Prinz Adalbert class armored cruiser
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| Name: | Prinz Adalbert |
| Preceded by: | Prinz Heinrich unique armored cruiser |
| Succeeded by: | Roon class armored cruiser |
| Completed: | two ordered and commissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Armored cruiser |
| Displacement: | 9,087t normal; 9,875t full load |
| Length: | 415.33 ft (126.59 m) |
| Beam: | 64.33 ft (19.61 m) |
| Draught: | 25.5 ft (7.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 16,200 hp, three shafts |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Armament: | Four 8.2 in (21 cm) (2 × 2) ten 5.9 in (15 cm) (10 × 1) twelve3.45 in (8.8 cm) (12 × 1) four 17.7 in (45 cm) torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | 6 in (15 cm) in belt 8 in (20 cm) in turret faces 2 in (5.1 cm) - 3 in (7.6 cm) in deck |
The Prinz Adalbert class was a class of armored cruisers built in Germany in the early 1900s. Two ships of the class were built, Prinz Adalbert, and Friedrich Carl. They were an improvement upon the design of the previous unique armored cruiser, Prinz Heinrich, having a more extensive armor belt, and four main guns in twin turrets, as opposed to Prinz Heinrich's two main guns in single turrets.
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[edit] Design
[edit] Size and machinery
Prinz Adalbert was built in Kiel Navy Dockyard; laid down in April 1900, and completed in January 1904. Friedrich Carl was built in Blohm and Voss in Hamburg; laid down in August 1901, and completed in December 1903. The ships were 410 feet (120 m) and 4 inches (100 mm) at the waterline, 415 feet 4 inches (126.6 m) overall. They had a beam of 64 feet 4 inches (19.6 m), and a draught of 25 feet 7 inches (7.8 m) They displaced 9,087 tons standard, and 9,875 at full load. They ships of the Prinz Adalbert class were powered by 3 shaft triple expansion engines, which delivered 16,200 ihp (12,100 kW), and a top speed of 20 knots (37 km/h) .
[edit] Armor and armament
The ship was protected by a 6-inch (150 mm) thick armor belt, and had 8 inches (200 mm) of armor on the turret faces. The deck was covered by 2-3 inches of armor plate. The main armament consisted of four 8.2-inch (208 mm)guns mounted in twin turrets, one fore and one aft. Secondary armament consisted of ten 5.9-inch (150 mm) guns in a combination of casemates and single turrets, twelve 3.45-inch (88 mm) guns in casemates and shielded mounts, and four submerged 17.7-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes.
[edit] Service history
Both ships of the Prinz Adalbert class had short careers during World War I. At the start of the war, Prinz Adalbert was serving in the III Scouting Group of the High Seas Fleet, however in November, 1914, she was transferred to the Baltic Sea. On 23 October, 1915, she was sunk by the British submarine E8, to the west of Libau.
In August 1914, Friedrich Carl was undergoing a refit. In September 1914, she was assigned to the Baltic Sea. Two months later, on 17 November, she was sunk by Russian mines near Memel.
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