SMS Derfflinger
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SMS Derfflinger was a German Imperial Navy battlecruiser renowned for its heavy armament, durability, and prominent role in major World War I naval engagements, especially the Battle of Jutland.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German warship
→
battlecruiser → capital ship → |
| armamentMainBattery | 8 × 30.5 cm (12 in) guns → |
| armamentSecondary | 15 cm (5.9 in) guns → |
| armamentTorpedoTubes | submerged torpedo tubes → |
| armorBeltMax | up to 300 mm → |
| armorDeck | up to about 80 mm → |
| armorTurrets | up to about 270 mm → |
| beam | about 29 m → |
| builder | Blohm & Voss → |
| builtAt | Hamburg → |
| commissionedOn | 1914-09-01 → |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire → |
| crewComplement | about 1,100 officers and men → |
| damaged | HMS Princess Royal NERFINISHED → |
| displacementFullLoad | about 31,200 tons → |
| displacementStandard | about 26,600 tons → |
| draft | about 9.2 m → |
| engagedEnemyShips | British battlecruisers → |
| era | early 20th century → |
| fate | scuttled at Scapa Flow → |
| hitBy | numerous heavy shells at Jutland → |
| internedAt | Scapa Flow → |
| internmentDate | 1918-11 → |
| laidDownOn | 1912-03-30 → |
| launchedOn | 1913-06-14 → |
| lengthOverall | about 210.4 m → |
| mainGunsArrangement | four twin turrets → |
| namesake | Georg von Derfflinger → |
| navalArchitectureSignificance | influential German battlecruiser design → |
| navalFleet | High Seas Fleet → |
| notableFor |
durability in combat
→
heavy armament → performance at the Battle of Jutland → |
| operator | Imperial German Navy → |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Dogger Bank
→
Battle of Jutland → North Sea theatre of World War I →
surface form: "North Sea operations"
|
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
→
oil-fired boilers → steam turbines → |
| sank |
HMS Invincible
NERFINISHED
→
HMS Queen Mary → |
| scuttledBy | German crews → |
| scuttledOn | 1919-06-21 → |
| serviceEntryConflict | World War I → |
| shaftCount | 4 → |
| shipClass |
Derfflinger class
→
surface form: "Derfflinger-class battlecruiser"
|
| survivedEngagement | Battle of Jutland → |
| tookHeavyDamageAt | Battle of Jutland → |
| topSpeed | about 26.5 knots → |
| wreckSalvaged | partially → |
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