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Arcona

Arcona

Survived

Prussian Navy

TypeFrigate
WarSecond Schleswig War
Main guns6 × 68-pounder guns

Screw frigate. Led the Prussian sortie at Jasmund.

Prussian Corvette SMS Arcona Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × 68-pounder guns
  • 20 × 36 pounder guns
BuilderKönigliche Werft, Danzig
Laid down1855
Launched19 May 1858
Commissioned15 April 1859
Displacement2,391 t (2,353 long tons)
Length71.95 m (236 ft 1 in)
Speed12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph)
Complement35 officers 345 enlisted men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

19 May 1858

17 March 1864

3 killed

Fate

Survived

Broken up