&sq=&lang=&file=File:SMS_Hansa.jpg) Hansa in Kiel in the 1880s
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Imperial German Navy |
| Preceded by | König Wilhelm |
| Succeeded by | Preussen class |
| Completed | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| History | |
 German Empire | |
| Name | SMS Hansa |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
| Laid down | 1868 |
| Launched | 26 October 1872 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 1875 |
| Stricken | 6 August 1888 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armored corvette |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 73.50 m (241.1 ft) |
| Beam | 14.10 m (46.3 ft) |
| Draft | 5.74 m (18.8 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| Sail plan | Ship rig, 1,760 m2 (18,900 sq ft) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 1,330 nmi (2,460 km; 1,530 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 10 |
| Crew |
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| Armament | 8 x 21 cm (8.3 in) L/19 guns |
| Armor |
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SMS Hansa [a] was a German ironclad warship built in 1868–1875. She was the first ironclad built in Germany; all previous German ironclads had been built in foreign shipyards. She was named after the Hanseatic League, known in Germany simply as Hanse, Latinized Hansa. The ship was launched in October 1872 and commissioned into the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in May 1875. Designed as for coastal bombardment, Hansa was classed as an armored corvette and armed with eight 21 cm (8.3 in) guns in a central battery.
Hansa saw little use in her first years of service, and only took part in fleet exercises in the 1875 training year. She made a major overseas cruise to Central and South America from 1878 to 1880, during which time she protected German nationals in the region during the War of the Pacific between Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. In 1884, it was found that her iron hull was badly corroded, which rendered the ship unfit for further active service. She was therefore removed from active duty and used for a variety of secondary roles. From 1884 to 1888, she served as a guard ship in Kiel, where she also trained engine and boiler room personnel. The ship also took part in further fleet exercises in 1885 and 1886. In poor condition by 1888, she was stricken from the naval register and used as a barracks ship in Kiel. She was moved to Mönkeberg in 1905, where she continued to train boiler room personnel until 1906, when she was sold to ship-breakers and dismantled for scrap.
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