battleship armored frigate german kaiserliche_marine ship built vulcan shipyard stettin commissioned fleet july large warship german navy built private shipyard previous vessels ordered abroad built royal imperial main battery guns mounted pair twin gun turrets amidships served fleet commissioning frequently placed reserve career cruised mediterranean_sea times service including mission unrest ottoman_empire threatened german citizens living ship withdrawn service end harbor guard ship relegated supply ship wilhelmshaven ended career coal hulk torpedo boats renamed saturn reused ship ultimately sold construction ordered vulcan shipyard stettin keel laid construction number time private german given contract build large warship navy ship launched november commissioned german fleet july cost german government gold marks final ship class laid launched commissioned sisters friedrich der built newly established imperial built experienced commercial ship builder ship meters long overall beam draft forward 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 submerged ship hull armor wrought iron backed teak armored belt upper thick lower ranged thickness backed teak gun turrets protected armor sides backed teak service history commissioning july served fleet joined squadron sent mediterranean_sea response unrest ottoman_empire related russo turkish war violence threatened german citizens living squadron command rear admiral steamed ports july found significant tensions ashore departed cruised mediterranean remainder summer returning germany october april participated fleet maneuvers command rear admiral time joined sister ships friedrich der steaming english channel armored frigate accidentally rammed quickly sank loss men assisting rescue attempt escorted damaged portsmouth royal_navy available dry dock emergency repairs chief kaiserliche_marine ordered staff return germany immediately aboard dispatch vessel annual summer maneuvers canceled week sinking armored squadron reactivated composed sister friedrich der old armored frigates annual summer training cruise primarily conducted baltic_sea apart short voyage june coast norway ships returned kiel september winter new armored corvette replaced squadron austrian naval officer replaced squadron commander 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 kept reserve annual summer maneuvers starting new ships including rest class ironclads entered service august reactivated participate kaiser visit great_britain ship assigned sister friedrich der central battery ironclads kaiser command rear admiral fleet conducted maneuvers north_sea returning germany 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 participated ceremonial transfer island british german control summer present fleet maneuvers september entire ship armored squadron simulated russian fleet blockading kiel including served training squadron winter squadron cruised mediterranean command rear admiral saw final round fleet maneuvers removed fleet duty serve harbor guard ship end based wilhelmshaven harbor ship starting november renamed saturn november reused new battleship ship formally stricken naval register subsequently coal hulk torpedo boats converted use saturn hold long tons short tons coal eventually sold scrapping june broken year wilhelmshaven display der dresden bow located munich
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