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Coastal defence ships (sometimes called coastal battleships or coast defence ships) were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser -sized warships that sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament .
Defences of a given harbor were initially designated artillery districts, redesignated as coast defense commands in 1913 and as harbor defense commands in 1924. In 1901 the Artillery Corps was divided into field artillery and coast artillery units, and in 1907 the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps was created to operate these defences.
Coastal defence (Commonwealth) or Coastal defense (US) may refer to: Coastal management , the protection of the coast from the action of wind, wave and tide Coastal defence and fortification , the protection of the coast against military or naval attack
Coastal defence ship is a catchall category for warships with overlapping characteristics and duties, grouped here for purposes of concision and comparison. They included ships variously called coastal defence ships, coastal battleships, German Küstenpanzerschiff, Kystforsvarsskib, Panserskip; the Dutch Kruiser, Pantserschip and Slagschip; and the Swedish 1:a klass Pansarbåt and Pansarskepp.
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Coastal defence ships of the Royal Danish Navy (1 C, 4 P) F. Coastal defense ships of the French Navy (3 C, 8 P) G. Coastal defense ships of the Imperial German Navy ...
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The ships of the class had an overall length of 84.8 metres (278 ft 3 in), a beam of 14.78 metres (48 ft 6 in), and a draught of 5.28 metres (17 ft 4 in), and had a displaced 3,445 long tons (3,500 t). [1]