Kaiser-class battleship
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The Kaiser-class battleship was a group of German Imperial Navy dreadnoughts built before and during World War I, known for their heavy armor, powerful main guns, and service in major North Sea engagements such as the Battle of Jutland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiser class | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship class
ⓘ
dreadnought battleship class ⓘ |
| antiTorpedoArmament | 8 × 8.8 cm guns ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery | 10 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns ⓘ |
| armorBeltMaxThickness | up to 350 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeckThickness | up to about 60 mm ⓘ |
| armorTurretFaceThickness | up to about 300 mm ⓘ |
| beam | about 29 meters ⓘ |
| builtAt | German shipyards on the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts ⓘ |
| builtForConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Kaiser Wilhelm II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictRole | core of German battle line at Jutland ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | laid down 1909–1910 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| designedAs | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| designFeature |
centerline main battery arrangement
ⓘ
heavy armor protection for magazines and machinery ⓘ improved underwater protection over predecessors ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 27,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 24,700 tonnes ⓘ |
| draft | about 9.1 meters ⓘ |
| followedBy | König-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
SMS Friedrich der Grosse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SMS Kaiser NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Kaiserin NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS König Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Prinzregent Luitpold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first German battleship class with all main guns on the centerline ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 172 meters ⓘ |
| mainBatteryLayout | five twin turrets ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureEra | dreadnought era ⓘ |
| notableFlagship | SMS Friedrich der Grosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFunnels | three ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Jutland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Gulf of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Albion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | High Seas Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarFate |
interned at Scapa Flow
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scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Helgoland-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryBattery | 14 × 15 cm SK L/45 guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | 1912–1913 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 5 × 50 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Kaiser class