo turkish war violence threatened german citizens living squadron command steamed ports july found significant tensions ashore departed cruised mediterranean remainder summer returning germany october newly commissioned friedrich der sister ships replaced kaiser maneuvers accidentally rammed sank great loss life kaiser sister remained reserve years reactivated spring summer maneuvers command long period service engines proved troublesome training cruise regardless cruise year german navy completely abandoned use sails large ironclads kaiser went reserve maneuvers conducted squadron composed class ironclads ship active duty august joined squadron weeks maneuvers rest fleet kaiser represented germany barcelona world fair held naval review summer kaiser joined fleet steamed great_britain celebrate coronation ship joined sister turret ships friedrich der fleet held training maneuvers north_sea command rear admiral kaiser rest training squadron fleet year kaiserliche_marine maintained year round ironclad force squadron escorted imperial yacht mediterranean voyage included state visits italy ottoman_empire squadron remained mediterranean april returned germany kaiser participated ceremonial transfer island british german control summer present fleet maneuvers september entire ship armored squadron simulated russian fleet blockading kiel including kaiser served training squadron winter squadron cruised mediterranean command rear admiral kaiser rebuilt wilhelmshaven ship converted armored cruiser heavy guns removed replaced lighter weapons including guns entire rigging equipment removed heavy military masts installed place rigging despite modernization remained slow similarly converted service kaiser reinforced included cruisers smaller vessels period diplomatic tension britain germany caused telegram sent kaiser overseas cruisers ordered return german waters order quickly reversed decided seen act weakness britain april entering port kaiser struck rock minor damage hull ship service days repairs hong_kong kaiser served flagship rear admiral tenure squadron commander tasked locating suitable concession main port surveying number sites aboard kaiser settled wake violent incidents germans china gave permission seize force november dusk november kaiser left shanghai headed leave following day suspicion ships 12th sea intended steam 14th seize port 14th steamed bay bring chinese forts fire kaiser sent landing force men ashore span hours forces captured central outlying forts destroyed chinese telegraph preventing superiors german attack negotiating general commander garrison succeeded forcing chinese concession germany proclaimed promoted vice admiral following successful seizure port sent kaiser nagasaki periodic maintenance spanish american war saw action philippines battle manila bay necessitated german naval presence area protect german nationals kaiser nagasaki undergoing repairs ordered dock maintenance meet manila soon possible crew transfers repair process necessitated meet manila concentration warships philippines caused crisis rear admiral objected size german force meeting governor general spanish governor philippines german naval forces left philippines fall manila august tensions united_states continued time following departure manila august took kaiser south dutch_east_indies ship represented germany celebrations coronation queen ship returned hong_kong singapore proceeding gunnery practice steaming bay ship ran aground rock arrived tow kaiser rocks sent hong_kong repairs kaiser remained overseas returned germany reduced harbor ship renamed october ship stricken naval register barracks ship ultimately broken
SMS Kaiser (1874)