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616:, which necessitated a longer hull and provided an increase by about 2,028 metric horsepower (2,000 ihp). The design staff projected that the ships would gain .5 knots (0.93 km/h; 0.58 mph) in speed over the earlier cruisers, but in service, neither actually reached that speed. This failure was primarily the result of their length to breadth ratio, which was the result of limitations imposed by the dock facilities in
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896:. The 8.8 cm guns fired a 7 kg (15 lb) shell at a muzzle velocity of 770 m/s (2,500 ft/s). These guns had a maximum elevation of 25 degrees and a range of 9,100 m (10,000 yd). Each ship carried 1,600 rounds for the 15 cm guns, and 2,100 shells for the 8.8 cm guns.
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had 150 mm (5.9 in) thick sides and a 30 mm (1.2 in) thick roof. The rear conning tower was less well-protected; its sides were only 80 mm thick and its roof was 20 mm (0.79 in) thick. The main battery gun turrets were armored with 150 mm thick steel plates on
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than their foreign equivalents. And as with all of the preceding German armored cruisers, they received less armor protection than their opposite numbers in the
British fleet. As a result, they compared unfavorably with their British contemporaries. The historian John Taylor describes the ships as
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of 1.04 m (3 ft 5 in). Their standard complements numbered some 35 officers and 598 enlisted men. While serving as a squadron flagship the crew was augmented by 13 officers and 62 men, and as a second command ship by 9 officers and 44 sailors.
1157:. Both vessels made long-distance cruises in the Atlantic in the late 1900s in company with I Scouting Group or the entire High Seas Fleet. Apart from these voyages, the ships were primarily occupied with an uneventful routine of peacetime training exercises.
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planking. At the casemate deck the side armor was also 100 mm thick. The armored deck ranged in thickness from 40–60 mm (1.6–2.4 in) and was connected to the belt by sloped armor that was 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) thick. The forward
884:. These guns fired a 40 kg (88 lb) shell at a muzzle velocity of 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s). They could be elevated to 30 degrees, which provided a maximum range of 13,900 m (15,200 yd). For close-range defense against
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was 100 mm (3.9 in) thick amidships where the ships' vitals were located. This was decreased slightly to 80 mm (3.1 in) on either end of the central section of the belt. The belt was backed by 55 mm (2.2 in) of
638:"poorly protected and not a successful class in service." Further, they suffered the same fate as many pre-dreadnought type vessels completed in the mid-1900s, having been rendered obsolescent by the advent of
799:. The central screw was 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) in diameter, and the outer screws were 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in). Steam was provided to the engines by sixteen coal-fired
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and had a range of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) when set at a speed of 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) and 3,000 m (9,800 ft) at 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph).
1377:. Design work commenced in 1916 to convert the ship into a seaplane tender; work was planned to last from 1917 to 1918 during a period of 20 months. The ship was stricken from the
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served as the group flagship. Both ships were present in the reconnaissance screen for the High Seas Fleet when it sailed to provide distant support to I Scouting Group during the
990:. She would have been armed with a battery of six 15 cm L/45 guns and six 8.8 cm Flak guns, though this was never carried out due to the end of the war later that year.
807:. The propulsion system produced 19,000 ihp (14,200 kW), which had a rated top speed of 22 knots (41 km/h), though on trials neither ship reached that figure, with
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were good sea boats; when the fuel bunkers were full they had a gentle motion. They also maneuvered well and were responsive to the helm; steering was controlled with a single
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serving as the deputy commander's flagship. She thereafter took part in a series of offensive operations against
Russian forces, beginning with a joint Army-Navy assault on
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s commander decided that visibility had improved so he ordered his ship to get underway again, but she quickly struck two German mines and sank with heavy loss of life.
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operated, and the mounts provided a range of elevation from -5 to +30 degrees. These guns fired a 108-kilogram (238 lb) armor-piercing shell at a
1341:. The two cruisers surprised a group of Russian destroyers and damaged one of them before the Russians fled. By late 1915, the increased threat of British
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in May. This was followed by several sweeps into the central Baltic in May and June to try to catch
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only 20.4 knots (37.8 km/h; 23.5 mph). The ships had four turbo generators, which provided 260 kilowatts at 110 volts.
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the sides and 30 mm thick roofs. The 15 cm turrets were protected by 100 mm thick sides and 80 mm thick gun shields.
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late in the war came to nothing owing to Germany's defeat in 1918, and she was stricken from the
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and scored a hit, but was hit several times in return before the Germans disengaged.
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768:. With the rudder hard over, the ships lost up to 60 percent speed. The ships'
599:, then the world's preeminent naval force. The previous armored cruiser design, the
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had been disarmed; the proposal involved the installation of a
445:, after they entered service in 1905–1906. During this period,
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aft of the main superstructure, with equipment to handle four
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continued to operate with the main fleet, taking part in the
1220:, which was initially assigned to the High Seas Fleet in the
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The main battery was supported by a secondary battery of ten
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in Germany, passed in 1900, envisioned a force of fourteen
907:. The C/03 torpedo carried a 147.5-kilogram (325 lb)
401:(Imperial Navy) in the 1900s. The two ships of the class,
1966:] (in German). Vol. 8. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
1943:] (in German). Vol. 7. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
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in December. She briefly encountered a pair of British
1879:] (in German). Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
1007:, likely during her visit to the United States in 1907
873:-class ships carried 380 shells for the main battery.
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making 21.1 knots (39.1 km/h; 24.3 mph) and
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that ran for sixty percent of the length of the ship.
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s, with the primary changes being the addition of two
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joined her in 1913. Both ships were reactivated after
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1794:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 134–189.
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1918:"Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888–1918
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471:was decommissioned in 1911 and placed in reserve;
1983:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
1858:(1–12). Toledo: Naval Records Club, Inc.: 87–91.
1791:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
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1141:alternated in this role with the armored cruiser
692:class were 127.30 meters (417 ft 8 in)
651:, launched in 1907. Despite their drawbacks, the
1402:In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, "SK" (
633:, including a smaller main armament but heavier
967:based on earlier conversions that included the
795:, each of which drove one of the ships' three
481:broke out in July 1914. They were assigned to
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2024:Pavlovich, Nikolaĭ Bronislavovich (1979).
1264:raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
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880:in single turrets and casemates clustered
696:and 127.80 m (419 ft 3 in)
291:21.1 knots (39.1 km/h; 24.3 mph)
3011:List of ships of the Imperial German Navy
3002:Building for the Netherlands when seized
2246:German naval ship classes of World War I
1761:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
1725:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
1689:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 8
1665:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 7
1650:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 8
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1129:for much of her early career, and when
708:of 7.76 m (25 ft 6 in).
657:s provided the basis for the follow-on
31:
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1121:, the reconnaissance squadron of the
878:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/40 guns
843:-class cruisers carried the same type
668:General characteristics and machinery
7:
1987:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
1835:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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1335:in company with the armored cruiser
1313:engaged the Russian armored cruiser
2205:List of armored cruisers of Germany
2050:. London: Cassell and Company, ltd.
2009:. New York City: Ballantine Books.
1369:was disarmed in 1916 and used as a
853:21-centimeter (8.3 in) SK L/40
2996:Building for Argentina when seized
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228:20.2 m (66 ft 3 in)
210:: 10,266 t (10,104 long tons)
25:
1816:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
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1345:, demonstrated by the sinking of
1212:in July 1914, both cruisers were
532:in August. The threat of British
372:: 40–60 mm (1.6–2.4 in)
338:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/35
2057:German Battlecruisers: 1914–1918
1468:
420:upon which they were based. The
413:, closely resembled the earlier
360:: 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in)
332:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/40
326:21 cm (8.3 in) SK L/40
93:
35:
3043:World War I cruisers of Germany
2095:The Encyclopedia of World War I
929:armor. At the waterline, their
465:had begun to enter service and
2076:German Warships of World War I
2028:. New Delhi: Amerind Pub. Co.
544:. Plans to convert her into a
342:4 × 45 cm (17.7 in)
280:triple-expansion steam engines
1:
2696:Small / Coastal torpedo boats
735:. The hulls contained twelve
591:for both service overseas in
2309:Pre-dreadnought battleships
2093:Tucker, Spencer E. (2005).
1920:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
1299:Battle of the Åland Islands
1090:Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
631:pre-dreadnought battleships
526:Battle of the Åland Islands
495:, but on return to port at
457:served stints as the group
3059:
2078:. Garden City: Doubleday.
1899:German Warships: 1815–1945
1329:Battle of the Gulf of Riga
1208:Following the outbreak of
1125:. She served as the group
676:Plan and elevation of the
642:warships like the British
530:Battle of the Gulf of Riga
220:127.8 m (419 ft)
18:Roon class armored cruiser
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1831:Friedman, Norman (2011).
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593:Germany's colonial empire
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52:
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2059:. Oxford: Osprey Books.
1916:Herwig, Holger (1998) .
890:8.8 cm SK L/35 guns
793:triple expansion engines
437:The two ships served in
366:15 cm (5.9 in)
1871:Grießmer, Axel (1999).
737:watertight compartments
173:General characteristics
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2738:Coastal defense ships
2074:Taylor, John (1970).
1852:Warship International
1571:Campbell & Sieche
1438:, pp. 58–59, 66.
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1111:On entering service,
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830:
694:long at the waterline
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393:built for the German
2978:Single ship of class
2325:Kaiser Friedrich III
2055:Staff, Gary (2006).
1327:participated in the
1155:Jamestown Exposition
927:Krupp cemented steel
573:, the basis for the
556:the following year.
542:accommodation vessel
101:Imperial German Navy
3038:Roon-class cruisers
1751:, pp. 293–294.
1703:, pp. 340–343.
1691:, pp. 123–124.
1652:, pp. 122–123.
1585:, pp. 141–142.
1013:
925:were protected by
746:Like the preceding
2596:Protected cruisers
1763:, pp. 49, 82.
1218:III Scouting Group
1206:
1012:Construction data
1011:
1009:
851:consisted of four
845:
823:Armament and armor
801:water-tube boilers
774:metacentric height
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483:III Scouting Group
397:Kaiserliche Marine
259:water-tube boilers
3018:
3017:
2720:Aircraft carriers
2213:
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2066:978-1-84603-009-3
2003:Massie, Robert K.
1994:978-0-85177-133-5
1927:978-1-57392-286-9
1908:978-0-87021-790-6
1886:978-3-7637-5985-9
1842:978-1-84832-100-7
1823:978-1-84832-229-5
1801:978-0-85177-245-5
1597:, pp. 50–51.
1546:, pp. 51–52.
1531:, pp. 50–52.
1519:, pp. 67–68.
1375:floating barracks
1204:underway, c. 1914
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1103:
1100:21 November 1905
1058:Albrecht von Roon
1047:Kaiserliche Werft
686:The ships of the
635:secondary battery
528:in July, and the
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248:metric horsepower
120:Succeeded by
16:(Redirected from
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2113:
2108:
2089:
2070:
2051:
2042:Scheer, Reinhard
2037:
2020:
2007:Castles of Steel
1998:
1986:
1975:
1954:
1931:
1912:
1890:
1867:
1846:
1827:
1805:
1776:
1770:
1764:
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1746:
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1502:
1496:
1490:
1484:
1478:
1472:
1466:
1460:
1454:
1439:
1433:
1417:
1407:
1405:Schnelladekanone
1400:
1368:
1362:
1356:
1333:Sworbe Peninsula
1326:
1312:
1306:
1292:
1278:
1261:
1255:
1249:
1246:
1232:raid on Yarmouth
1229:
1216:and assigned to
1203:
1180:
1168:
1162:
1152:
1140:
1134:
1119:I Scouting Group
1116:
1081:Blohm & Voss
1050:
1014:
1006:
981:
976:. By this time,
962:
953:
924:
918:
872:
849:primary armament
842:
818:
812:
790:
784:
763:
757:
751:
719:
713:
691:
681:
656:
628:
611:
589:armored cruisers
578:
519:
511:
508:
493:raid on Yarmouth
490:
476:
470:
456:
450:
439:I Scouting Group
425:
400:
391:armored cruisers
386:
312:598 enlisted men
99:
97:
96:
81:Blohm & Voss
65:
46:
39:
32:
21:
3058:
3057:
3053:
3052:
3051:
3049:
3048:
3047:
3033:Cruiser classes
3023:
3022:
3019:
3014:
2967:
2759:
2732:
2714:
2691:
2618:
2613:Victoria Louise
2590:
2466:
2408:
2351:
2303:
2247:
2244:
2214:
2209:
2196:
2170:
2148:
2146:-class cruisers
2140:
2105:
2092:
2086:
2073:
2067:
2054:
2040:
2023:
2017:
2001:
1995:
1978:
1957:
1951:
1934:
1928:
1915:
1909:
1893:
1887:
1870:
1849:
1843:
1830:
1824:
1808:
1802:
1787:
1784:
1779:
1771:
1767:
1759:
1755:
1747:
1743:
1735:
1731:
1723:
1719:
1711:
1707:
1699:
1695:
1687:
1683:
1675:
1671:
1663:
1656:
1648:
1644:
1636:
1625:
1617:
1613:
1605:
1601:
1593:
1589:
1581:
1577:
1569:
1562:
1554:
1550:
1542:
1535:
1527:
1523:
1515:
1511:
1503:
1499:
1491:
1487:
1479:
1475:
1467:
1463:
1455:
1442:
1434:
1430:
1426:
1421:
1420:
1401:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1247:
1193:
1123:High Seas Fleet
1109:
1107:Service history
996:
965:seaplane tender
955:
865:muzzle velocity
825:
670:
562:
546:seaplane tender
509:
443:High Seas Fleet
418:-class cruisers
241:Installed power
182:Armored cruiser
94:
92:
48:
47:-class cruisers
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3056:
3054:
3046:
3045:
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3035:
3025:
3024:
3016:
3015:
3004:
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3000:
2997:
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2991:
2988:
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2979:
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2955:
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2915:
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2895:
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2880:
2875:
2870:
2865:
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2815:
2810:
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2800:
2795:
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2775:
2769:
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2761:
2760:
2758:
2757:
2750:
2742:
2740:
2734:
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2730:
2724:
2722:
2716:
2715:
2713:
2712:
2707:
2699:
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2692:
2690:
2689:
2684:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2662:
2655:
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2645:
2640:
2635:
2629:
2627:
2620:
2619:
2617:
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2609:
2600:
2598:
2592:
2591:
2589:
2588:
2583:
2576:
2569:
2562:
2555:
2548:
2541:
2534:
2527:
2520:
2513:
2506:
2499:
2492:
2485:
2476:
2474:
2472:Light cruisers
2468:
2467:
2465:
2464:
2456:
2449:
2442:
2439:Prinz Adalbert
2435:
2432:Prinz Heinrich
2427:
2424:Fürst Bismarck
2418:
2416:
2410:
2409:
2407:
2406:
2399:
2392:
2385:
2377:
2370:
2361:
2359:
2357:Battlecruisers
2353:
2352:
2350:
2349:
2342:
2335:
2328:
2321:
2313:
2311:
2305:
2304:
2302:
2301:
2296:
2289:
2282:
2275:
2268:
2260:
2258:
2249:
2248:
2245:
2243:
2242:
2235:
2228:
2220:
2211:
2210:
2208:
2207:
2201:
2198:
2197:
2195:
2194:
2185:
2181:Prinz Adalbert
2175:
2172:
2171:
2169:
2168:
2161:
2153:
2150:
2149:
2141:
2139:
2138:
2131:
2124:
2116:
2110:
2109:
2103:
2090:
2084:
2071:
2065:
2052:
2038:
2021:
2015:
1999:
1993:
1976:
1955:
1949:
1932:
1926:
1913:
1907:
1891:
1885:
1868:
1847:
1841:
1828:
1822:
1806:
1800:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1777:
1765:
1753:
1741:
1739:, p. 145.
1729:
1717:
1715:, p. 135.
1705:
1693:
1681:
1669:
1654:
1642:
1640:, p. 202.
1623:
1611:
1609:, p. 336.
1599:
1587:
1575:
1573:, p. 140.
1560:
1558:, p. 177.
1548:
1533:
1521:
1509:
1497:
1485:
1483:, p. 174.
1473:
1471:, p. 249.
1461:
1440:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1418:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1379:naval register
1360:Prinz Heinrich
1348:Prinz Adalbert
1338:Prinz Heinrich
1192:
1189:
1144:Friedrich Carl
1108:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1094:25 April 1903
1092:
1087:
1078:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1062:1 August 1902
1060:
1055:
1042:
1034:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1018:
995:
992:
954:
946:
894:superstructure
824:
821:
752:-class ships,
749:Prinz Adalbert
669:
666:
609:Prinz Adalbert
602:Prinz Adalbert
570:Prinz Adalbert
561:
558:
550:naval register
463:battlecruisers
416:Prinz Adalbert
389:was a pair of
376:
375:
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373:
367:
361:
353:
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328:
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255:
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138:
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121:
117:
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112:Prinz Adalbert
108:
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103:
90:
86:
85:
84:
83:
78:
71:
67:
66:
59:
55:
54:
53:Class overview
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40:
28:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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3044:
3041:
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3008:
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2706:
2705:
2701:
2700:
2698:
2694:
2688:
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2683:
2680:
2678:
2675:
2673:
2670:
2668:
2667:
2663:
2661:
2660:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2630:
2628:
2626:
2625:torpedo boats
2621:
2615:
2614:
2610:
2608:
2607:
2602:
2601:
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2593:
2587:
2584:
2582:
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2570:
2568:
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2563:
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2556:
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2528:
2526:
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2521:
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2514:
2512:
2511:
2507:
2505:
2504:
2500:
2498:
2497:
2493:
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2484:
2483:
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2473:
2469:
2463:
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2440:
2436:
2434:
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2428:
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2420:
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2417:
2415:
2411:
2405:
2404:
2400:
2398:
2397:
2393:
2391:
2390:
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2384:
2383:
2378:
2376:
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2371:
2369:
2368:
2363:
2362:
2360:
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2354:
2348:
2347:
2343:
2341:
2340:
2336:
2334:
2333:
2329:
2327:
2326:
2322:
2320:
2319:
2315:
2314:
2312:
2310:
2306:
2300:
2297:
2295:
2294:
2290:
2288:
2287:
2283:
2281:
2280:
2276:
2274:
2273:
2269:
2267:
2266:
2262:
2261:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2250:
2241:
2236:
2234:
2229:
2227:
2222:
2221:
2218:
2206:
2203:
2202:
2199:
2193:
2191:
2187:Followed by:
2186:
2184:
2182:
2178:Preceded by:
2177:
2176:
2173:
2167:
2166:
2162:
2160:
2159:
2155:
2154:
2151:
2147:
2145:
2137:
2132:
2130:
2125:
2123:
2118:
2117:
2114:
2106:
2104:1-85109-420-2
2100:
2096:
2091:
2087:
2085:0-7110-0099-9
2081:
2077:
2072:
2068:
2062:
2058:
2053:
2049:
2048:
2043:
2039:
2035:
2031:
2027:
2022:
2018:
2016:0-345-40878-0
2012:
2008:
2004:
2000:
1996:
1990:
1985:
1984:
1977:
1973:
1969:
1965:
1961:
1956:
1952:
1950:9783782202671
1946:
1942:
1938:
1933:
1929:
1923:
1919:
1914:
1910:
1904:
1900:
1896:
1895:Gröner, Erich
1892:
1888:
1882:
1878:
1874:
1869:
1865:
1861:
1857:
1853:
1848:
1844:
1838:
1834:
1829:
1825:
1819:
1815:
1811:
1810:Dodson, Aidan
1807:
1803:
1797:
1793:
1792:
1786:
1785:
1781:
1775:, p. 52.
1774:
1769:
1766:
1762:
1757:
1754:
1750:
1745:
1742:
1738:
1733:
1730:
1727:, p. 82.
1726:
1721:
1718:
1714:
1709:
1706:
1702:
1697:
1694:
1690:
1685:
1682:
1679:, p. 22.
1678:
1673:
1670:
1667:, p. 81.
1666:
1661:
1659:
1655:
1651:
1646:
1643:
1639:
1634:
1632:
1630:
1628:
1624:
1621:, p. 88.
1620:
1615:
1612:
1608:
1603:
1600:
1596:
1591:
1588:
1584:
1579:
1576:
1572:
1567:
1565:
1561:
1557:
1552:
1549:
1545:
1540:
1538:
1534:
1530:
1525:
1522:
1518:
1513:
1510:
1507:, p. 57.
1506:
1501:
1498:
1495:, p. 50.
1494:
1489:
1486:
1482:
1477:
1474:
1470:
1465:
1462:
1459:, p. 51.
1458:
1453:
1451:
1449:
1447:
1445:
1441:
1437:
1432:
1429:
1423:
1415:
1411:
1406:
1399:
1396:
1389:
1384:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1372:
1371:training ship
1367:
1361:
1355:
1350:
1349:
1344:
1340:
1339:
1334:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1318:
1317:
1311:
1305:
1300:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1282:
1277:
1271:
1269:
1265:
1260:
1254:
1245:
1240:
1237:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1211:
1202:
1197:
1190:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1179:
1174:
1173:
1167:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1145:
1139:
1133:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1115:
1106:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1071:
1068:5 April 1906
1067:
1065:27 June 1903
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1032:Commissioned
1015:
1005:
1000:
993:
991:
989:
985:
980:
975:
974:
970:
969:light cruiser
966:
961:
952:
947:
945:
942:
941:conning tower
937:
932:
928:
923:
917:
912:
910:
906:
902:
901:torpedo tubes
897:
895:
891:
887:
886:torpedo boats
883:
879:
874:
871:
866:
862:
861:hydraulically
858:
854:
850:
841:
836:
835:
829:
822:
820:
817:
811:
806:
802:
798:
794:
789:
783:
778:
775:
771:
767:
762:
756:
750:
744:
742:
741:double bottom
738:
734:
730:
726:
722:
718:
712:
707:
703:
700:. They had a
699:
695:
690:
680:
674:
667:
665:
663:
661:
655:
650:
649:
645:
644:battlecruiser
641:
636:
632:
627:
621:
619:
618:Wilhelmshaven
615:
610:
605:
603:
598:
594:
590:
586:
577:
572:
571:
566:
559:
557:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
538:training ship
535:
531:
527:
523:
518:
513:
507:
502:
498:
497:Wilhelmshaven
494:
489:
484:
480:
475:
469:
464:
460:
455:
449:
444:
440:
435:
433:
429:
424:
419:
417:
412:
411:
406:
405:
399:
398:
392:
388:
385:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
355:
354:
351:
350:
345:
344:torpedo tubes
341:
339:
335:
333:
329:
327:
323:
322:
321:
318:
317:
311:
308:
307:
306:
303:
302:
298:
295:
294:
290:
287:
286:
281:
277:
275:
271:
270:
269:
266:
265:
260:
256:
253:
250:(14,000
249:
245:
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243:
240:
239:
235:
232:
231:
227:
224:
223:
219:
216:
215:
209:
206:
203:
199:
196:: 9,533
195:
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183:
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177:
176:
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167:
164:
163:
159:
156:
155:
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148:
147:
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141:In commission
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135:
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128:
126:
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118:
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113:
109:
106:
105:
102:
91:
88:
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82:
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74:
73:
72:
69:
68:
64:
60:
57:
56:
51:
45:
38:
33:
27:
19:
3020:
3006:
3005:
2753:
2746:
2703:
2665:
2658:
2612:
2605:
2586:FK proposals
2579:
2572:
2565:
2558:
2551:
2544:
2537:
2530:
2523:
2516:
2509:
2502:
2495:
2488:
2481:
2460:
2452:
2445:
2444:
2438:
2431:
2423:
2403:Ersatz Yorck
2402:
2395:
2388:
2381:
2373:
2367:Von der Tann
2366:
2345:
2339:Braunschweig
2338:
2331:
2324:
2317:
2292:
2285:
2278:
2271:
2264:
2189:
2180:
2164:
2157:
2143:
2142:
2097:. ABC-CLIO.
2094:
2075:
2056:
2046:
2025:
2006:
1982:
1963:
1959:
1940:
1936:
1917:
1898:
1876:
1872:
1855:
1851:
1832:
1813:
1790:
1768:
1756:
1744:
1732:
1720:
1708:
1696:
1684:
1672:
1645:
1614:
1602:
1590:
1578:
1551:
1524:
1512:
1500:
1488:
1476:
1464:
1431:
1398:
1347:
1337:
1321:
1315:
1272:
1207:
1183:
1171:
1147:). In 1907,
1143:
1110:
1097:14 May 1904
1074:
1038:
994:Construction
972:
956:
931:armored belt
913:
898:
875:
846:
833:
779:
745:
685:
659:
647:
622:
601:
582:
569:
552:in 1920 and
524:in May, the
514:
436:
415:
409:
403:
381:
379:
188:Displacement
124:
111:
26:
2990:Conversions
2453:Scharnhorst
2389:Derfflinger
2346:Deutschland
2332:Wittelsbach
2318:Brandenburg
2256:battleships
2253:Dreadnought
2190:Scharnhorst
1281:Grand Fleet
1210:World War I
1191:World War I
857:gun turrets
847:The ships'
834:Scharnhorst
660:Scharnhorst
640:all-big-gun
583:The Second
479:World War I
309:35 officers
125:Scharnhorst
107:Preceded by
41:One of the
3027:Categories
2566:Königsberg
2503:Königsberg
1972:B003VHSRKE
1782:References
1343:submarines
1285:Baltic Sea
1268:destroyers
1026:Laid down
648:Invincible
597:Royal Navy
534:submarines
432:Royal Navy
274:propellers
272:3 × screw
267:Propulsion
2984:Cancelled
2747:Siegfried
2604:SMS
2559:Wiesbaden
2538:Karlsruhe
2531:Magdeburg
2480:SMS
2459:SMS
2430:SMS
2422:SMS
2396:Mackensen
2380:SMS
2365:SMS
2272:Helgoland
2034:500109775
1737:Pavlovich
1424:Citations
1416:diameter.
1390:Footnotes
1239:roadstead
1222:North Sea
1214:mobilized
1029:Launched
1023:Namesake
988:seaplanes
973:Stuttgart
905:broadside
882:amidships
770:casemates
725:full load
721:displaced
585:Naval Law
554:broken up
208:Full load
202:long tons
149:Completed
144:1905–1916
136:1902–1906
89:Operators
3007:See also
2545:Graudenz
2517:Nautilus
2382:Seydlitz
2044:(1920).
2005:(2003).
1897:(1990).
1864:29828398
1812:(2016).
1607:Friedman
1583:Friedman
1556:Grießmer
1410:calibers
1236:Schillig
1184:Seydlitz
1127:flagship
1020:Builder
727:. Their
540:and an
501:Schillig
459:flagship
364:Turrets:
319:Armament
165:Scrapped
70:Builders
2765:U-boats
2573:Brummer
2524:Kolberg
2510:Dresden
2489:Gazelle
2461:Blücher
2299:L 20e α
1117:joined
1085:Hamburg
963:into a
909:warhead
805:funnels
733:riveted
698:overall
614:boilers
485:, with
428:boilers
246:19,000
200:(9,382
2938:UC III
2923:UB III
2623:Large
2552:Pillau
2496:Bremen
2374:Moltke
2293:Bayern
2279:Kaiser
2265:Nassau
2101:
2082:
2063:
2032:
2013:
1991:
1970:
1947:
1924:
1905:
1883:
1862:
1839:
1820:
1798:
1773:Gröner
1749:Tucker
1713:Scheer
1701:Massie
1638:Dodson
1619:Greger
1595:Gröner
1544:Gröner
1529:Gröner
1517:Dodson
1505:Herwig
1493:Taylor
1481:Dodson
1457:Gröner
1436:Dodson
1373:and a
984:hangar
837:; the
797:screws
766:rudder
739:and a
579:design
560:Design
217:Length
194:Normal
98:
2953:UE II
2933:UC II
2918:UB II
2903:U 151
2898:U 142
2893:U 139
2888:U 135
2883:U 131
2878:U 127
2873:U 115
2677:1916M
2286:König
2192:class
2183:class
2165:Yorck
1962:[
1939:[
1875:[
1677:Staff
1385:Notes
1316:Bayan
1295:Libau
1253:Yorck
1248:'
1244:Yorck
1201:Yorck
1178:Yorck
1166:Yorck
1114:Yorck
1075:Yorck
1017:Name
922:Yorck
816:Yorck
788:Yorck
761:Yorck
729:hulls
717:Yorck
706:draft
682:class
662:class
604:class
522:Libau
510:'
506:Yorck
474:Yorck
448:Yorck
410:Yorck
387:class
352:Armor
336:14 ×
330:10 ×
296:Range
288:Speed
257:16 ×
233:Draft
133:Built
127:class
114:class
2948:UE I
2943:UD 1
2928:UC I
2913:UB I
2868:U 93
2863:U 87
2858:U 81
2853:U 66
2848:U 63
2843:U 57
2838:U 51
2833:U 43
2828:U 31
2823:U 27
2818:U 23
2813:U 19
2808:U 17
2803:U 16
2798:U 13
2754:Odin
2687:1918
2682:1917
2672:1916
2666:V105
2659:G101
2653:1914
2648:1913
2643:1911
2638:1906
2633:1898
2580:Cöln
2482:Hela
2446:Roon
2158:Roon
2144:Roon
2099:ISBN
2080:ISBN
2061:ISBN
2030:OCLC
2011:ISBN
1989:ISBN
1968:ASIN
1945:ISBN
1922:ISBN
1903:ISBN
1881:ISBN
1860:OCLC
1837:ISBN
1818:ISBN
1796:ISBN
1469:Lyon
1414:bore
1366:Roon
1357:and
1354:Roon
1324:Roon
1310:Roon
1304:Roon
1290:Roon
1276:Roon
1259:Roon
1227:Roon
1172:S178
1160:Roon
1150:Roon
1138:Roon
1132:Roon
1053:Kiel
1039:Roon
1004:Roon
979:Roon
960:Roon
951:Roon
936:teak
919:and
916:Roon
870:Roon
840:Roon
810:Roon
785:and
782:Roon
758:and
755:Roon
714:and
711:Roon
702:beam
689:Roon
679:Roon
654:Roon
626:Roon
623:The
576:Roon
517:Roon
488:Roon
468:Roon
454:Roon
451:and
423:Roon
407:and
404:Roon
384:Roon
380:The
370:Deck
358:Belt
324:4 ×
304:Crew
278:3 ×
225:Beam
178:Type
157:Lost
63:Roon
58:Name
44:Roon
2793:U 9
2788:U 5
2783:U 3
2778:U 2
2773:U 1
2728:"I"
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434:.
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2963:UG
2958:UF
2908:UA
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620:.
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252:kW
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2993:A
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2019:.
1997:.
1974:.
1953:.
1930:.
1911:.
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1845:.
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1804:.
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