Derfflinger class

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German warship class battlecruiser class

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser	4
Derfflinger class canonical	1

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 ⓘ

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