Deutschland-class battleship
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The Deutschland-class battleship was a group of pre-dreadnought warships built for the Imperial German Navy in the early 20th century, serving as some of Germany's last and most advanced battleships before the dreadnought era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deutschland-class battleship canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pre-dreadnought battleship class
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warship class ⓘ |
| armament |
14 × 17 cm (6.7 in) SK L/40 guns
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20 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns ⓘ 4 × 28 cm (11 in) SK L/40 guns in twin turrets ⓘ 6 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to 225 mm ⓘ |
| armorConningTower | up to 300 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to 40 mm ⓘ |
| armorTurret | up to 280 mm ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 22.2 meters ⓘ |
| category | battleships of Germany ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 743 officers and men ⓘ |
| designFeature |
improved armor over Braunschweig class
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last German pre-dreadnought battleship class ⓘ similar main armament to Braunschweig class ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 13,200 tonnes standard
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about 14,200 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 8.1 meters ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1906
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1907 ⓘ |
| era | pre-dreadnought era ⓘ |
| fate | most units scrapped after World War I ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nassau-class battleship ⓘ |
| laidDown |
1903
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1904 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 127 meters ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | steel-hulled, armored, steam-powered capital ships ⓘ |
| notableShipFate |
SMS Pommern sunk at Battle of Jutland in 1916
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SMS Schleswig-Holstein fired first shots of World War II at Westerplatte in 1939 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 5 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| partOf | High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 16,000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | Braunschweig-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| range | about 4,800 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Imperial German Navy
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surface form:
Kaiserliche Marine
|
| ship |
SMS Deutschland
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SMS Hannover ⓘ SMS Pommern ⓘ SMS Schlesien ⓘ SMS Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ |
| statusDuringWWI | increasingly obsolete after HMS Dreadnought ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 18 knots ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
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