SMS Seydlitz
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SMS Seydlitz was a German battlecruiser of the Imperial Navy, renowned for her resilience and heavy damage sustained while serving as a flagship during major World War I naval engagements.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlecruiser
ⓘ
capital ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 28 cm (11 in) SK L/50 guns
ⓘ
12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 guns ⓘ 8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armor |
belt armor up to about 300 mm
ⓘ
deck armor up to about 80 mm ⓘ |
| battleDamage |
suffered severe flooding and fires at Jutland
ⓘ
sustained multiple heavy shell hits at Jutland ⓘ |
| builder | Blohm & Voss ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1913-05-22 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| crew | approximately 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
Battle of Dogger Bank
ⓘ
Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 24,600 tonnes standard
ⓘ
approximately 28,500 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | interned at Scapa Flow after the Armistice ⓘ |
| flagshipCommander | Franz von Hipper ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
Scouting Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
I Scouting Group
|
| hullNumber | not commonly used; known by name only ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1911-02-04 ⓘ |
| launched | 1912-03-30 ⓘ |
| length | about 200 meters overall ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureInfluence | influenced design of later German battlecruisers ⓘ |
| notableFor | exceptional resilience under heavy battle damage ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Dogger Bank
ⓘ
Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| partOf | High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| precededBy | Moltke-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers with oil spraying
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | battlecruiser squadron flagship ⓘ |
| scuttled | 1919-06-21 ⓘ |
| scuttledAt | Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Imperial German Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiserliche Marine
|
| shipClass | Seydlitz-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | near-sinking at the Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 26.5 knots ⓘ |
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