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Kaiserin Augusta 1890s  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Kaiserin Augusta		53	Germaniawerft, Kiel	1890	15.1.1892	17.11.1892	TS 1914, discarded 10.1919

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	6056
Displacement full, t	6318
Length, m	123.2 oa 122.2 wl
Breadth, m	15.6
Draught, m	6.48 mean 7.40 deep load
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 VTE, 8 cylindrical doubled boilers
Power, h. p.	12000
Max speed, kts	21
Fuel, t	coal 810
Endurance, nm(kts)	3240(12)
Armour, mm	deck: 50 with 70mm slopes, CT: 50
Armament	4 x 1 - 149/27 SK L/30 C/88, 8 x 1 - 105/32 SK L/35 C/91, 8 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 4 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30, 5 - 350 TT (1 bow, 4 beam)
Complement	430

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Project history

The design of this wood-sheathed protected cruiser was begun in 1887. Because of the power needed to obtain the design speed, which would be difficult to obtain at the time on only two screws, it was decided to try a triple shaft installation, the first time a German vessel had the machinery arrangement for heavy ships that was typical later.

Ship protection

Protective deck was 50mm thick amidships and had 70mm slopes. CT had 50mm sides and 20mm roof.

Modernizations

1896: - 4 x 1 - 149/27, 8 x 1 - 105/32; + 12 x 1 - 149/32 SK L/35 C/92

1907: - 4 - 350 TT (beam)

1916: ship was rearmed with 1 x 1 - 149/42 TK L/45 C/16, 4 x 1 - 105/42 TK L/45 C/16, 4 x 1 - 88/45 SK L/45 C/13, 4 x 1 - 88/32 SK L/35 C/01, 5 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 1 x 1 - 88/27 TK L/30 C/08

Naval service

In 1914 she became a gunnery school ship.