Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm (Brandenburg Class)




Laid down March 1890
Launched 30th June 1891
Completed N/A
Commissioned 29th April 1894
Fate Sunk:
8th August 1915 in Sea of Marmora
Builders Kaiserlichewerft, Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Complement 568
Dimensions
Displacement 10000 tons std
10670 tons max
Dimensions 379' 6" x 64'
Draught 25' 9"
Armament
Main guns 4 x 10.23"/40 (2 x 2)
2 x 10.23"/35 (2 x 1)
Secondary guns 8 x 4.13"/35 (8 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 6 x 17.7"
Other weapons 8 x 3.46"/30 (8 x 1)
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 15" on 8" teak
Waterline belt: 7"
Deck: 2" - 3"
C.T.: 3" - 12"
Turrets: 2" - 4.7"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft None
Flightdeck None
Hangar None
Catapults None
Arrestor system None
Aviation fuel None
Electronics Fit
Radar None
Sonar None
ECM None
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines 12 x Marine boilers
2 x vertical triple expansion
Power output 9000ihp
Speed 16kts
Shafts 2
Range 2200NM @ 14kts
Fuel 1000 tons coal

In September 1910, she was sold to Turkey as the Hairredin Barbarossa. She was torpedoed by the British submarine E11 commanded by Martin Naismith.

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