what is its range during combat?
1 mile (1.5 km) to 3.5 miles (5.5 km).
Pre-dreadnought battleship
During the ironclad age, the range of engagements increased; in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 battles were fought at around 1 mile (1.5 km), while in the Battle of the Yellow Sea in 1904, the Russian and Japanese fleets fought at ranges of 3.5 miles (5.5 km). 
what is the sms preussen (1903)? Fourth pre-dreadnought battleships. when did the construction begin? April 1902 was it used in any major war? Yes, World War I. in what way was it used? Served as a guard ship in the German Bight what does this type of battleship do? Replaced the ironclad battleships
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Pre-dreadnought battleship [SEP] Range of combat
During the ironclad age, the range of engagements increased; in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 battles were fought at around 1 mile (1.5 km), while in the Battle of the Yellow Sea in 1904, the Russian and Japanese fleets fought at ranges of 3.5 miles (5.5 km). The increase in engagement range was due in part to the longer range of torpedoes, and in part to improved gunnery and fire control. In consequence, shipbuilders tended towards heavier secondary armament, of the same calibre that the "intermediate" battery had been; the Royal Navy's last pre-dreadnought class, the "Lord Nelson" class, carried ten 9.2-inch guns as secondary armament.