SMS Baden 1880

An ironclad coast defence ship of the 1870s which served as a fleet flagship for twenty years, well into the pre-Dreadnought era.

Low starboard bow view of German battleship Baden steaming in a calm sea sometime between 1892 and 1896

The German armoured ship Baden in the new blue-gray paint scheme of 1892 and before reconstruction in 1896. The unique square arrangement of the four tall funnels is shown off from this camera angle.


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Baden after reconstruction

posted by JW on Monday, 11 May 2026

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