SMS Luise

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SMS Luise was a steam corvette of the German Kaiserliche Marine. She was the second member of the Ariadne class, which included two other ships, Ariadne and Freya. Ordered as part of a large naval expansion program after the Austro-Prussian War, she was laid down in 1871 during the Franco-Prussian War. She was launched in December 1872 and completed in June 1874. Luise was a small vessel, armed with a battery of just eight guns.

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length 68.16 metre, draft 5.7 metre, speed 14.1 knot, beam 10.8 metre, 
sail-steamer corvette, Ariadne-class corvetteImperial German NavyKaiserliche Werft Danzig


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    James Scott Maxwell - German Corvette `Luise` 1872 400115946James Scott Maxwell - German Corvette 'Luise' 1872 400115946
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