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The ship's poor seaworthiness militated against further use with the fleet. And she was not particularly suited to the fishery protection duties that had occupied much of her active career, since her small size prevented her from carrying sufficient coal to remain at sea for long periods; she was
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was recommissioned on 20 May 1892 for another round of trials after the modifications completed the previous year. She was also assigned as the guard ship for Kiel during this period. In mid-August, she took part in the annual fleet training exercises that lasted until 26 September. During the
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was armed with a battery of four 8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns. Her design suffered from several defects, including excessive vibration and poor handling in heavy seas, both of which could not be corrected. These problems limited the ship's career. She served briefly as a
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returned to guard duties from 28 August to 3 October, at which point she was decommissioned to correct some defects that had been discovered during her trials, including increasing the height of her
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took part in fleet maneuvers for the last time; these lasted until early
September, when she returned to fishery patrols. Decommissioned on 4 October, the ship's active career was now over.
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in the roles. The navy had not yet conducted its own trials of the ship, however, and she was transferred to I Reserve on 30 July, her role as flagship being taken over by the torpedo
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boarded the ship for a short cruise in early
November, and she was decommissioned again on 6 December, by which time the navy pronounced the ship's trials to be officially completed.
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to arrive to take his new sailing yacht back to
Germany. She then returned to the fisheries patrol, where British fishers were repeatedly violating German territorial waters off
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suffered from machinery problems, though her crew was able to repair her engines there. The problems nevertheless led to her being replaced as the Kaiser's escort by the
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She was recommissioned on 5 April 1893 to serve as the aviso for I Division of the
Maneuver Fleet from 1 May to 29 September, including during the annual maneuvers.
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built for the German fleet, the designers had attempted to build vessels that could serve as scouts for the main fleet as well as defend it against hostile
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in 1899 and was transferred to the list of harbor ships on 3 May 1903. Beginning on 3 May 1904, she was assigned as a harbor guard ship. Struck from the
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placed in single pivot mounts, two side-by-side forward, and two side-by-side aft. The guns were supplied with between 462 and 680 rounds of ammunition.
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767:. On 27 August, she was transferred to the Maneuver Fleet for the annual exercises. Decommissioned again on 24 September for the winter months,
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returned to Kiel for repairs, after which she served as a scout during the fleet maneuvers. She was decommissioned again on 30 September.
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in 1892, as an aviso with the main fleet in 1893â1894, and as a fishery protection ship in 1895â1896. Out of service by the end of 1896,
446:, and they suffered from severe vibration at high speed. These defects could not be remedied, and as a result, they had short careers.
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coast. These operations were interrupted from 14 to 22 June, when she attended the ceremonial opening of the
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served as the ship's commander during this period. Beginning on 30 June 1894, she escorted the Kaiser's
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designâshould focus solely on anti-torpedo boat duties. Smaller and faster than the preceding
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crews in addition to her patrol duties. She met
British and Dutch fishery patrol vessels in
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on his annual summer cruise, which went to Norway that year. While in
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was later used as a harbor defense vessel in 1904 and then as a
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into the fleet on 15 May 1891. She was initially used as the
482:. Her propulsion system consisted of two vertical 3-cylinder
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336:(Imperial Navy) built in the late 1880s and early 1890s, the
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had a crew of 7 officers and 108 enlisted men.
486:. Steam for the engines was provided by four coal-fired
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for II Torpedo-boat Flotilla; the flotilla commander,
350:. Intended to screen the main fleet against attacking
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to intervene and drive them off. At the end of May,
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before delivery. After these were finished, she was
490:. The ship's propulsion system was rated for 4,500
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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819:replaced in that role by the old aviso
511:As built, the ship was armed with four
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839:on 24 June 1911, she was reduced to a
797:began to serve as a training ship for
627:Naval Station) and was stationed as a
513:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 guns
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599:on 20 January 1890; after completing
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1039:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
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282:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30
16:Aviso of the German Imperial Navy
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401:Plan and profile drawing of the
163:: 1,078 t (1,061 long tons)
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31:
454:was 79.86 meters (262 ft)
344:that include one other vessel,
302:Deck: 15 mm (0.59 in)
704:during her short active career
287:3 Ă 35 cm (13.8 in)
226:double-expansion steam engines
1:
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668:maneuvers, she served as the
603:, dockyard workers conducted
857:thereafter was broken up in
7:
847:, when she was occupied by
419:that threatened the larger
247:(37 km/h; 23 mph)
173:79.86 m (262 ft)
10:
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308:: 30 mm (1.2 in)
18:
1148:List of avisos of Germany
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713:Henning von Holtzendorff
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123:General characteristics
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488:locomotive boilers
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393:Meteor-class aviso
332:Kaiserliche Marine
204:locomotive boilers
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1046:978-0-85177-133-5
1023:978-3-7822-0237-4
1000:978-0-87021-790-6
978:978-0-87021-907-8
954:, pp. 81â82.
930:, pp. 80â81.
825:of 1876 vintage.
738:protected cruiser
690:Kaiser Wilhelm II
492:metric horsepower
421:ironclad warships
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107:Commissioned
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845:World War I
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570:(right) by
472:metric tons
208:4,500
110:19 May 1891
961:References
785:, forcing
629:guard ship
625:Baltic Sea
595:. She was
550:Lithograph
458:and had a
363:guard ship
265:7 officers
260:Complement
219:Propulsion
21:SMS Meteor
1131:SMS
859:Rendsburg
807:Lowestoft
783:Norderney
761:North Sea
728:Stavanger
527:broadside
476:long tons
468:displaced
444:sea boats
342:her class
338:lead ship
161:Full load
155:long tons
91:Laid down
43:at anchor
1164:Category
989:(1990).
613:flagship
597:launched
577:Work on
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324:was an
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347:Comet
326:aviso
297:Armor
252:Range
245:knots
240:Speed
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367:Kiel
317:SMS
284:guns
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