Moltke-class battlecruiser

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The Moltke-class battlecruiser was a class of early 20th-century German Imperial Navy capital ships that combined heavy armament and relatively high speed, serving prominently during World War I.

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instanceOf German warship class
battlecruiser class
armament 10 × 28 cm SK L/50 guns in five twin turrets
12 × 15 cm SK L/45 guns
12 × 8.8 cm guns
4 × 50 cm submerged torpedo tubes
armamentLayout centerline and wing turrets
armorBelt up to 270 mm
armorConningTower up to 350 mm
armorDeck 50 to 76 mm
armorTurret up to 230 mm
beam 29.4 metres
boilerType coal-fired water-tube boilers
category World War I battlecruisers of Germany
constructionMaterial steel
constructionPeriod late 1900s to early 1910s
countryOfOrigin German Empire
crewComplement about 1000 officers and men
designed for high speed and heavy armament
designedBy Admiralstab (German Imperial Admiralty Staff)
surface form: German Imperial Naval Office
designedSpeed 25.5 knots
designImprovementOver Von der Tann
displacement 22979 tonnes standard
over 25000 tonnes full load
draft 9.2 metres
era early 20th century
followedBy Seydlitz-class battlecruiser
fuelType coal with oil spraying
hasMember SMS Goeben
SMS Moltke
hullType steel hull with longitudinal framing
length 186.6 metres
namedAfter Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
navalArchitectureType dreadnought-era capital ship
notableEngagement Battle of Dogger Bank
Battle of Jutland
operator Imperial German Navy
partOf High Seas Fleet
precededBy Von der Tann-class battlecruiser
propulsion coal-fired boilers
steam turbines
propulsionShafts 4 shafts
role engaging enemy cruisers and battlecruisers
scouting for the battle fleet
topSpeed about 28 knots on trials
usedInConflict World War I

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SMS Seydlitz precededBy Moltke-class battlecruiser
HMS Indefatigable sunkBy Moltke-class battlecruiser
this entity surface form: German battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann
Battle of Dogger Bank participant Moltke-class battlecruiser
this entity surface form: German battlecruiser Moltke
German battlecruiser Seydlitz precededBy Moltke-class battlecruiser
German battlecruiser Goeben shipClass Moltke-class battlecruiser
subject surface form: SMS Goeben