SMS Sachsen
SMS Sachsen
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| Name: | SMS Sachsen |
| Builder: | A.G. Vulcan in Stettin |
| Laid down: | April 1875 |
| Launched: | 21 July 1877 |
| Commissioned: | 20 October 1878 |
| Decommissioned: | 1902 |
| Struck: | 19 February 1910 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 5 May 1919 |
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| Class and type: | Sachsen-class ironclad |
| Displacement: | 7,677 t (7,556 long tons; 8,462 short tons) |
| Length: | 98.20 m (322.2 ft) |
| Beam: | 18.40 m (60.4 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.32 m (20.7 ft) |
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SMS Sachsen was the lead ship of her class of four ironclads of the German Kaiserliche Marine. Her sisterships were Bayern, Württemberg, and Baden. Sachsen was built in the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin. She was laid down in April 1875, launched on 21 July 1877, and commissioned on 21 October 1878. The ship was armed with a main battery of six 26 cm (10 in) guns in individual open mounts.
Sachsen was built when the German navy was primarily concerned with coastal defense against either French or Russian fleets. The ship participated in routine fleet maneuvers for the duration of her active career. On her last such fleet exercise, in 1901, she accidentally rammed and sank the aviso Wacht. The following year, Sachsen was placed in reserve, and in 1911, she was used as a target hulk for the fleet. The ship was eventually broken up for scrap in 1919, following the German defeat in World War I.
Sachsen was ordered by the Imperial Navy under the contract name "B," which denoted that the vessel was a new addition to the fleet. She was built at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin; her keel was laid in 1875 under construction number 74. The ship was launched on 21 July 1877, and commissioned into the German fleet on 20 October 1878. She was the first large, armored warship built for the German navy that relied entirely on engines for propulsion.
The ship was 98.20 meters (322.2 ft) long overall and had a beam of 18.40 m (60.4 ft) and a draft of 6.32 m (20.7 ft) forward.Sachsen was powered by two 3-cylinder triple expansion engines, which were supplied with steam by eight coal-fired Dürr boilers. The ship's top speed was 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph), at 4,917 indicated horsepower (3,667 kW) Her standard complement consisted of 32 officers and 285 enlisted men, though while serving as a squadron flagship this was augmented by another 7 officers and 34 men.
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