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low-quality coal. As a result, German capital ships were often supplied with poor coal, in the knowledge that their larger crews were better able to perform the increased maintenance. After 1915, the practice of spraying oil onto the low-quality coal was introduced, in order to increase the burn rate.
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took the ship in tow, and the main body of the fleet turned back to
Germany while Hipper searched in vain for the convoy. German intelligence had incorrectly placed the date for the scheduled convoy on 24 April, and after several hours of fruitless steaming, Hipper turned for port as well. By 18:37,
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with her 4-inch guns. The shell struck a forward searchlight above the bridge and caused serious casualties. The officer responsible for directing the 8.8 cm guns was killed, along with three other officers on the bridge. The helmsman was incapacitated and the ship's commander, Captain Höpfner,
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January. Scheer proposed a more aggressive policy designed to force a confrontation with the British Grand Fleet; he received approval from the Kaiser in February. Scheer's first operation was a sweep into the North Sea on 5–7 March, followed by two more on 21–22 March and 25–26 March. During his
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guns. After 1914, two of the 8.8 cm guns were removed and replaced by 8.8 cm anti-aircraft guns; later, an additional two 8.8 cm guns were replaced with anti-aircraft guns. This brought the total number of 8.8 cm SK L/45 guns to ten, and the number of 8.8 cm anti-aircraft
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Because of the wartime situation, Germany had limited access to high quality coal, but was able to acquire lower-grade coal for its ships. The higher quality coal was generally reserved for the smaller craft, whose crews were less able to clean the boilers at the increased rate demanded by the
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was present during the first sortie by German fleet into the North Sea, which took place on 2–3 November 1914. No
British forces were encountered during the operation. A second operation followed on 15–16 December. This sortie was the initiation of a strategy adopted by Admiral
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and her sisters began the voyage back to the North Sea. A final abortive fleet sortie took place on 23–24 April 1918. Scheer had intended to intercept a
British convoy to Norway and destroy the escorting battleships. During the operation, the battlecruiser
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before returning to port, where they remained at a heightened state of readiness. War between
Austria-Hungary and Serbia broke out on the 28th, and in the span of a week all of the major European powers had joined the conflict. By 29 July
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Shortly before 16:00, the battlecruisers of I Scouting Group encountered the
British 1st Battlecruiser Squadron under the command of David Beatty. The opposing ships began an artillery duel that saw the destruction of
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struck a mine while en route to the target, and had to withdraw. The other battlecruisers bombarded the town of
Lowestoft unopposed, but during the approach to Yarmouth, they encountered the British cruisers of the
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which took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916. The German fleet again sought to draw out and isolate a portion of the Grand Fleet and destroy it before the main
British fleet could retaliate. During the operation,
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Admiral Pohl, though it ended without contact with British forces. Weakened by
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British coastal towns in order to lure out portions of the Grand Fleet where they could be destroyed by the High Seas Fleet. Early on 15 December the fleet left port to
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Bank. Scheer conducted another fleet operation on 18–20 October in the direction of the Dogger Bank, though again they failed to find British forces. For the majority of 1917,
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was now the fifth ship, stationed toward the front of the 24-ship line. At around 01:10, the German line encountered the six destroyers of the British 4th Destroyer Flotilla.
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and the other seven remaining dreadnoughts entered port, where those that were still in fighting condition restocked ammunition and fuel. In the course of the battle,
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when I Squadron returned to the Baltic for another round of training maneuvers. From there, the squadron was attached to the naval force that attempted to sweep the
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about a British unit in the area. By 14:35, Scheer had been warned of the Grand Fleet's approach and so turned his forces around and retreated to German ports.
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was stricken from the naval register on 5 November 1919 and placed out of commission. The fate of the eight remaining German battleships was determined in the
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was to take effect. The bulk of the High Seas Fleet was to have sortied from their base in Wilhelmshaven to engage the British Grand Fleet. Scheer—by now the
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1704:. The unrest ultimately forced Hipper and Scheer to cancel the operation. Informed of the situation, the Kaiser stated "I no longer have a navy".
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before proceeding to the Norwegian fjords on 25 July. The following day the fleet began to steam back to Germany due to Austria-Hungary's
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could engage. She fired her 30.5 cm guns briefly during the 180-degree turn ordered by Scheer to disengage from the British fleet.
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was severely damaged by an ammunition fire. As a result, Kaiser Wilhelm II removed Ingenohl from his post and replaced him with Admiral
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was the only damage the ship incurred from enemy action, though a misfire occurred in the Number 4 port-side 15 cm gun. In total,
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was too far away to effectively engage any British ships. Shortly before 18:30, the German line came across the British destroyers
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to bring the fleet back to Germany early. The Kaiser eventually overrode Bethmann Hollweg after he learned of the July Ultimatum.
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and the rest of I Squadron were sortied to reinforce the outnumbered German battlecruisers; I Squadron left port at 12:33
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turn to port to bring his ships closer to the British battlecruisers, and a minute later, the order to open fire was given.
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guns in six twin gun turrets, with one turret fore, one aft, and two on each flank of the ship. The ship's
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forward and a smaller, secondary conning position further aft. The ship was fitted with a pair of pole
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2938:Jutland: The German Perspective
2879:Philbin, Tobias R. III (1982).
847:, as a replacement for the old
747:, all of which were mounted in
287:(38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph)
3088:List of battleships of Germany
2864:. New York: Ballantine Books.
2773:A Naval History of World War I
687:triple-expansion steam engines
338:8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns
326:30.5 cm (12 in) guns
266:triple-expansion steam engines
32:For the earlier ironclad, see
1:
2919:German Battleships: 1914–1918
2900:German Battleships: 1914–1918
1826:Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
895:Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg
883:international naval arms race
841:) under the provisional name
388:was the fourth vessel of the
332:15 cm (5.9 in) guns
1627:, and from there steamed to
801:that supported the turrets.
372:: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
366:: 300 mm (11.8 in)
360:: 300 mm (11.8 in)
342:6 × 50 cm (20 in)
3109:Helgoland-class battleships
2794:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
1285:, shortly after 17:00, and
1191:a raid on the English coast
1065:2nd Battlecruiser Squadrons
3145:
2754:German Warships: 1815–1945
1664:
1368:claimed to have straddled
1215:
1136:pre-dreadnought battleship
602:layouts like the American
554:Helgoland-class battleship
551:
31:
3083:
3057:
3021:
2771:Halpern, Paul G. (1995).
1776:" ("His Majesty's Ship").
685:She was powered by three
158:
61:
50:Recognition drawing of a
43:
2936:Tarrant, V. E. (2001) .
2809:Heyman, Neil M. (1997).
2790:Herwig, Holger (1998) .
1578:action of 19 August 1916
1056:, in which Vice Admiral
598:arrangements, including
428:on 30 June 1910 and was
3129:Ships built by Schichau
2726:Grießmer, Axel (1999).
2664:Campbell, John (1998).
1596:Führer der Torpedoboote
1403:scored a single hit on
1130:, 32 destroyers and 13
755:, she carried fourteen
397:dreadnought battleships
159:General characteristics
1830:Friedrich von Ingenohl
1797:
1772:Seiner Majestät Schiff
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1976:Campbell & Sieche
1536:Subsequent operations
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1054:Battle of Dogger Bank
985:
821:
619:
499:Imperial Russian Navy
416:in March 1909 at the
2917:Staff, Gary (2010).
2898:Staff, Gary (2010).
2649:Treaty of Versailles
1737:Treaty of Versailles
1587:On 25–26 September,
1498:Prinzregent Luitpold
897:christened her, and
849:coastal defense ship
795:Krupp cemented armor
485:against the British
401:Imperial German Navy
34:SMS Oldenburg (1884)
18:SMS Oldenburg (1910)
2600:, pp. 281–282.
2588:, pp. 280–281.
2576:, pp. 748–749.
2421:, pp. 246–247.
2409:, pp. 225–226.
2397:, pp. 289–291.
2385:, pp. 288–289.
2361:, pp. 154–155.
2313:, pp. 100–101.
2229:, pp. 197–198.
2169:, pp. 149–150.
961:ultimatum to Serbia
889:, and the ship was
3015:-class battleships
2549:, pp. 43, 47.
2157:, pp. 11, 46.
2061:, pp. 43, 46.
1768:"SMS" stands for "
1678:final fleet action
1273:II Battle Squadron
1228:
991:
911:Duchy of Oldenburg
887:laying of her keel
879:Alfred von Tirpitz
838:Kaiserliche Marine
828:
778:, and two on each
691:water-tube boilers
678:and positions for
628:
581:-class battleships
571:-class battleships
562:Kaiserliche Marine
240:water-tube boilers
99:Duchy of Oldenburg
3096:
3095:
2973:978-1-5267-4198-1
2947:978-0-304-35848-9
2928:978-1-84603-468-8
2909:978-1-84603-467-1
2890:978-90-6032-200-0
2871:978-0-345-40878-5
2856:Massie, Robert K.
2847:978-3-7822-0267-1
2824:978-0-313-29880-6
2801:978-1-57392-286-9
2782:978-1-55750-352-7
2763:978-0-87021-790-6
2741:978-3-7637-5985-9
2718:978-1-84832-229-5
2696:978-0-85177-245-5
2675:978-1-55821-759-1
2301:, pp. 94–95.
2181:, pp. 31–33.
2121:, pp. 12–14.
2085:, p. 44, 46.
1923:, pp. 83–84.
1911:, pp. 24–25.
1709:Ludwig von Reuter
1218:Battle of Jutland
1212:Battle of Jutland
1047:Kaiser Wilhelm II
932:I Battle Squadron
770:; one was in the
741:secondary battery
731:was armed with a
703:metric horsepower
510:and then scuttled
491:Battle of Jutland
444:I Battle Squadron
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1180:Reinhard Scheer
1100:on 2 February.
1083:armored cruiser
1015:(Rear Admiral)
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936:High Seas Fleet
874:
844:Ersatz Frithjof
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814:Service history
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575:pre-dreadnought
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1058:David Beatty's
1033:and her three
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244:28,000
180:Displacement
168:
135:Commissioned
130:30 June 1910
122:1 March 1909
38:
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1815:replaced)".
1691:Großadmiral
1667:Kiel mutiny
1625:Putzig Wiek
1043:Grand Fleet
978:World War I
907:fitting-out
644:metric tons
600:superfiring
585:dreadnought
579:Deutschland
487:Grand Fleet
452:World War I
309:42 officers
3119:1910 ships
3103:Categories
2658:References
1834:Wilhelm II
1713:Scapa Flow
1568:Sunderland
1453:Horns Reef
1304:At first,
1288:Queen Mary
1189:supported
1126:, several
928:sea trials
926:conducted
824:Wilhelm II
735:of twelve
660:flush deck
596:gun turret
514:Scapa Flow
495:Baltic Sea
424:. She was
304:Complement
272:propellers
270:3 × screw
259:Propulsion
174:battleship
138:1 May 1912
3048:Oldenburg
3041:Thüringen
3027:Helgoland
3013:Helgoland
1866:Citations
1756:Footnotes
1745:Dordrecht
1732:Oldenburg
1718:Oldenburg
1697:Thüringen
1682:Armistice
1673:Oldenburg
1647:Oldenburg
1634:Oldenburg
1629:Arensburg
1616:Oldenburg
1606:Oldenburg
1590:Oldenburg
1573:Oldenburg
1543:Oldenburg
1526:Oldenburg
1516:Oldenburg
1510:Oldenburg
1504:Kronprinz
1481:roadstead
1476:Westfalen
1464:Helgoland
1458:Thüringen
1431:Oldenburg
1425:Helgoland
1413:Oldenburg
1406:Oldenburg
1384:Oldenburg
1378:Oldenburg
1365:Oldenburg
1359:Oldenburg
1337:Oldenburg
1331:Helgoland
1325:Thüringen
1307:Oldenburg
1299:two-point
1249:Helgoland
1243:Oldenburg
1232:Oldenburg
1186:Oldenburg
1146:Oldenburg
1070:Oldenburg
1039:destroyer
1030:Oldenburg
995:Oldenburg
971:Oldenburg
957:Skagerrak
945:Oldenburg
923:Oldenburg
871:Oldenburg
832:Oldenburg
804:Oldenburg
799:barbettes
785:Her main
780:broadside
763:Oldenburg
749:casemates
728:Oldenburg
716:Oldenburg
699:amidships
656:Oldenburg
652:full load
648:long tons
640:displaced
623:Helgoland
544:in 1921.
542:Dordrecht
533:Oldenburg
519:Helgoland
483:North Sea
478:Oldenburg
472:Thüringen
460:Helgoland
439:Oldenburg
406:Oldenburg
391:Helgoland
384:Oldenburg
200:Full load
194:long tons
169:Helgoland
119:Laid down
88:Oldenburg
53:Helgoland
2858:(2003).
2752:(1990).
2707:(2016).
2467:Campbell
2395:Campbell
2383:Campbell
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2347:Campbell
2335:Campbell
1964:Grießmer
1803:calibers
1702:mutinied
1582:zeppelin
1492:Kaiserin
1396:Porpoise
1370:Warspite
1353:Warspite
1200:Seydlitz
1123:Seydlitz
1093:Seydlitz
891:launched
853:Frithjof
646:(24,310
426:launched
319:Armament
192:(22,448
143:Stricken
127:Launched
95:Namesake
2613:Tarrant
2598:Tarrant
2586:Tarrant
2479:Tarrant
2455:Tarrant
2443:Tarrant
2431:Tarrant
2419:Tarrant
2407:Tarrant
2323:Tarrant
2311:Tarrant
2299:Tarrant
2287:Tarrant
2275:Tarrant
2263:Tarrant
2251:Tarrant
2227:Halpern
2215:Halpern
2203:Tarrant
2191:Tarrant
2179:Tarrant
1933:Philbin
1727:scuttle
1521:Fortune
1442:Fortune
1401:Fortune
1390:Fortune
1237:Jutland
1087:Blücher
1035:sisters
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866:sisters
822:Kaiser
791:citadel
697:placed
695:funnels
642:24,700
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446:of the
434:turrets
399:of the
364:Turrets
105:Builder
62:History
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2625:Herwig
2574:Massie
2562:Massie
2532:Massie
2508:Massie
2239:Herwig
2167:Herwig
2143:Heyman
2119:Massie
2107:Massie
2010:Gröner
1952:Gröner
1921:Dodson
1909:Gröner
1897:Dodson
1715:, but
1654:Moltke
1641:Moltke
1557:Moltke
1501:, and
1486:Kaiser
1473:, and
1470:Nassau
1446:Ardent
1437:Ardent
1348:Nestor
1313:Nestor
1269:-class
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1264:- and
1156:Nassau
1120:, and
1117:Moltke
875:'s
862:Danzig
658:had a
611:Nassau
592:Nassau
588:Nassau
569:Nassau
548:Design
469:, and
422:Danzig
295:5,500
209:Length
186:Normal
171:-class
113:Danzig
3075:class
3066:class
2836:[
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1751:Notes
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1419:Posen
1343:Posen
1319:Nomad
1294:König
1261:König
1255:Posen
1168:Slava
1162:Posen
1140:Slava
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672:masts
650:) at
636:draft
626:class
607:class
410:'
393:class
352:Armor
336:14 ×
330:14 ×
324:12 ×
292:Range
285:knots
283:20.8
280:Speed
238:15 ×
225:Draft
2968:ISBN
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1661:Fate
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1328:and
1316:and
1159:and
1063:and
1052:The
905:for
903:Kiel
632:beam
381:SMS
370:Deck
358:Belt
264:3 ×
217:Beam
151:Fate
83:Name
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