sms friedrich der battleship der sms friedrich der armored frigate german kaiserliche_marine second class ironclads addition sister ships named frederick great laid kiel completed main battery guns mounted pair twin gun turrets amidships friedrich der served fleet commissioning frequently placed reserve career ship regular participant annual fleet training maneuvers conducted exception temporarily replaced newer vessels participated cruises baltic escorting official state visits ship removed active service secondary roles stricken naval register sold friedrich der broken scrap following year construction friedrich der ordered kiel keel laid construction number ship launched september commissioned german fleet november laid year sister friedrich der completed year built newly established inexperienced built experienced private ship cost german government gold marks ship meters long overall beam draft forward friedrich der powered cylinder single expansion steam engine supplied steam coal fired transverse trunk boilers ship speed knots mph indicated horsepower equipped ship rig standard complement consisted officers enlisted men armed guns mounted pair gun turrets placed amidships built ship equipped chase guns rebuilt armament increased later quick firing guns pair machine guns torpedo tubes placed ship hull waterline armor wrought iron backed teak armored belt upper thick lower ranged thickness backed teak gun turrets protected armor sides backed teak service history commissioning november friedrich der served fleet april friedrich der reactivated participate annual summer fleet maneuvers command rear admiral newly commissioned sister ship joined squadron shortly maneuvers scheduled begin time friedrich der suffered mechanical problems ran aground steaming kiel wilhelmshaven ship suffered damage hull coupled chronic engine problems forced miss fleet maneuvers squadron steamed english channel armored frigate accidentally rammed quickly sank loss men aftermath loss navy canceled summer maneuvers apart small ironclad armored warships reserve following year armored squadron reactivated command rear admiral friedrich der joined older ironclads squadron remained baltic majority training period took ships north_sea june visit norway ships returned kiel september squadron disbanded winter spring squadron new armored corvette replaced squadron year austrian naval officer replaced squadron commander june italian frigate visited armored squadron kiel squadron remained baltic summer cruise exception short visit wilhelmshaven august summer cruise followed pattern year previous returned place plagued engine problems served commander july ships hosted visit british reserve squadron time included british ironclad hms warrior rest squadron visited danzig september meeting russian alexander iii summer cruise included ironclads previous year commanded promoted rear admiral friedrich der kept reserve annual summer maneuvers starting new ships including rest class ironclads entered service ship reactivated july participate tour baltic newly voyage included visits stockholm copenhagen met swedish king inspected german warships conferred decorations senior officers august friedrich der participated kaiser visit great_britain ship assigned sister central battery ironclads kaiser command rear admiral fleet conducted maneuvers north_sea returning germany friedrich der 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 friedrich der participated ceremonial transfer island british german control summer present fleet maneuvers september entire ship armored squadron simulated russian fleet blockading kiel including friedrich der served training squadron winter squadron cruised mediterranean command rear admiral friedrich der saw service winter maneuvers command rear admiral ship participated maneuvers included simulation french naval attack north_sea following year friedrich der joined new battleship designated command rear admiral ships simulated russian attack germany baltic coast maneuvers reduced harbor ship november ship stricken active register coal hulk torpedo boats friedrich der served capacity end world war removed naval register january sold broken scrap following year
SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1874)