| Laid down | 1871 |
| Launched | 22nd November 1873 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 4th July 1876 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping: 27th June 1919 Scrapped: 1919 at Wilhelmshaven |
| Builders | Vulcan, Stettin Germany |
| Complement | 46 + 454 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 6821 tons std 7718 tons max |
| Dimensions | 226' 3" x 53' 4" |
| Draught | 23' 6" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 4 x 10.23"/22 (2 x 2) 400 rounds |
| Secondary guns | 2 x 6.6" (2 x 1) 200 rounds |
| Torpedo tubes | 5 x 13.7" 2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern 13 rounds |
| Other weapons | 4 x 3.1" |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 9.25" Deck: 0.6" |
| 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 | 6 x transverse trunk boilers 1 x AG Vulcan 3 cyl. single expansion |
| Power output | 5471ihp |
| Speed | 14kts |
| Shafts | 1 |
| Range | 1690NM @ 10kts |
| Fuel | 565 tons coal |
Preussen was refitted between 1889 and 1890 at the Imperial Dockyard, Wilhelmshaven.
She served as a guard ship until 1891. In November 1896 she was stationed at Wilhelmshaven
as a harbour ship. On 12th November 1903 she was renamed Saturn to release the name.
From 1907 she was used as a coal hulk for torpedo boats, carrying a total of 5000 tons
of coal.
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