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List of protected cruisers of Germany
The German Imperial Navy (ドイツ語:''Kaiserliche Marine'') built a series of protected cruisers in the 1880s and 1890s, starting with the two ships of the . The Navy only completed two additional classes of protected cruisers, comprising six more ships: the unique , and the five ships. The type was then superseded by the armored cruiser at the turn of the century, beginning with . Because of limited budgets in the pre-Tirpitz era, the German Navy attempted to build vessels that could serve as overseas cruisers and scouts for the fleet, though the ships were not satisfactory. The protected cruiser designs generally copied developments in foreign navies. The ''Victoria Louise'' design resembled contemporary German battleships, which favored smaller-caliber main guns and more secondary guns than on their foreign counterparts.
Most of the German protected cruisers served on overseas stations throughout their careers, primarily in the East Asia Squadron in the 1890s and 1900s. participated in the seizure of the Kiautschou Bay concession in November 1897, which was used as the primary base for the East Asia Squadron. ''Kaiserin Augusta'', , and assisted in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900, and saw action during the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–1903, where she bombarded several Venezuelan fortresses. , ''Prinzess Wilhelm'', and ''Kaiserin Augusta'' were relegated to secondary duties in the 1910s, while the ''Victoria Louise'' class was used to train naval cadets in the 1900s. All eight ships were broken up for scrap in the early 1920s.
== ''Irene'' class ==
(詳細はprotected cruiser design built by the German Imperial Navy. Built between 1886 and 1889 at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin and the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, the class comprised two ships, and . As built, the ships were armed with a main battery of fourteen breech-loading guns, of which four were L/30 models and ten shorter L/22 guns. They had a top speed of . They were modernized in 1899–1905, and their armament was upgraded with new, quick-firing guns.
Both ships served in the East Asia station with the East Asia Squadron; ''Prinzess Wilhelm'' played a major role in the seizure of the Kiautschou Bay concession in November 1897, under command of Admiral Otto von Diederichs. The two ships were sent to safeguard German interests in the Philippines after the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. There, ''Irene''s presence caused tensions with the American squadron occupying the islands. Both ships returned to Germany at the turn of the century, and remained in European waters until 1914, when they were removed from active service. They were reduced to secondary roles—''Irene'' was used as a submarine tender and ''Prinzess Wilhelm'' was hulked—and continued to serve until the early 1920s, when they were sold for scrap.
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