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  Kaiser 1880  

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Kaiser     Samuda Bros, London, UK 1871 19.3.1874 13.2.1875 large cruiser 1.1897, harbour ship 5.1904
Deutschland     Samuda Bros, London, UK 1872 12.9.1874 20.7.1875 large cruiser 1.1897, harbour ship 5.1904


Technical data


Displacement normal, t

8799

Displacement full, t

8940

Length, m

88.5 wl 89.3 oa

Breadth, m

19.1

Draught, m

7.93

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 HSE, 8 rectangular boilers

Power, h. p.

5700

Max speed, kts

14.5

Fuel, t

coal 684

Endurance, nm(kts)

2470(10)

Armour, mm

Kaiser: steel; belt: 254 - 127, casemate: 203 - 178, deck: 51, CT: 50

Deutschland: steel; belt: 254 - 127, casemate: 203 - 178, deck: 51, CT: 100

Armament

8 x 1 - 263/20 RKL/18 C/74, 1 x 1 - 209/20 RKL/22.5 C/68

Complement

656



Standard scale images


<i>Deutschland</i> 1876
Deutschland 1876
<i>Kaiser </i>1898
Kaiser 1898


Graphics


  <i>Kaiser </i>1880  
  Kaiser 1880  


Project history

The Kaiser class were Germany's last foreign-built capital ships. They were built on the Thames to an 1869 design by Sir Edward Reed, and their engines were built by Penn. These two central battery ships were classed as armoured frigates. All the side armour was mounted on a teak backing.

Ship protection, Kaiser

Main steel belt had 254mm thickness amidships tapered to 127mm at ship ends. It laid on 226-90mm wood backing. Casemate had 203mm sides on 264-192mm wood backing and was closed by 178mm transverse bulkheads. Steering gear compartment had 216mm vertical and 126mm horizontal protection backed by 384mm wood. Armoured deck was 51-38mm thick. CT had 50mm sides and 30mm roof.

Ship protection, Deutschland

Main steel belt had 254mm thickness amidships tapered to 127mm at ship ends. It laid on 226-90mm wood backing. Casemate had 203mm sides on 264-192mm wood backing and was closed by 178mm transverse bulkheads. Steering gear compartment had 216mm vertical and 126mm horizontal protection backed by 384mm wood. Armoured deck was 51-38mm thick. CT had 100mm sides and 30mm roof.

Modernizations

1882, both: - 1 x 1 - 209/20; + 7 x 1 - 149/20 RKL/22 C/72, 4 x 1 - 79/25 RKL/27 C/73, 6 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30

1897, Kaiser: was armed with 1 x 1 - 149/28 RKL/30 C/88, 6 x 1 - 105/32 SKL/35 C/91, 9 x 1 - 88/27 SKL/30 C/89, 4 x 1 - 37/37 SK L/40 C/91, 5 - 350 TT (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern)

1898, Deutschland: was armed with 8 x 1 - 149/32 SKL/35 C/92, 8 x 1 - 88/27 SKL/30 C/89, 4 x 1 - 37/37 SK L/45 C/91, 5 - 350 TT (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern)

Naval service

Both ships were rebuilt and reclassified as large cruisers 25.1.1897, served as harbour ships since May, 1904. Kaiser was renamed Uranus  in October, 1905, stricken and converted to barrack ship in May, 1906. Deutschland was renamed Jupiter in November, 1904, sold in May, 1906 and converted to target vessel.