SMS Oldenburg
Siegfried-class
Ordered as “Q”, laid down at AG Weser, Bremen, Germany with yard number 101 in February 1890, launched on 21 July 1891, commissioned on 23 February 1893, rebuilt in 1900-1902, demobilized and barracks at Danzig ship since 195, stricken on 17 June 1919, sold to A. Bernstein, Hamburg, Germany, rebuilt as a merchant ship at Deutsche Werke in 1923 and broken up at Danzig in 1930.
Of the Siegfried-class consisting of the Siegfried, Beowulf, Frithjof, Heimdall, Hildebrand and Hagen, named after Norse mythological figures. Preceded by the Oldenburg-class and succeeded by the Odin-class. Within short time due the rapid technical evolution was this class outdated and were the Siegfried, Beowulf and Frithjof to be replaced by the Helgoland-class battleships Helgoland, Thüringen and Oldenburg and the Heimdall, Hildebrand and Hagen by the Kaiser, Friederich der Grosse and Kaiserin of the Kaiser-class battleships.
Displacement 3.500 tons and as dimensions 76,40 (waterline)-79 over all) x 14,90 x 5,70 metres or 250.8-259.2 x 48.11 x 18.8 feet. Two triple expansion steam engines and 8 Marine type boilers supplied via 2 shafts 4.800 ihp allowing a speed if 14 knots and with 15 knots a range of 4.800 nautical miles. Their crew numbered 276 men. The armour consisted of a 18-24cm/7.1-9.4” thick belt. 3cm/1.2” thick deck with the gun turrets, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 20cm/7.9”, 20cm/7.9” and 18cm/7.1” thick armour. The armament consisted of 3x1-24cm/9.4” guns, 8x1-8,8cm/3.5” guns and 4-35cm/13.8” torpedo tubes. Rebuilt at the Kaiserliche Werft at Kiel, Germany, lengthened to 86,13m/282.6”, displacement became 4.367 tons, in stead of 4 Locomotive boilers now 8 new Marine type boilers, second funnel added, in stead of 35cm now 45cm torpedo tubes and 2-8,8cm guns added.
