SMS Hertha
SMS Hertha in the United States
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 German Empire
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| Name: | Hertha |
| Builder: | AG Vulcan, Stettin |
| Laid down: | 1895 |
| Launched: | 14 April 1897 |
| Commissioned: | 23 July 1898 |
| Struck: | 6 December 1919 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1920 |
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| Class and type: | Victoria Louise-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | Full load: 6,491 t (6,388 long tons; 7,155 short tons) |
| Length: | 110.6 m (363 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.58 m (21.6 ft) |
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| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,412 nmi (6,319 km; 3,926 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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SMS Hertha was a protected cruiser of the Victoria Louise class, built for the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in the 1890s. Hertha was laid down at the AG Vulcan shipyard in 1895, launched in April 1897, and commissioned into the Navy in July 1898. The ship was armed with a battery of two 21 cm guns and eight 15 cm guns and had a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph).
Hertha served abroad in the German East Asia Squadron for the first six years of her career; she served briefly as the Squadron flagship in 1900. She contributed a landing party to the force that captured the Taku Forts during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. After returning to Germany in 1905, she was modernized and used as a training ship in 1908, following the completion of the refit. She conducted a series of training cruises, and several notable officers served aboard the ship as cadets, including Karl Dönitz and Ernst Lindemann. At the outbreak of World War I, Hertha was mobilized into the 5th Scouting Group, but served in front-line duty only briefly. She was used as a barracks ship after 1915, and ultimately sold for scrapping in 1920.
Hertha was ordered under the contract name "K" and was laid down at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin in 1895. She was launched on 14 April 1897, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the German navy on 23 July 1898. The ship was 110.6 meters (363 ft) long overall and had a beam of 17.4 m (57 ft) and a draft of 6.58 m (21.6 ft) forward. She displaced 6,491 t (6,388 long tons; 7,155 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of three vertical 4-cylinder triple expansion engines powered by twelve coal-fired Belleville boilers. Her engines provided a top speed of 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) and a range of approximately 3,412 nautical miles (6,319 km; 3,926 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph). She had a crew of 31 officers and 446 enlisted men.
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