Odin-class coastal defense ship
1902 lithograph of Odin firing a salute
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Odin class |
| Operators: |
 Kaiserliche Marine
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| Preceded by: | Siegfried class |
| Succeeded by: | None |
| Built: | 1893–1896 |
| In commission: | 1896–1919 |
| Planned: | 2 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | coastal defense ship |
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| Length: | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.20 m (49.9 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.61 m (18.4 ft) |
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| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,290 nautical miles (4,240 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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The Odin class was a pair of coastal defense ships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine in the late 19th century. The class comprised two ships: Odin, named after the Norse god Odin, and Ägir, named after the Norse god of the same name. The ships were very similar to the preceding Siegfried-class coastal defense ships, and are sometimes considered to be one class of ships.
Like the preceding Siegfried-class ships, Odin and Ägir were obsolete by the time World War I had started. Regardless, they were still used in their primary role until 1915, at which point they were withdrawn from active service. The ships performed a variety of secondary duties until the end of the war. On 17 June 1919, both ships were struck from the naval register and sold to the A. Bernstein Company in Hamburg. The shipping company had the ships rebuilt as freighters; Odin served in this capacity until she was scrapped in 1935, however Ägir accidentally grounded near the Karlsö lighthouse on the island of Gotland in 1929 and proved to be a total loss.
The Odin-class ships were 76.40 meters (250.7 ft) long at the waterline and 79 m (259 ft) long overall. They had a beam of 15.20 m (49.9 ft) and a draft of 5.61 m (18.4 ft) forward and 5.47 m (17.9 ft) aft. Like the preceding Siegfried class, Odin and Ägir were substantially rebuilt between 1901–03 and 1903–04, respectively. The hulls were lengthened somewhat, to 84.80 m (278.2 ft) at the waterline and 86.15 m (282.6 ft) overall. The beam was also slightly increased, to 15.40 m (50.5 ft). Forward draft decreased slightly, to 5.59 m (18.3 ft), while the aft draft increased slightly, to 5.49 m (18.0 ft). The two ships had a designed displacement of 3,550 metric tons (3,490 long tons; 3,910 short tons) and a maximum weight of 2,754 t (2,711 long tons; 3,036 short tons). After the reconstruction, displacement was increased to 4,100 t (4,000 long tons; 4,500 short tons) designed, and a maximum of 4,376 t (4,307 long tons; 4,824 short tons) for Odin and 4,292 t (4,224 long tons; 4,731 short tons) for Ägir.
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