sms sms imperial_german_navy lead ship class sister ship built shipyard laid launched august commissioned august served active fleet 1890s participated numerous training exercises career cut short september collided old ironclad ram bow waterline caused rapidly sink crew safely rescued casualties design meters long overall beam maximum draft forward displaced metric tons long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted angled cylinder triple expansion engines steam engines provided coal fired locomotive boilers ship propulsion system provided speed mph range approximately nautical miles mph crew officers enlisted men built ship armed guns placed single pivot mounts guns supplied total rounds ammunition carried torpedo tubes mounted submerged bow deck mounted launchers broadside guns single mounts added ship german carry armor thick deck armor plating conning tower service history laid shipyard bremen launched august commissioned german fleet august served aboard ship watch officer early assigned time consisted old ironclads protected cruiser squadron commanded conducted mock combat exercises baltic_sea late joined squadron old ironclads kaiser friedrich der cruised mediterranean_sea yacht protected cruiser carried squadron visited numerous ports mediterranean including state visits italy ottoman_empire stopped greece attended wedding sister greek crown prince constantine squadron remained mediterranean april returned germany forced remain months problem boiler tubes required lengthy repairs ship led torpedo boat flotilla early assigned divisional dispatch vessel division commanded rear admiral annual maneuvers assigned division september collided ironclad extensive training maneuvers rest fleet sunk crew safely evacuated ship suffered casualties maneuvers attempted pass distance passed closely immediately attempted reverse course avoid ship vessels collided ram bow tore large hole began slowly sink battleship attempted tow shallow water internal bulkheads collapsed strain ship quickly sank crew taken safely ship suffered casualties
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