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Friedrich Carl in 1904 or 1905

SMS Friedrich Carl was an armored cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, a member of the Prinz Adalbert class. The ship was intended to act as a scout for the fleet's battleships and to patrol the German colonial empire. The Prinz Adalbert class was based on the earlier armored cruiser Prinz Heinrich, but with improved armament and armor. Built in the early 1900s, the ship served in the German fleet from 1904 to 1909, which included a period as flagship of the fleet scouting squadron and a cruise to the Mediterranean Sea. Friedrich Carl was then used as a torpedo test vessel from 1909 until the start of World War I in July 1914. Friedrich Carl was assigned to the Cruiser Division of the Baltic Sea, serving as its flagship. On 17 November 1914, the ship struck a Russian naval mine off Memel and sank, though only seven or eight men were killed in the sinking. (This article is part of a featured topic: Armored cruisers of Germany.)

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Main editors: Parsecboy
Promoted: 2 December 2022
Reasons for nomination: 17 November is the 110th anniversary of the ship's sinking during World War I, which is a fairly significant milestone. Parsecboy (talk) 20:32, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support as nominator. Parsecboy (talk) 20:32, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]