SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm was one of the first ocean-going battleships of the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ship was named for Prince-elector Friedrich Wilhelm, 17th-century Duke of Prussia and
An 1899 lithograph of SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
Illustration of a Brandenburg-class battleship with torpedo boats in the foreground
Colorized photo of Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm while in German service
SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm in 1899
Pre-dreadnought battleship
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Pre-dreadnought battleships were sea-going battleships built from the mid- to late- 1880s to the early 1900s. Their designs were conceived before the appearance of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 and their cl
HMS Royal Sovereign (1891) was the first pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy.
HMS Ocean was typical of pre-dreadnought battleships
HMS Dreadnought shows the low freeboard typical for early ironclad turret-ships. This ship, launched in 1875, should not be confused with her famous successor, launched in 1906, marking the end of the pre-dreadnought era.
The heavy guns and forward barbette of Mikasa's main battery