GERMANY.
ARMORED FLEET.
- A = Length between Perpendiculars.
- B = Breadth of Beam.
- C = Maximum Draft.
- D = Displacement.
- E = Construction Material.
- F = Greatest Thickness of Armor.
- G = Least Thickness of Armor.
- H = Backing.
- I = Indicated Horse-power.
- J = Maximum Speed.
| Type and Name. | G | H | I | J | Battery. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In. | In. | Knots | |||
| Redoubt Frigates. | |||||
| Kaiser | 6¼ | 10¼ | 8,000 | 14½ | VIII 10¼-inch, I 8¼-inch. |
| Deutschland | |||||
| Turret Frigates. | |||||
| Friederich der Grosse | 5½ | 8¼ | 5,400 | 14 | IV 10¼-inch, II 6¾-inch. |
| Preussen | |||||
| Casemate Frigates. | |||||
| König Wilhelm | 5½ | 9¾ | 8,000 | 14¾ | XVIII 9¼-inch, V 8¼-inch. |
| Friederich Karl | 3 | 15 | 3,500 | 13½ | XVI 8¼-inch. |
| Kron Prinz | 3 | 16 | 4,800 | 14¼ | |
| Barbette Corvettes. | |||||
| Sachsen | 9 | 7¾ | 5,600 | 14 | I 12-inch, IV 10¼-inch |
| Baiërn | 9 | 7¾ | 5,600 | 14 | |
| Würtemberg | 9 | 7¾ | 5,600 | 14 | |
| Two others | 9 | 7¾ | 5,600 | 14 | |
| Redoubt Corvette. | |||||
| Hansa | 4 | 12½ | 3,000 | 12 | VIII 8¼-inch |
| Monitor. | |||||
| Arminius | 3 | 9 | 1,200 | 10½ | IV 8¼-inch |
| Redoubt Ram. | |||||
| Prinz Adalbert | 3 | 12 | 1,000 | 9 | I 8¼-inch II 6¾-inch. |
| Armored Gun-boats. | |||||
| Wespe | 4 | 8 | 700 | 9 | I 12-inch. |
| Viper | 4 | 8 | 700 | 9 | |
| Biene | 4 | 8 | 700 | 9 | |
| Mücke | 4 | 8 | 700 | 9 | |
| Scorpion | 4 | 8 | 700 | 9 | |
| Basilisk | 4 | 8 | 700 | 9 | |
| Four others | 4 | 8 | 700 | 9 | |
| River Monitors. | |||||
| Rhein | 1¼ | 8 | 80 | 6 | II 4½-inch. |
| Mosel | 1¼ | 8 | 80 | 6 | |
KAISER. DEUTSCHLAND.
Armored belt, redoubt, and stern casemate. Ram bow and straight stern. The belt encircles the water-line, coming up to the height of the main-deck beams abaft the redoubt, but forward of it reduced in height to not over three feet above the water-line, and having a heavy steel deck at the height of its upper edge. The belt does not cover the ram. The sides forward and abaft the redoubt are given a rank tumble home, while the redoubt is carried straight up to the spar-deck beams, opening fore-and-aft and beam fire from the angular ports, (vide Devastation, French). The stern casemate prevents raking from aft, and also protects a stern-gun working in a single port. The engines and boilers form two distinct sets, one abaft the other, the magazines and shell-lockers coming between them. The redoubt has an overhang clear of the side of 3½ feet forward and 1½ feet aft. There is no bow-gun, the bow-fire coming from the redoubt. The after-redoubt guns only fire to within 15° of right astern, the stern-gun filling out the dead-angle. Single screw, full sail-power.
