German battlecruiser Seydlitz
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The German battlecruiser Seydlitz was a prominent Imperial German Navy warship of World War I, noted for its heavy armament, speed, and remarkable survivability in major North Sea engagements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German battlecruiser Seydlitz canonical | 1 |
| battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial German Navy ship
ⓘ
battlecruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 10 × 28 cm SK L/50 guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary |
12 × 15 cm SK L/45 guns
ⓘ
12 × 8.8 cm guns (as built) ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to 300 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to about 80 mm ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | up to 230 mm ⓘ |
| beam | 28.5 m ⓘ |
| builder | Blohm & Voss ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
British Home Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy (interned at Scapa Flow)
|
| commissioned | 1913-05-22 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfScuttling | 1919-06-21 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1919-10-29 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 28,500 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 24,600 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9.29 m ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled at Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Derfflinger class
ⓘ
surface form:
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
|
| hullNumber | not formally used (German practice) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1911-02-04 ⓘ |
| launched | 1912-03-30 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 200.6 m ⓘ |
| locationOfScuttling |
Scapa Flow
ⓘ
surface form:
Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands
|
| mainBatteryLayout | 5 twin turrets ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ⓘ |
| navalFleet | High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
heavily damaged at Jutland in 1916
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severely damaged at Dogger Bank in 1915 ⓘ |
| notableFeature | high survivability despite heavy damage ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 63,000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | Moltke-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Seydlitz-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| shipyard | Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg ⓘ |
| survivedEngagement |
Battle of Dogger Bank
ⓘ
Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | North Sea ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Dogger Bank
ⓘ
Battle of Jutland ⓘ Raid on Yarmouth (1914) ⓘ
surface form:
Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft
Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 26.5 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoTubes | 4 × 50 cm submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz