sms sms majesty ship unprotected cruiser german kaiserliche_marine ship type built germany laid march launched march completed june lengthy trials repairs cruiser named earlier sail frigate named goddess mythology intended service german colonial empire fleet scout armed main battery centimeter guns speed excess knots mph steam nautical miles longest range german warship time conflicting requirements necessary fleet scout overseas cruiser produced unsuccessful design rapidly replaced roles newer class light cruisers initially served main german fleet frequently escorted yacht trips european countries including state visit russia late reassigned arrived ship took june boxer rebellion china returned germany modernized return service work finished mobilized outbreak world war august crew assembled shortages personnel instead barracks ship danzig end war sold converted freighter renamed served capacity years broken scrap danzig design designed serve colonial cruiser german colonial empire peacetime police german holdings suppress native unrest times war act commerce addition new cruiser design intended capable serving fleet scout pair roles necessary german naval budget small permit development pure fleet scouts colonial cruisers essentially smaller version contemporary german protected cruisers result competing design requirements high speed necessary fleet scout long cruising radius commerce firepower necessary colonies resulting design unsatisfactory classified cruiser corvette authorized budget named earlier sail frigate contract construction awarded late unprotected cruiser built marine germans built class light cruisers fill need small overseas cruisers general characteristics machinery meters long waterline long overall beam draft forward aft designed displace metric tons long tons short tons ammunition stores fuel load displaced long tons short tons hull constructed transverse longitudinal steel frames lower stem stern parts bronze frames covered wood metal extended waterline reduce fitted fore main pole mast spotting tops aid gunnery ship crew officers enlisted men carried number small boats including picket boat rolled badly severe decks wet head sea tight turning radius metacentric height steering controlled single rudder powered vertical cylinder triple expansion engines drove pair bladed screw propellers diameter steam provided coal fired transverse cylindrical double water tube boilers vertical funnels engines designed produce indicated horsepower speed knots mph trials engines produced ihp speed mph ship store long tons short tons coal enabled steam nautical miles cruising speed mph electrical power provided generators supplied total output kilowatts volts armament armor originally armed centimeter guns main battery revised guns finally guns guns supplied total rounds ammunition maximum range equipped guns rounds range ship fitted deck mounted torpedo tubes total torpedoes ship protected light armored deck consisting steel deck thick thick sloped sides funnels thick engine rooms received significant protection thick teak service history keel new cruiser laid march shipyard danzig completed hull launched march kaiser attended launching speech given director imperial shipyard danzig captain sea kurt sea trials began june kiel lasted october defects design particular poor ventilation revealed trials necessitated modifications kiel accordingly placed reserve completing trials work lasted ship ready commissioning june month present celebration marking opening july escorted yacht visit king sweden trip ships visited forth following return wilhelmshaven august participated annual autumn fleet maneuvers maneuvers pair torpedo boats salvage ship searched wrecked torpedo boat august second attempt september unsuccessful resumed duties escort period conducted sea trials confirmed cruising radius highest german ships time february assigned watch ship kiel joined maneuvers baltic_sea class ironclads rejoined escort voyage norway july july helped pull free stranded french steamer august september participated annual autumn fleet maneuvers baltic september kiel resume duties watch ship december accompanied returned kiel early continued watch ship duties june took admiral trip april celebrations mark opening telegraph cable germany sweden june began serve training ship period escorted sailing mouth followed trip norway sweden july july kiel escorted august meeting russia divisions home fleet joined autumn maneuvers lasted september returned kiel periodic repairs work completed december assigned newly formed east asia squadron division commanded brother flew flag built armored cruiser protected cruiser ship division december ships left germany having instructed crews seek hinder proper exercise legitimate rights fist division bound newly conquered base concession arrived met rest squadron commanded vice admiral deployment china station shortly arrival navy destroyed spanish fleet battle manila bay spanish american war detached investigate situation manila attempt maneuver germany position secure colonial possessions philippines obtain german prince philippine throne outright late march sent response german missionaries captain lieutenant went ashore landing party marines punish offenders april prince replaced squadron commander month leave harbor assist suffered engine damage end month steamed far visited japanese ports including nagasaki starting june russian port august having assist vessel struck reef measure escorted hong_kong repairs end year met vessel carrying prince germany january arrived command aboard flagship protected cruiser half year rest squadron cruised german central pacific colonies end unrest sparked boxer rebellion began appear particularly german base outbreak rebellion rest squadron joined ships european navies launch relief expedition command ships bombarded chinese coastal defenses southeast sent expeditionary force ashore battle forts june contingent commanded men participated great arsenal starting mid july stationed outside mouth monitor traffic area november went hong_kong overhaul january ship commander sent temporarily govern behalf ill governor february april nagasaki june stationed shanghai stayed september admiralty staff ordered return germany september departed chinese waters arrived germany october later service decommissioned major reconstruction day returned germany work wilhelmshaven december new powerful electrical generators installed upper deck enclosed guns located upper deck moved gun ports hull guns located abreast center funnel moved aft funnel completion work left service reserve following outbreak world war august ordered reactivated august corvette captain placed command ship crew assembled shortages personnel ship placed service transferred ship august moved danzig use barracks ship crews warships repaired remained duration war stricken naval register november sold converted diesel powered freighter renamed new diesel engines come unfinished boats steam knots mph cargo capacity long tons short tons conversion particularly successful severe shortage shipping aftermath war result served briefly broken scrap und danzig
SMS Gefion