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== Summary == {{Information | Description = Ships of the German Battle Fleet at anchor in Kiel Harbor in 1896: In the foreground, the 4 {{sclass-|Sachsen|ironclad|1}}s: {{SMS|Sachsen||2}}, {{SMS|Bayern|1878|2}}, {{SMS|Württemberg|1878|2}}, and {{SMS|Baden|1880|2}} (order in photo unknown); In the center background, the two funnel, three mast modernized battleship KONIG WILHELM; beyond, a white-hulled {{sclass-|Bismarck|corvette|0}} training ship ({{SMS|Stosch||2}}, {{SMS|Moltke|1877|2}},...
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