SMS Frithjof
Painting of Frithjof in 1902
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 German Empire
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| Name: | Frithjof |
| Namesake: | Frithjof |
| Builder: | AG Weser's works in Bremen |
| Laid down: | February 1890 |
| Launched: | 21 July 1891 |
| Commissioned: | 23 February 1893 |
| Fate: | Rebuilt as merchant ship, 1923; scrapped at Danzig, 1930 |
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| Class and type: | Siegfried-class coast defense ship |
| Displacement: | 3,500 metric tons (3,400 long tons) |
| Length: | 79 m (259 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 14.90 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: | 5.74 m (18 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power: | 4,800 ihp (3,600 kW) |
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| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Range: | 4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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SMS Frithjof was the third vessel of the six-member Siegfried class of coastal defense ships (Küstenpanzerschiffe) built for the German Imperial Navy. Her sister ships were Siegfried, Beowulf, Heimdall, Hildebrand, and Hagen. Frithjof was built by the AG Weser shipyard between 1890 and 1893, and was armed with a main battery of three 24-centimeter (9.4 in) guns. She served in the German fleet throughout the 1890s and was rebuilt in 1900 - 1902. She served in the VI Battle Squadron after the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, but saw no action. Frithjof was demobilized in 1915 and used as a barracks ship thereafter. She was rebuilt as a merchant ship in 1923 and served in this capacity until she was broken up for scrap in 1930.
Frithjof was 79 meters (259 ft) long overall and had a beam of 14.90 m (48.9 ft) and a maximum draft of 5.74 m (18.8 ft). She displaced 3,741 long tons (3,801 t) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two vertical 3-cylinder triple expansion engines. Steam for the engines was provided by four coal-fired boilers. The ship's propulsion system provided a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and a range of approximately 1,490 nautical miles (2,760 km; 1,710 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Frithjof had a crew of 20 officers and 256 enlisted men.
The ship was armed with three 24 cm K L/35 guns mounted in three single gun turrets. Two were placed side by side forward, and the third was located aft of the main superstructure. They were supplied with a total of 204 rounds of ammunition. The ship was also equipped with eight 8.8 cm SK L/30 guns in single mounts. Frithjof also carried four 35 cm (14 in) torpedo tubes, all in swivel mounts on the deck. One was at the bow, another at the stern, and two amidships. The ship was protected by an armored belt that was 240 mm (9.4 in) amidships, and an armored deck that was 30 mm (1.2 in) thick. The conning tower had 80 mm (3.1 in) thick sides.
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