The "Kaiser" class of armored frigates was a class of two ships commissioned into the German Imperial Navy, both in 1875. The ships, "Kaiser" and "Deutschland", served in colonial duties until the turn of the 20th century. In 1904, both ships were converted into harbor ships, with "Deutschland" being used as a
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SMS Kaiser — has been the name of two ships of the German Imperial Navy:* SMS Kaiser (1875), a Kaiser class armored frigate * SMS Kaiser (1911), a Kaiser class battleship which served through World War IAdditionally, a number of Imperial Navy vessels were… … Wikipedia
SMS Kaiser (1875) — The SMS Kaiser was the lead ship of the Kaiser class armored frigates. The ship was comissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 13 February 1875. She served in colonial duties until 1899. Starting on 3 May 1904, she was used as a harbor ship,… … Wikipedia
List of naval ships of Germany — The list of naval ships of Germany includes all naval ships which have been in service of the German Navy or its predecessors.See also: * List of German Imperial Navy ships * List of Kriegsmarine ships * List of German Federal Navy ships * List… … Wikipedia
Ironclad warship — An ironclad was a steam propelled warship of the later 19th century, protected by iron or steel armor plates. [Hill, Richard. War at Sea in the Ironclad Age ISBN 0 304 35273 X; p.17] The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of… … Wikipedia
Dreadnought — For other uses, see Dreadnought (disambiguation). The oldest remaining dreadnought, USS Texas, was launched in 1912 and is now a museum ship. The dreadnought was the predominant type of 20th century battleship. The first of the kind, the… … Wikipedia
Battleship — For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation). The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa (ca. 1984) A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were large … Wikipedia
Chilean Navy — Armada de Chile Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy Active 1817 present … Wikipedia
SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911) — For the armored frigate of the same name, see SMS Friedrich der Große (1874). SMS Friedrich der Grosse (also spelt Große ) was a German Kaiser class battleship built before World War I which served in the High Seas Fleet of the Kaiserliche Marine … Wikipedia
SMS Kronprinz — Two ships of the German Navy have been named SMS Kronprinz :*SMS Kronprinz Armored frigate built for the Prussian Navy in 1867 *SMS Kronprinz Kaiser class battleship built for the German Imperial Navy shortly before World War I, later renamed… … Wikipedia
Battle of Lissa (1866) — Infobox Military Conflict caption= The Sea Battle of Lissa by Carl Frederik Sorensen, 1868. partof=the Third Italian War of Independence conflict=Battle of Lissa date=July 20 1866 place=Adriatic Sea, near Lissa, present day Croatia result=… … Wikipedia
