König-class battleship
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The König-class battleships were a group of German Imperial Navy dreadnoughts from World War I, noted for their heavy armor, powerful main batteries, and service in major North Sea engagements such as the Battle of Jutland.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| König class | 3 |
| Helgoland-class battleships | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship class
ⓘ
dreadnought battleship class ⓘ |
| antiTorpedoArmament | 8.8 cm guns (as built) ⓘ |
| armamentLayoutFeature | superfiring turrets fore and aft ⓘ |
| armoredBeltThickness | up to about 350 mm ⓘ |
| category | World War I battleships of Germany ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | early 1910s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| deckArmorThickness | up to about 100 mm ⓘ |
| designedBy | German Imperial naval architects ⓘ |
| designedRole | line battleship ⓘ |
| designImprovementOver | Kaiser-class battleship in gunnery layout ⓘ |
| displacement | about 25,000–28,000 tons standard ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Jutland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Gulf of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Albion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century warship ⓘ |
| fate |
interned at Scapa Flow after World War I
ⓘ
scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | High Seas Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | coal-fired boilers with oil sprayers ⓘ |
| mainBatteryCaliber | 30.5 cm ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 10 × 30.5 cm SK L/50 guns in five twin turrets ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | all-big-gun dreadnought ⓘ |
| navalTheater | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattleRole | front-line unit at the Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy armor protection
ⓘ
powerful main battery ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorClass | Kaiser-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryBattery | 15 cm SK L/45 guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ship |
SMS Grosser Kurfürst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SMS Kronprinz NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS König NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Markgraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorClass | Bayern-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| turretLayout | all main turrets on the centerline ⓘ |
| usedBy | High Seas Fleet battle squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
SMS König
this entity surface form:
König class
subject surface form:
SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
this entity surface form:
König class
subject surface form:
SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
this entity surface form:
Helgoland-class battleships
subject surface form:
SMS Markgraf
this entity surface form:
König class