SMS Prinz Adalbert (1865)
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SMS Prinz Adalbert was an ironclad warship of the Prussian Navy and later the Imperial fleet. She was built in Bordeaux, France in 1864 for the Confederate States Navy. Prussia bought her during the S
Prinz Adalbert (right) and Arminius (left)
21 cm RK L/19
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The 21 cm RK L/19 was the later name of a rifled breech loader gun of the Prussian Navy. This gun started with a massive gun barrel, cast from steel in one piece. In 1868 a built-up gun barrel version
SMS Prinz Adalbert (1865)
…pivot mounts to allow them to fire through the different firing ports. After delivery in 1865, the French guns were replaced with Krupp-built guns: a 21 cm RK L/19 gun of 20.95-centimeter (8.25 in) caliber was placed in the bow and two 17 cm RK L/25 of 17.26 cm (6.80 in) caliber were placed in the central battery…
Krupp 21 cm RK L/19 gun on a broadside carriage
21 cm RK L/19 in 1869