Charlotte 1900
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Charlotte | 8 | Wilhelmshaven KW | 1883 | 5.9.1885 | 1.11.1886 | TS 1897, discarded 5.1909 |
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Displacement normal, t |
3288 |
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Displacement full, t |
3763 |
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Length, m |
83.9 oa 76.9 wl |
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Breadth, m |
14.6 |
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Draught, m |
6.04 mean 6.86 deep load |
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No of shafts |
1 (lifting screw) |
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Machinery |
2 HC, 8 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
3000 |
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Max speed, kts |
13 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 528 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2300(11) |
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Armament |
18 x 1 - 149/22 RK L/22 C/68, 2 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 6 x 1 - 37/37 SK L/40 C/85 |
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Complement |
506 |
Project history: The Charlotte was in many respects a repeat of the Bismarck class. A fully-rigged ship, she was sheathed in wood. She was later cut down to a barque, and had the coupled engines replaced by a single one.
Modernizations: 1890s: - 6 x 1 - 149/22
1899: - 12 x 1 - 149/22, 2 x 1 - 37/37; + 2 x 1 - 105/32 SK L/35 C/91, 14 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89
1905: 2 HC were replaced by 1 HC (1200hp, 6 cylindrical boilers, 11kts, 4000(12)nm), ship can accomodate 495 crewmen, 50 cadets and 230 boys.
Naval service: She had been used as a training ship since 1897, and from 1903 to 1905 was given a rebuild at Kiel. In 1921 she was sold, allegedly as a store ship.
Charlotte
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