SMS Prinzess Wilhelm

SMS Prinzess Wilhelm was a protected cruiser of the German Imperial Navy. She was the second Irene-class cruiser; her only sister ship was SMS Irene. Prinzess Wilhelm was laid down in 1886 at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, launched in September 1887, and commissioned into the fleet in November 1889. The cruiser was named after Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, first wife of Kaiser Wilhem II. As built, the ship was armed with a main battery of fourteen 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and had a top speed of 18 knots.

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beam 14.2 metre, length 103.7 metre, speed 18 knot, draft 7.63 metre, 
Irene-class cruiser, cruiser corvette, Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Imperial German Navy, 

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1889-11-13T00:00:00Z

1889-11-13T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1887-09-22T00:00:00Z

1887-09-22T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

SMS Irene and Prinzess Wilhelm NH 48219(1)

SMS Prinzess Wilhelm NH 65769 (cropped)

SMS Prinzess Wilhelm NH 65769

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		SMS Irene and Prinzess Wilhelm NH 48219(1)		Commons
commons	image		SMS Prinzess Wilhelm NH 65769 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		SMS Prinzess Wilhelm NH 65769		Commons