An item dated Berlin, Germany 9th reported that a new ship for the German navy was completed based on a design of the emperor himself.(1) Most important detail was that the cabins of officers and the rest of the crew were located on deck which desirable for the hygiene. If necessary the cabins could be easily removed and stored in the cargo hold. At that moment numbered the German navy 14 large armoured ships, 18 2nd class armoured ships, 2 cruiser frigates, 9 cruiser corvettes, 8 standard cruisers. 9 aviso’s and a large number of gunboats and torpedo boats.
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1. Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preussen (27 January 1859 Berlin, Germany-4 June 1941 Doorn, Netherlands), German emperor 15 June 1888-9 November 1918 as Wilhelm II and king of Prussia.
