SMS Siegfried
1902 lithograph of Siegfried
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 German Empire
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| Name: | Siegfried |
| Laid down: | 1888 |
| Launched: | 10 August 1889 |
| Completed: | 19 April 1890 |
| Commissioned: | 29 April 1890 |
| Decommissioned: | Hulked, 1916 |
| Struck: | 17 June 1919 |
| Fate: | scrapped, 1920 |
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| Class and type: | Siegfried-class coast defense ship |
| Displacement: | 3,500 metric tons (3,400 long tons) |
| Length: | 79 m (259.2 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.90 m (48.9 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.74 m (18.8 ft) |
| Installed power: | 4,800 ihp (3,600 kW) |
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| Speed: | 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h; 17.1 mph) |
| Range: | 1,490 nmi (2,760 km; 1,710 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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SMS Siegfried was the lead ship of the six-member Siegfried class of coastal defense ships (Küstenpanzerschiffe) built for the German Imperial Navy. Her sister ships were Beowulf, Frithjof, Heimdall, Hildebrand, and Hagen. Siegfried was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard between 1888 and 1890, 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 1903 - 1904. She served in the VI Battle Squadron after the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, but saw no action. Siegfried was demobilized in 1915 and used as a barracks ship thereafter. She was ultimately broken up for scrap in 1920.
Siegfried 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 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h; 17.1 mph) and a range of approximately 1,490 nautical miles (2,760 km; 1,710 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Siegfried 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 six 8.8 cm SK L/30 guns in single mounts. Siegfried 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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