SMS Kaiser Friedrich III was the lead ship of the Kaiser Friedrich III class of five pre-dreadnought battleships. Laid down in Wilhelmshaven in March 1895, the ship was launched in July 1896, entered service in October 1899, and became the flagship of I Squadron of the German Home Fleet in 1900. The battleship was armed with a main battery of four 24-centimeter (9.4 in) guns, supported by a secondary battery of eighteen 15 cm (5.9 in) guns. In 1901, the vessel was severely damaged striking submerged rocks; this led to design changes in later German battleships. Kaiser Friedrich III was extensively modernized in 1908 and placed in the Reserve Formation in 1910. Though obsolete, the aging battleship served as a coastal defence ship in the early months of World War I. The vessel was withdrawn from service by February 1915, and was later employed as a prison ship and a barracks ship, before being broken up in 1920. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battleships of Germany.).
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1922:
Seven of the sixteen American railroad labor organizations staged a nationwide strike (striking workers pictured) that lasted two months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1922
1979:
Sony introduced the Walkman, a portable audio player that changed listening habits by offering users the ability to play one's own choice of music. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman
2002:
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 collided in mid-air over Überlingen, Germany, killing all 71 people aboard both aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_%C3%9Cberlingen_mid-air_collision
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
dossard: (cycle racing) A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dossard
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