sms sms armored warship german_imperial_navy laid vulcan shipyard stettin ship launched december commissioned navy april intended fifth member class sortie budgetary limitations dissatisfaction class prompted redesign bore little resemblance earlier vessels mounted main battery guns amidships central main deck directly broadside german capital ship constructed entirely german steel significant service german_navy participated fleet training maneuvers early 1890s spent majority 1890s reserve major deployment came joined international naval demonstration protest greek annexation crete withdrawn active duty harbor defense ship high_seas_fleet target ship sold scrapping broken year design intended fifth member class sortie design ship radically altered variety reasons german_navy largely dissatisfied class ships number design faults required correction budgetary constraints limited design ship forcing design staff work displacement long tons short tons lower assessment design mixed naval historian states experimental design real value combat conway world fighting ships stating considered little fighting value time completed edition reported contradictory opinion stating majority german naval critics dissatisfied greater extent vessels kaiser general characteristics long waterline long overall beam draft forward aft designed displacement vessel displaced metric tons long tons short tons ship fully loaded displaced long tons short tons hull built transverse longitudinal steel frames iron stem stern ship watertight compartments double ran percent length hull german capital ship built entirely german steel german navy regarded adequate sea boat suffered significant pitching result tendency pitch severely long tons short tons ballast permanently installed bow lost great deal speed heavy seas conditions sea state percent loss speed ship operate severe weather conditions transverse metacentric height standard complement consisted officers enlisted men crew later reorganized officers enlisted sailors carried number smaller boats including picket boat launch machinery powered horizontal cylinder double expansion steam engines separate engine engines drove bladed screw diameter steam provided engines transverse cylinder boilers divided boiler rooms boiler equipped total operated standard kpa forced engines designed operate indicated horsepower speed knots mph speed trials engines slightly exceeded designed horsepower ihp knots mph ship designed store long tons short tons coal accommodate long tons short tons additional long tons short tons coal stored deck cruising speed knots mph steam nautical miles increasing speed knot reduced range nmi knots mph cruise nmi steering controlled single rudder equipped electrical generators total output kilowatts volts armament armor carried guns unusual configuration guns main deck broadside corner central battery measure end fire upper deck firing broadside guns supplied rounds ammunition elevate enabled maximum range equipped guns guns torpedo tubes rounded armament mounted bow submerged placed broadside water fourth located stern water carried torpedoes armor consisted compound steel backed teak steel fabricated main armored belt composed steel upper thick amidships protected ship belt reduced end central portion lower thick central section end entire belt backed teak amidships teak end sides armored casemates main battery thick ship deck thick forward conning tower thick sides thick roof rear conning tower given splinter protection thick sides thick roof service history laid vulcan shipyard stettin construction number launched december fitting work commenced completed april commissioned german_navy april immediately joined alongside annual fleet maneuvers suffered engine troubles exercises performed june germany dedicated kaiser canal ships present celebrations assigned training squadron maneuvers august september kaiser majority exercises focused baltic fleet conduct maneuvers north_sea days september participated visit great_britain august took ship assigned new cruiser rest fleet joined royal_navy fleet review queen_victoria participated ceremonial transfer island british german control summer present fleet maneuvers september entire ship armored squadron simulated russian fleet blockading kiel remained division year maneuvers simulated war russia france denmark replaced division went reserve ship remained service years returned active duty join international naval demonstration island crete annexed greece ship remained demonstration march germany austria-hungary withdrew naval contingents dissatisfaction compromise solution left crete ottoman control greek prince reduced serve harbor guard ship later depot ship stricken naval register january vessel target ship high_seas_fleet german defeat world war sold ship breaking firm ship dismantled scrap wilhelmshaven year
SMS Oldenburg (1884)