Fürst Bismarck (Single Ship)
Germany's First Armored Cruiser (Single Ship) - Commissioned 1900, decommissioned 1914. First German cruiser with side belt armor and first >10,000 tons (10,690 tons). 4× 24cm + 12× 15cm guns, 18.5 knots. Krupp cemented armor belt 100-200mm. Pioneered German armored cruiser design, establishing principles used in subsequent classes. Three-shaft propulsion (unusual for era). Obsolete by WWI, converted to training ship 1914. Demonstrated German transition from protected to armored cruiser concept.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 10690 t
- Displacement (full)
- 11461 t
- Length
- 416.7 ft
- Beam
- 66.9 ft
- Crew
- 621
- Ships built
- 1
- Commissioned
- 1900
- Decommissioned
- 1914
Performance
- Top speed
- 18.7 kn
- Range
- 5240 nm at 10 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 4× 24cm (9.4-inch) SK L/40
- Secondary guns
- 12× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK L/40
- Torpedoes
- 6× 45cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 100-200mm Krupp cemented
- Deck
- 40-60mm
- Fire control
- Optical rangefinders
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 25.32
- Research cost
- 2,228
- Credit cost
- 17,724
Notable
- First German armored cruiser with side belt armor (1900)
- First German cruiser >10,000 tons (10,690 tons)
- First German cruiser with 24cm (9.4-inch) main guns
- First German cruiser with Krupp cemented armor belt (100-200mm)
- Introduced three-shaft propulsion (3× triple-expansion engines)
- Pioneered German armored cruiser design philosophy