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.


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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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Battle of Jutland notableGermanShip SMS Derfflinger
Imperial German Navy notableShip SMS Derfflinger