How many guns could the battleship for the Imperial German Navy, which was the fourth pre-dreadnought and replaced ironclad battleships of 1870s and 1880s, carry?
SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm SMS "Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm" ("His Majesty's Ship Elector Friedrich Wilhelm") was one of the first ocean-going battleships of the Imperial German Navy. The ship was named for Prince-elector ("Kurfürst") Friedrich Wilhelm, 17th-century Duke of Prussia and Margrave of Brandenburg. She was the fourth pre-dreadnought of the "Brandenburg" class , along with her sister ships "Brandenburg" , "Weissenburg" , and "Wörth" . She was laid down in 1890 in the Imperial Dockyard in Wilhelmshaven, launched in 1891, and completed in 1893 at a cost of 11.23 million marks. The "Brandenburg"-class battleships carried six large-caliber guns in three twin turrets, as opposed to four guns in two turrets, as was the standard in other navies.
Nautilus-class minelayer The "Nautilus" class was a pair of minelaying cruisers built by the Imperial German Navy. "Nautilus" was laid down in 1905 and completed by 1907, and SMS "Albatross" was laid down in 1907, and completed in 1908. Both ships were built by the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, but to slightly different designs. "Nautilus" had a clipper bow, while "Albatross" had a bow similar to contemporary German light cruisers. The ships were armed with a battery of 8.8 cm guns and had a capacity of 168–288 naval mines.