SMS Prinz Adalbert (1865)
| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |
 Kaiserliche Marine
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| Preceded by: | Arminius |
| Succeeded by: | Friedrich Carl |
| Built: | 1863—65 |
| In commission: | 1865—1871 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Scrapped: | 1 |
| History | |
 Prussia
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| Name: | Prinz Adalbert |
| Namesake: | Adalbert of Prussia |
| Ordered: | 16 July 1863 |
| Builder: | Arman Brothers, Bordeaux |
| Launched: | June 1864 |
| Acquired: | 10 July 1865 |
| In service: | 9 June 1866 |
| Out of service: | 23 October 1871 |
| Struck: | 28 May 1878 |
| Nickname(s): | Der Lahme (Lame) |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1878 at Wilhelmshaven |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ironclad ram |
| Displacement: | 1,560 metric tons (1,540 long tons) |
| Length: | 56.96 m (186 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 9.92 m (32 ft 7 in) |
| Draft: | 5.02 m (16 ft 6 in) (mean) |
| Installed power: | 1,200 ihp (890 kW) |
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| Sail plan: | Brig-rigged |
| Speed: | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Range: | 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Complement: | 130 |
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SMS Prinz Adalbert was an ironclad warship of the Prussian Navy, originally ordered by the Confederate States Navy. Prussia purchased the ship during the Second Schleswig War against Denmark, though the vessel was not delivered until after the war. The vessel was designed as an armored ram, but also carried three guns: one 21 cm (8.3 in) and two 17 cm (6.7 in) pieces in armored turrets. She was named after Prince Adalbert of Prussia, an early proponent of German naval power.
The ship was poorly constructed and as a result had a very limited service career. She was heavily modified after her delivery to Prussia in 1865 and briefly served with the fleet between 1866 and 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870–1871, the ship was assigned as a guard ship in Hamburg. After the war, it was discovered that the internal wood construction was badly rotted; she was therefore removed from service in October 1871. Prinz Adalbert was stricken from the naval register in May 1878 and broken up for scrap that year.
Prinz Adalbert was 50.48 meters (165 ft 7 in) long at the waterline and 56.96 m (186 ft 11 in) long overall. She had a beam of 9.92 m (32 ft 7 in) and a draft of 4.96 m (16 ft 3 in) forward and 5.02 m (16 ft 6 in) aft. She was designed to displace 1,440 metric tons (1,420 long tons) at a normal load and up to 1,560 t (1,540 long tons) at combat load. The ship's hull was constructed from transverse frames, and included both iron and timber. The hull was sheathed in copper to protect it from parasites. The Prussians regarded the ship as a poor sea boat. The ram bow caused the vessel to ship a great deal of water. It was, however, responsive to commands from the helm and had a very tight turning radius. Prinz Adalbert had a crew of ten officers and 120 enlisted men.
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