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Wespe-class armored gunboat
Photo: Arthur Renard (1858-1934) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Ironclads · Germany · 1875
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Wespe-classarmoredgunboat

Wespe-class armored gunboat
Wespe-class armored gunboat Photo: Arthur Renard (1858-1934) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Germany
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1875–1881
Operators1 countries
Quantity11
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Wespe-class armored gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1875–1881
Quantity
11
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification6MOD.6
  • Hull Classificationarmored gunboat
  • Ship Typegunboat
  • Builder / ShipyardAG Weser, Bremen
  • Commissioned1876
  • Ships in Class11
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement1,098 t
  • Full Load Displacement1,163 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)46.4 m
  • Beam10.6 m
  • Draft3.2 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Officers3
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 double‑expansion steam engines driving 2 screw propellers
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power588 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed10.4 kn
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
  • Main Gun30.5 cm MRK L/22 gun
  • Main Gun Calibre305 mm
  • Main Gun Count1
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
  • Completed11
  • Under Construction0
  • Lost3
◆Armour3MOD.3
  • ArmourBelt 102–203 mm, Barbette 203 mm, Deck 44 mm
  • Belt Armour102 mm
  • Deck Armour44 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1875Production started
  2. 1877Entered service
  3. 1881Production ended
151
years in service
6
years in production
11
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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