Kaiser Friedrich III-class
Wittelsbach-class
Braunwschweig-class
Fleets of the world 1915. Compiled from official sources and classified according to types.
Eveleigh Nash, London, England, 1915.
Building ordered under the contract name ‘C’, laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, Germany with yard number 25 in September 1899, launched on 3 July 1900, commissioned on 15 October 1902, completed in the second half of 1902, since 1916 used for auxiliary purposes, minesweepers tender since 1919, stricken in July 1921 and sold to be broken up .
Of the Wittelsbach-class built under the Naval Law of 1898, consisting of the Wittelsbach, Wettin, Zähringen, Schwaben and Mecklenburg precedent by the Kaiser Friederich III-class and succeeded by the Braunschweig-class. General technical class specifications. Displacement 11.774 tons/11.588 long tons (standard)-12.798 tons/12.596 long tons (combat)) and as dimensions 125,2 (waterline)-126,8 (over all) x 22,8 x 7,95 (fore) metres or 410’9”-416’0”x 74’10”x 26’1”. The 3-3cylinder triple expansion steam engines, 6 transverse cylindrical boilers and 6 marine-type boilers supplied via 3 shafts 14.000 hp allowing a speed of 18 knots or with a speed of 10 knots and coal bunker capacity of 650-1.800 (maximum) tons a range of 5.000 nautical miles. Their crew numbered 683 (included 33 officers)-762 (included 46 officers while acting as a flagship) men. The Krupp armour consisted of a 10-22,5cm/3.9-8.9” thick belt, a 5cm/2.0” thick deck, the main gung turrets protected by 5cm (roofs)-25cm/9.8” (sides), 15cgm gun turrets by 7cm/2.8” (roofs)-15cm/5.9“ (sides), forward conning tower 25cm/9.8” (sides)-3cm/1.2“(roof) and aft conning tower 3 (roof)-14cm (sides). The armament consisted of 2x2-24cm/9.4”40 cal guns, 18x1-15cm/4.9” guns, 12-8,8cm/3.5” quick firing guns, 12 machine guns and 6-45cm/17.7” torpedo tubes (surfaced swivel mountings). Described as having excellent sea going qualities. Divided by 14 watertight compartment and fitted out with a double bottom covering 70% of her hull length.
