Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1869-1921 SMS König Wilhelm or “King William” was an armored frigate ordered by the Prussian Navy and later in service with the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliches Marine). She was ordered abroad, in Britain and laid down in 1865 at Thames Iron Works of London. Originaly she had been ordered by the Ottoman … Read more
Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1866-1921 SMS Kronprinz was a single German broadside ironclad built for the Prussian Navy in 1866–1867 at Samuda Brothers shipyard, Cubitt, London. Launched in May 1867, she commissioned in September and took her place as the fourth ironclad ordered by the Prussian Navy, entering service before the French built Friedrich Carl. She … Read more
Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1866-1899 SMS Friedrich Carl was a broadside ironclad of mixed construction built for the Prussian Navy in France at the Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard (FCM) in Toulon, laid in 1866, launched in January 1867, commissioned by October that year, the third ironclad ordered by the Prussian … Read more
Prussian Navy – Ironclad Ram 1866-1871 Prinz Adalbert & Prussian Navy 1870. A new cycle opens with a Navy that had very small beginnings and a rocky history to say the least. To arrive to the present unified Bundesmarine, it's historical core was found in the old Brandenburg fleet in the 16th-17th century, until the … Read more
