sms sms class armored frigates german_imperial_navy sister ships built vulcan shipyard stettin ship commissioned august armed main battery guns open barbettes commissioning served fleet numerous training exercises cruises participated cruises escorting state visits great_britain cities baltic_sea late 1880s early 1890s ship modernized kiel served seven years fleet withdrawn active service subsequently variety secondary roles sold broken scrap construction ordered contract denoted vessel new addition fleet built vulcan shipyard stettin keel laid construction number ship launched november commissioned german fleet sisters large armored warship built german navy relied entirely engines propulsion ship meters long overall beam draft forward powered cylinder triple expansion engines supplied steam coal fired boilers ship speed knots mph indicated horsepower standard complement consisted officers enlisted men serving squadron flagship augmented officers men armed guns single mounted open barbette forward conning tower remaining mounted amidships single mounts open barbette built ship equipped guns hotchkiss revolver cannons armor wrought iron concentrated armored citadel amidships armor ranged armored citadel deck barbette armor wrought iron backed teak service history commissioning placed reserve activated service fleet poor performance sister fleet maneuvers problems associated class ships tendency roll dangerously flat bottoms greatly reduced accuracy guns ships poorly armored compared contemporaries addition slow suffered poor sisters served division fleet maneuvers command rear admiral ship placed reserve returned fleet service alongside new ironclad annual fleet maneuvers engines proved troublesome following maneuvers sisters removed active duty serve baltic reserve division june germany dedicated kaiser canal ships present celebrations ship returned active service fleet joined division annual maneuvers commanded captain exercises ships simulated russian fleet blockading kiel defended torpedo boat reserve maneuvers returned division winter class battleships commissioned ships assigned division displaced sisters ships conducted training cruises winter spring conducting annual autumn fleet exercises june opened traffic years work begun sisters dozens warships attended ceremonies major naval powers sent fleets join fleet review autumn maneuvers simulated high seas battle divisions north_sea followed combined maneuvers rest fleet baltic served maneuvers sister join exercises service extensive modernization conclusion maneuvers taken drydock kiel reconstruction ship old wrought iron teak armor replaced new krupp steel armor funnels single large funnel new engines installed increased ship speed knots mph ship guns replaced quick firing guns work completed remained fleet replacement fleet organization plan new dreadnought battleship ordered year torpedo training test ship february reduced escort type ship stricken naval register october sold ultimately broken scrap wilhelmshaven
SMS Württemberg (1878)