KAISER FRIEDRICH III.
KAISER WILHELM II.
KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE.
KAISER KARL DER GROSSE.
KAISER BARBAROSSA.
Particulars of the Kaiser Friedrich class, of which these ships are representatives, are as follows: Displacement, 10,600 tons; speed, 17 knots; armament, four 9·4-in., fourteen 5·9-in., fourteen 21-pounder guns and five submerged torpedo tubes. Protection is afforded by a narrow belt 12-in. thick amidships, which tapers to 4-in. at the bows. The stern has no side armour.
KAISER CLASS.
KAISER, FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE, KAISERIN,
PRINZREG-LUITPOLD, KÖNIG ALBERT.
Displacement: 24,200 tons.
Speed: 21 knots; Guns: 10 12·2in., 14 6in., 12 24pdrs.; Torpedo tubes: 5.
| Astern fire: | Broadside: | Ahead fire: |
|---|---|---|
| 8 12·2in. | 10 12·2in. | 6 12·2in. |
| 4 6in. | 7 6in. | 4 6in. |
In their original form each ship carried eighteen 5·9-in. guns, but all, excepting the Kaiser Karl der Grosse, underwent complete reconstruction six or seven years ago, when four 5·9-in. guns and much of the clumsy top-hamper were removed. This reduction in weight brought the lower edge of the armour belt dangerously near the surface, with the result that when the ships are rolling the belt comes out of the water, and the lower hull is thus exposed to the smallest projectile.