&sq=&lang=&file=File:SMS_Friedrich_der_Grosse_1887.jpg) Friedrich der Grosse in 1887
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| History | |
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| Name | SMS Friedrich der Grosse |
| Namesake | King Frederick the Great |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft, Kiel |
| Laid down | 15 April 1871 |
| Launched | 20 September 1874 |
| Commissioned | 22 November 1877 |
| Stricken | 21 January 1919 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Preussen-class ironclad |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 96.59 m (316 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 16.30 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 7.11 m (23 ft 4 in) |
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| Propulsion | |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range | 1,690 nmi (3,130 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
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SMS Friedrich der Grosse [a] (or Große [b]) was an ironclad turret ship built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). She was the second of three Preussen-class ironclads, in addition to her two sister-ships Preussen and Grosser Kurfürst. Named for Frederick the Great, she was laid down at the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel in 1871 and completed in 1877. Her main battery of four 26 cm (10 in) guns was mounted in a pair of twin gun turrets amidships.
Friedrich der Grosse served with the fleet from her commissioning until 1896, though she was frequently placed in reserve throughout her career. The ship was a regular participant in the annual fleet training maneuvers, except in the mid-1880s when she was temporarily replaced by newer vessels. She participated in several cruises in the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas, often escorting Kaiser Wilhelm II on official state visits. The ship was removed from active service in 1896, after which she was used in secondary roles until 1919, then stricken from the naval register, sold to a scrapyard, and broken up for scrap the following year.
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