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NIXE corvette (1886)
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Nixe 1887
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nixe | Danzig KW | 1883 | 23.7.1885 | 1.4.1886 | repair ship 1900 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1781 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1982 |
| Length, m | 63.3 oa 54.4 wl |
| Breadth, m | 13.2 |
| Draught, m | 5.52 mean 6.36 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 (hoisting screw) |
| Machinery | 1 HC, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 700 |
| Max speed, kts | 9 |
| Fuel, t | coal 125 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1120(10) |
| Armament | 8 x 1 - 125/21 RK L/23 C/78 |
| Complement | 358 |
Standard scale images
Nixe 1890
Graphics
Nixe 1887
Project history
Though a hopeless anachronism as a fighting ship the Nixe, with her full rig and wood and copper-sheathed bottom was useful as a school ship, though she was a bad seaboat and awkward under sail.
Modernizations
1890s: - 1 x 1 - 125/21
1890s: - 1 x 1 - 125/21; + 2 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 4 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30
Naval service
In 1900 she was relegated to being a workshop ship, and from 1901 to 1906 she was used as an office at Kiel. She was broken up in 1916.
