Derfflinger class

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The Derfflinger class was a group of German World War I battlecruisers renowned for their heavy armament, strong armor, and participation in major North Sea engagements such as the Battle of Jutland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser 4
Derfflinger class canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German warship class ⓘ
battlecruiser class ⓘ
antiAircraftArmament 8.8 cm guns ⓘ
armourBeltThickness up to 300 mm ⓘ
armourConningTowerThickness up to 300 mm ⓘ
armourDeckThickness up to about 80 mm ⓘ
armourTurretFaceThickness up to 270 mm ⓘ
beam about 29 meters ⓘ
builder Blohm & Voss ⓘ
Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven ⓘ
Schichau-Werke shipyard ⓘ
surface form: Schichau-Werke
commissionedPeriod 1914–1917 ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfOrigin German Empire ⓘ
crewComplement about 1,100–1,200 officers and men per ship ⓘ
designedAs improved German battlecruisers with stronger armor ⓘ
designGoal to counter British battlecruisers ⓘ
displacement approximately 26,600 tons standard ⓘ
approximately 31,200 tons full load ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
fate interned at Scapa Flow after World War I ⓘ
scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 ⓘ
fleetAssignment Scouting Forces ⓘ
surface form: I Scouting Group
gunCalibre 30.5 cm main battery ⓘ
hasMember SMS Derfflinger ⓘ
SMS Hindenburg ⓘ
SMS Lützow ⓘ
laidDownPeriod 1912–1913 ⓘ
length about 210 meters ⓘ
namedAfter SMS Derfflinger ⓘ
surface form: Georg von Derfflinger (for lead ship)
navalArchitectureInfluence influenced later German capital ship design ⓘ
navalRole fast wing of the High Seas Fleet ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Dogger Bank ⓘ
Battle of Jutland ⓘ
notableFeature balanced combination of firepower, protection, and speed ⓘ
notableReputation considered among the best-balanced World War I battlecruisers ⓘ
operatedBy Imperial German Navy ⓘ
primaryArmament 8 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns ⓘ
primaryArmamentLayout four twin turrets ⓘ
propulsion coal-fired boilers ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
secondaryArmament 15 cm (5.9 in) guns ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1914 ⓘ
1915 ⓘ
1917 ⓘ
theatreOfOperations North Sea ⓘ
topSpeed about 26.5 knots ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SMS Lützow → class → Derfflinger class ⓘ
SMS Derfflinger → shipClass → Derfflinger class ⓘ
this entity surface form: Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
German battlecruiser Seydlitz → followedBy → Derfflinger class ⓘ
this entity surface form: Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
German battlecruisers Seydlitz and Derfflinger → shipClass → Derfflinger class ⓘ
subject surface form: SMS Derfflinger
this entity surface form: Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
Seydlitz-class battlecruiser → relatedTo → Derfflinger class ⓘ
this entity surface form: Derfflinger-class battlecruiser