Английская Википедия:HDMS Rolf Krake (1863)
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Rolf Krake was a Danish turret ironclad built in Scotland during the 1860s. The vessel was designed by Cowper Phipps Coles, a pioneering naval architect, and was the first warship of any navy to carry a turret of the type designed by Coles. She was the first all-iron, steam-powered vessel acquired by Denmark.
Design and description
Rolf Krake was ordered in 1862 as tensions rose between Prussia and Denmark over the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein in the early 1860s.[1] The ship had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and a draft (ship) of Шаблон:Convert. She displaced Шаблон:Convert and her crew consisted of 140 officers and ratings.[2] Hinged bulwarks were fitted to improve Rolf KrakeШаблон:'s seakeeping abilities.[3] She was equipped with a beak-shaped ram at the bow.[4]
The ship had one direct-acting steam engine that drove a single Шаблон:Convert propeller,[1] using steam provided by two boilers. The engine produced a total of Шаблон:Convert[2] which gave her a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert during her sea trials in mid-1863.[3] Rolf Krake carried Шаблон:Convert of coal,[5] enough to steam Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[2] She was schooner-rigged with three masts.[5]
Rolf Krake was initially armed with four Swedish-built 68-pounder smoothbore guns, one pair in each gun turret. The hand-operated turrets took a crew of 18 men one minute to complete a full revolution.[6]
The ship had a complete waterline belt of wrought iron that was Шаблон:Convert thick. It completely covered the hull from the upper deck to Шаблон:Convert below the waterline and was backed by Шаблон:Convert of wood. The armour protection of the turrets was quite elaborate. The inside of the turret was lined with Шаблон:Convert of iron boiler plate to which T-shaped beams were bolted. The space between the beams was filled with Шаблон:Convert of wood. This was covered by an iron lattice Шаблон:Convert thick that was covered in turn by Шаблон:Convert of wood. The 4.5-inch iron plates were bolted to the outside using bolts that ran through to the interior iron "skin". The area around the gun ports was reinforced by Шаблон:Convert plates to give a total thickness of 8 inches. The pilothouse was protected by 4.5 inches of iron backed by Шаблон:Convert of wood. One of the ship's major weaknesses was that the deck was virtually unprotected, consisting only of Шаблон:Convert of sheet iron covered by Шаблон:Convert of wood.[5][7]
Construction and career
The Danes signed the contract with Robert Napier and Sons for Rolf Krake named after Rolf Krake, a hero of Danish saga, on 28 August 1862. She was laid down in Govan later that year, launched on 6 May 1863, and commissioned upon her arrival in Denmark in July. Following her commissioning, Rolf Krake engaged in sea trials from 18 July to 20 August 1863.[8]
She saw service in the Second War of Schleswig.Шаблон:Citation needed
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