SMS Prinzess Wilhelm
Prizess Wilhelm
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 German Empire
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| Name: | SMS Prinzess Wilhelm |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 1886 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1887 |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 1889 |
| Reclassified: | Mine hulk in 1914 |
| Struck: | 17 February 1914 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1922 |
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| Class and type: | Irene-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 5,027 t (4,948 long tons; 5,541 short tons) |
| Length: | 103.7 m (340 ft) oa |
| Beam: | 14.2 m (47 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.74 m (22.1 ft) |
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| Speed: | 18 knots (33.3 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,490 nmi (4,610 km; 2,870 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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| Armor: | 20 millimeters (0.79 in) |
SMS Prinzess Wilhelm ("His Majesty's Ship Princess Wilhelm") was a protected cruiser of the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). She was the second Irene-class cruiser; her only sister ship was SMS Irene. Prinzess Wilhelm was laid down in 1886 at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, launched in September 1887, and commissioned into the fleet in November 1889. As built, the ship was armed with a main battery of fourteen 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and had a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).
In 1895, Prinzess Wilhelm was deployed to East Asian waters, where she frequently served as the flagship of the East Asia Cruiser Division. She was one of the three ships that participated in the seizure of Kiaochou Bay under the command of Rear Admiral Otto von Diederichs. She subsequently was present in the Philippines in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Manila Bay between American and Spanish squadrons during the Spanish–American War in 1898. Prinzess Wilhelm returned to Germany in 1899 and was modernized in 1899–1903. She was reduced to a mine hulk in February 1914 and ultimately broken up for scrap in 1922.
Prinzess Wilhelm was the second protected cruiser built by the German navy. She was ordered under the contract name "Ersatz Ariadne" and was laid down at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel in 1886. She was launched on 22 September 1887, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the German navy on 13 November 1889. The ship was 103.7 meters (340 ft) long overall and had a beam of 14.2 m (47 ft) and a draft of 6.74 m (22.1 ft) forward. She displaced 5,027 t (4,948 long tons; 5,541 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two horizontal AG Germania 2-cylinder double-expansion steam engines powered by four coal-fired cylindrical double-boilers. These provided a top speed of 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) and a range of approximately 2,490 nautical miles (4,610 km; 2,870 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph). She had a crew of 28 officers and 337 enlisted men.
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