SMS Charlotte

Charlotte in 1897
History
German Empire
Name: Charlotte
Builder: Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven
Launched: 5 September 1885
Commissioned: 1 November 1886
Decommissioned: 26 May 1909
In service: 20 October 1914
Out of service: 4 November 1914
Fate: sold in 1921
General characteristics
Displacement: 3,763 t (3,704 long tons)
Length: 83.85 m (275 ft 1 in) o/a
Beam: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draught: 6.04–6.86 m (19 ft 10 in–22 ft 6 in)
Propulsion: 3,119 PS (2,294 kW; 3,076 ihp)
Sail plan: 2,360 m2 (25,400 sq ft) full-rigged
Speed: 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range: 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement: 20 officers, 486 enlisted
Armament:

The SMS Charlotte was a German Kreuzerfregatte (Cruiser-Frigate) which was launched on 5 September 1885, slightly prior to the international battleship arms-race which began in the 1890s. The ship participated in the Luders Affair of 1897 and was retired from service in November 1914.

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