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The ''Reichsflotte'' (English: Imperial (or National) Fleet〔 "Reich" does not translate easily into English; the concept of a monarchy is not inherently implied. The closest equivalent term might be "realm". In German, "Kaiserreich" specifies an imperial monarchy. During the 1848-52 period, a Kaiserreich was intended for a united Germany, but not successfully implemented.〕), was the all-German Navy of the German Confederation, established during the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states by a decision on 14 June 1848 of the Frankfurt Parliament〔''Vor gut 160 Jahren, am 14. Juni 1848, bewilligte das erste frei und demokratisch gewählte deutsche Parlament, die Nationalversammlung der Frankfurter Paulskirche, mit überwältigender Mehrheit sechs Millionen Taler für den Bau einer deutschen Flotte.'' (Deutsche Marine, History )〕 to provide a naval force in the First Schleswig War against Denmark. ==History== The German Confederation, founded in 1815, was initially not in need of a navy, as it could rely on three members who commanded large fleets: The Grand Duke of Luxembourg as commander of the Royal Dutch Navy, the Duke of Holstein as the commander of the Danish Navy, and last but not least, the King of Hanover as commander of the British Royal Navy. This had changed by the late 1830s, as the Kings of the Netherlands and Great Britain ceased to be members of the German Confederation, and in early 1848 Denmark also turned against Germany in the First Schleswig War. Soon, the Danish Navy stopped all German trade in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. This newly created provisional government was headed by Archduke John of Austria as regent (''Reichsverweser''), i.e., as a temporary head of state, and he named August von Jochmus as Foreign Minister and Navy minister. The parliament first met in Frankfurt on 18 May 1848, and on 12 June 1848 the diet of the German Confederation turned over its budget to the parliament. Only two days later, the parliament decided to spend six million ''Reichsthaler'' on a navy to be under the command of Prince Adalbert of Prussia. When he had to resign due to an order by the King of Prussia, ''Konteradmiral'' Karl Rudolf Brommy took over. In the Battle of Heligoland of 4 June 1849, the fleet under Brommy saw its only sea battle, which also remains the first and only naval combat under the black-red-gold Flag of Germany. The battle, involving five vessels altogether, was inconclusive, with no losses on either side, but after it the Danish blockade was restored. Until 1852, the fleet had * Two sail frigates: * * * * (the captured Danish ship ) * Three steam frigates: * * (formerly ) * * * * * One sail corvette: * *''Franklin'' (donated by Hamburg, not accepted) * Six steam corvettes: * * * * * * * * * * * * * 27 gunboats On 2 April 1852, the ''Reichsflotte'' was dissolved. While most ships were sold off, two of the steam frigates were given to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy (''Norddeutsche Bundesmarine'', 1866-1871) and that then became the Imperial German Navy (''Kaiserliche Marine'', 1872-1918). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reichsflotte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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