Fürst Bismarck
1900
(Neptun NM-35N)
- Class: Fürst Bismarck - 1 heavy cruiser of 1896
- Displacement: 11,281 tons
- Dimensions: 417 x 67 x 28 ft.
- Machinery: Triple expansion, 2 shafts, 13,800 IHP = 18.5 knots
- Armor: Belt 8 in.
- Armament: 4-9.5 in. (2x2), 12-5.9 in. (12x1), 10-3.4 in. (10x1) guns; 6-17.7 in. T.T.
- Complement: 621
- Builder: Kiel Dockyard
- Laid Down: 1896
- Launched: 25 Sep 1897
- Completed: 1 Apr 1900
- Notes: Germany's first armored cruiser. Wooden sheathed, she spent most of her early career on overseas service. Coast defense in 1915; later training ship for stokers. Broken up 1919-20.
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