GERMAN NAVY Battleship Aegir 4th Class - 1899 SUPERB Color Litho Print Original

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GERMAN NAVY Battleship Aegir 4th Class - 1899 SUPERB Color Litho Print Original:
$37.50

Description
H.M. Fourth Class Battleship\'Aegir\'
and H.M. Third Class ProtectedCruiser \'Gefion\' (4,109 tons)
German Navy
Another Fine Quality Print from Martin2001
Print Specifics:

Type of print: Lithograph - Original antique print
Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1899
Publisher: Lithographed by The Werner Company, Akron Ohio.
Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair)

Overall uniform very light age toning of paper.
Light signs of handling.

Dimensions: 13 x 17.5 inches, including blank margins (borders) around the image.
Paper weight: 2-3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)
Reverse side: Blank

Notes:

Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed.
1 inch = 2,54 cm.

Description of the subject depicted in the print:

All the German war vessels, with the exception of thetwo battleships, Kaiser and Deutschland, were built fromGerman material and equipped with German guns. Since 1880 the materialused in the construction r& steel; older vessels show iron construction,while the use of wood has ceased entirely. All devices in shipbuildingare for the purpose of protecting the vessel against injury below the waterline. The water-tight bulkheads, which divide the ship lengthwiseinto a number of independent water-tight compartments, aid in neutralizingthe injury which the ship might receive when rammed. The use of longitudinalas well as transverse bulkheads above the armored deck adds much to thesecurity of the ship when in danger of sinking, or in case of injury byshots. The outer row of cells is filled with cork, the second rowremains empty and forms the cofferdam; while the rest of the space is occupiedby the coal, provisions, and other ship material. There is also a systemof drainage established for the purpose of removing leak-water, or of fillingsome compartments with ballast-water.

The pipes connected withthis system are conducted through the coats of the ship and are regulatedby stop-cocks and stop-valves. In order to protect the vital parts of thehull against shot and shell, the battleships are provided with armor. Thearmoring of war vessels has kept pace with the development of the ironindustry as regards material, strength, and dimensions. Rollediron was first used for the construction of armor plate. Later onexperiments were made with toughened steel, a process which led to theintroduction of plates having steel on the outer side and iron on the inside.At present armor plates of nickel-steel are preferred, while the armoredships of the latest construction are fitted with plates of Harveyized steel.In the modern battleship only the heavy guns are placed in strong steelturrets. The hull carries a continuous armor-belt from stem to sternand a strong armored deck, which protects the machinery, the ammunitionrooms, and the magazine hatchways. The new second-class cruisersalso have an armored deck, while the hatchways leading to the magazinesbelow are sheathed with heavy armor. The despatch-boats ofa later type have a similar protection, consisting of a less strong steeldeck. The smaller cruisers and the older despatch-boats are morelightly armored, but have water-tight bulkheads and a cell system; theengines are protected by the coal-bunkers and a proper sluice system.

AEGIR:
The fourth-class German ships, comprising the Siegfried,Beowulf, Frithjof, Hildebrand, Heimdal, Hagen, and Odin, each of 3,495tons displacement, and the Aegir of 3,530 tons, serve the purpose of preventingthe enemy from entering the mouths of the German rivers and from approachingthe seacoast. The first four are assigned to the naval station onthe German Ocean, while the other four belong to the Baltic naval station.The ships are 239 feet long, of 49 feet beam, and draw 17.7 feet of water.The arrangement of the water-tight compartments is similar to that of theBrandenburg. A corkdam and a cofferdam add to the security of the shipin event of injury near the water-line. The principal protectionof the ship consists of a complete nickel-steel armor-belt, 8.2 feet wide,amidships 9.4 in. thick, and sloping to 7 in. at both ends of the vessel.On top of the armor-belt lies an arched armored deck, from 1.1 in. to 1.4in. in thickness, protecting the powder and ammunition rooms. The fourcovered barbettes and the conning tower are provided with a 7.9 in. armor.The twin-screw engines give 4,800 horse-power and a speed of 16 knots.The three 9.4 in. guns (35 calibre long), which fire 32 in. long steelshells of 474 pounds, and a number of 3.5 in. quick-firing guns are disposedeither in revolving turrets or in superimposed structures.

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