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| ''Elisabeth'' was {{convert|79.3|m|ftin|sp=us}} ] and had a ] of {{cvt|13.2|m|ftin}} and a ] of {{cvt|5.5|m|ftin}} forward. She ] {{convert|2454|t|LT|lk=on|sp=us}} as designed and {{cvt|2912|t|LT}} at ]. The ship had short ] and ] decks straight ]. Her ] consisted primarily of a small ] aft. She had a crew of 35 officers and 345 enlisted men.{{sfn|Gröner|p=42}} | |||
| Her propulsion system consisted of a single horizontal ] driving a single ], with steam supplied by four coal-burning ]s. Exhaust was vented through a single ] located ]. ''Elisabeth'' was rated to steam at a top speed of {{convert|9|kn|lk=in}}, but she significantly exceeded this speed, reaching {{convert|12.1|kn}} from {{convert|2440|PS|ihp|lk=in}}. The ship had a cruising radius of about {{convert|1900|nmi|lk=in}} at a speed of {{convert|10|kn}}. To supplement the steam engine on long voyages abroad, she carried a ] with a total surface area of {{cvt|2200|m2}}.{{sfn|Gröner|p=42}} | |||
| ''Elisabeth'' was armed with a battery of twenty-eight 68-pounder guns. By 1869, she had been rearmed with a battery of seventeen {{cvt|15|cm}} K L/22 guns.{{sfn|Gröner|p=42}} | |||
| ==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
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SMS Elisabeth was a member of the Arcona class of steam frigates built for the Prussian Navy in the 1860s. The class comprised five ships, and were the first major steam-powered warships ordered for the Prussian Navy.
Design
Elisabeth was 79.3 meters (260 ft 2 in) long overall and had a beam of 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) and a draft of 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) forward. She displaced 2,454 metric tons (2,415 long tons) as designed and 2,912 t (2,866 long tons) at full load. The ship had short forecastle and sterncastle decks straight stem. Her superstructure consisted primarily of a small deckhouse aft. She had a crew of 35 officers and 345 enlisted men.
Her propulsion system consisted of a single horizontal single-expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller, with steam supplied by four coal-burning fire-tube boilers. Exhaust was vented through a single funnel located amidships. Elisabeth was rated to steam at a top speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph), but she significantly exceeded this speed, reaching 12.1 knots (22.4 km/h; 13.9 mph) from 2,440 metric horsepower (2,410 ihp). The ship had a cruising radius of about 1,900 nautical miles (3,500 km; 2,200 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). To supplement the steam engine on long voyages abroad, she carried a full-ship rig with a total surface area of 2,200 m (24,000 sq ft).
Elisabeth was armed with a battery of twenty-eight 68-pounder guns. By 1869, she had been rearmed with a battery of seventeen 15 cm (5.9 in) K L/22 guns.
Service history
Notes
- ^ Gröner, p. 42.
References
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Vol. I: Major Surface Vessels. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-790-6.
- Lyon, Hugh (1979). "Germany". In Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-133-5.
- Nottelmann, Dirk (2022). Wright, Christopher C. (ed.). "From "Wooden Walls" to "New-Testament Ships": The Development of the German Armored Cruiser 1854–1918, Part I: "Humble Beginnings"". Warship International. LIX (2): 102–129. ISSN 0043-0374.
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