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Fleet to begin escorting convoys with a detached battle squadron. This decision presented the
Germans with opportunity for which they had been waiting the entire war: a portion of the numerically stronger Grand Fleet was separated and could be isolated and destroyed. Hipper planned the operation: I Scouting Group, along with light cruisers and destroyers, would attack one of the large convoys while the rest of the High Seas Fleet would stand by, ready to attack the British battle squadron when it intervened. At 05:00 on 23 April 1918, the German fleetâincluding
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1646:, arriving on 7 November. That night, false reports of torpedo boats crewed by Communist revolutionaries had sailed to attack his ships reached Karpf. He ordered his ships to be laid up; the confidential materials carried aboard were destroyed and their ammunition magazines were flooded. When the fleet command learned of the incident, they replaced Karpf with
1589:. From then to 1 October, while preparations were still underway, the ship visited numerous ports in the eastern Baltic, including in Finland. By that time, the German military position in World War I had begun to collapse, and Operation SchluĂstein was cancelled on 27 September. IV Scouting Group thereafter returned to the North Sea.
1252:, which turned away into the mist. By 20:15, the British and German main fleets had engaged, and Scheer sought a withdrawal; he therefore ordered I Scouting Group to charge the British line while the rest of the fleet turned away. This was in turn covered by a massed torpedo boat attack, which forced the British to turn away as well.
1780:. After reaching Kiel, officers and crewmen who were in excess of the number required to operate the ship were discharged. Over the next few months, she made several more trips to Scapa Flow (or to other ports in Britain), including one voyage from 4 to 11 April, during which she escorted the salvage vessel
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suffered a machinery breakdown, and she had to be towed back to port. Despite this setback, Hipper continued northward. By 14:00, Hipper's force had crossed the convoy route several times but had found nothing. At 14:10, Hipper turned his ships southward. By 18:37, the German fleet had made it back
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s crew to take on a full load of coal and oil. One division of sailors refused to work and a watch from the engine room personnel changed into their shore-going uniforms and refused to work as well. The ship's First
Lieutenant arrested the ringleader of the strike, after which the crew returned to
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to organize three torpedo boat flotillas to make attacks on the
British fleet during the night. At 21:10, Heinrich dispatched II Flotilla and XII Half-Flotilla from the rear of the German line to attack the British formation. In the night, the High Seas Fleet successfully passed behind the British
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by the High Seas Fleet. Admirals Scheer and Hipper intended to inflict as much damage as possible on the
British navy, in order to secure a better bargaining position for Germany, whatever the cost to the fleet. On the morning of 27 October, days before the operation was scheduled to begin, Karpf
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off
Terschelling from 19 to 20 April. The last, which also proved to be the final major fleet operation of the war, took place from 23 to 27 April, and involved the bulk of the High Seas Fleet. German attacks on shipping between Britain and Norway, which had begun in late 1917, prompted the Grand
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in single pedestal mounts. Two were placed side by side forward on the forecastle, eight were located amidships, four on either side, and two in a superfiring pair aft. The guns had a maximum elevation of 30 degrees, which allowed them to engage targets out to 12,700 m (41,700 ft).
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and served with the French fleet. After arriving in France in 1920, she received a new battery of French 75 mm (3 in) anti-aircraft guns in place of her 8.8 cm guns. The rear superfiring 15 cm gun was removed and the 75 mm guns were installed where the 15 cm gun had
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s commander, but he had few officers and no crew. The ship was nevertheless recommissioned on 17 November, and the same day she departed for
Wilhelmshaven, stopping in Kiel on the way on 18 November. The ship was then docked for repairs and to have her armament removed in line with the
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s crew and carried them back to Kiel, arriving on 12 January. She then embarked now-RAdm Reuter on 24 January to take him to Scapa Flow, so he could take command of the interned ships. She then sailed back to Kiel via the
Skagerrak, encountering a severe storm that damaged her
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sortied with II and IX Torpedo-boat
Flotillas for a sweep to the east of Terschelling that lasted into the following day. The purpose of the operation was to distract the attention of British light forces while VI Torpedo-boat Flotilla moved to
1021:. She joined the rest of the High Seas Fleet for a sweep into the North Sea on 23 October, which was cancelled the following day due to bad weather. Late in the year, the German navy had begun patrolling for merchant shipping between Britain and
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and other vessels to sortie to try to intercept them before they withdrew. The
Germans were at sea into 26 March, but failed to locate the British raiders. Another fleet patrol into the North Sea took place on 21â22 April, this time toward
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from 4 to 7 July. In early
September, she had her guns re-installed, and on 8 October, she conducted her first round of shooting practice after the end of the war. The ship's postwar service in the German fleet was cut short by the
1820:'s crew home. In another such voyage from 8 to 13 May, she had to assist with recovering a floating dry dock that had come loose while it was being towed to Britain. She towed another dry dock to Harwich from 23 May to 2 June.
867:, argued the ships would eventually be sunk as well, and that any possible successes for the raiders would not equal the loss of a modern light cruiser or a large passenger liner. The suggested plan was therefore abandoned.
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and Amundsen's aircraft. The ship's bow was not designed to operate in an Arctic environment, and so the crew had to continually fix wood planks to the hull to protect it from the ice. While refueling from the tanker
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in the 3rd Light Division (which was renamed the 2nd Light division in December 1926). In 1925, she underwent a major overhaul, after which she made 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) on speed trials.
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and her torpedo boats were ordered to join the attack, but I Scouting Group had passed in front of his ships, and he realized the British had turned away, which put them out of range of his torpedoes.
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and the rest of II Scouting Group formed part of the covering group that was to prevent any Russian attempt to counter-attack from further east in the Baltic. The ships and the battlecruisers of
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remained in Libau until 4 November, when she departed to return to Wilhelmshaven, arriving three days later. She thereafter resumed the defensive patrols in German waters for the rest of the year.
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at 02:00 on 31 May, bound for the waters of the Skagerrak. The main body of the fleet followed an hour and a half later. At around 15:30, the cruiser screens of I Scouting Group and the British
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As the mutinies spread, Karpf ordered his ships to be dispersed among the smaller ports in the Baltic, to prevent their crews from being influenced by the mutineers aboard the larger vessels.
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was included in the list to be surrendered. She was inspected by the Allied Peace Commission on 24 January 1920, and she was thereafter decommissioned. The ship was still in Kiel during the
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was some 2,200 yd (2,000 m) from the German battlecruisers, still on the disengaged side. Her crew noted that the British shells were falling well over their targets, which placed
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and the rest of II Scouting Group sortied to make a sweep for shipping in the area. The ships were joined by II, VI, and IX Torpedo-boat Flotillas, which were led by the cruiser
1049:. This attempt to interdict British shipping also failed, and the ships returned to Kiel on 18 December, having found only a single merchant vessel. The cruisers then passed through the
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1346:. The failure of the operation (coupled with the action of 19 August) convinced the German naval command to abandon its aggressive fleet strategy. The year's activities ended for
1230:, which led to a hard-fought battle at close range between the opposing destroyer forces, supported by light cruisers and the battlecruisers' secondary guns. Shortly after 19:00,
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was on the disengaged side of the German formation, but steamed to reach the head of the line of battle. As she was moving into position, the opposing battlecruisers opened fire;
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that was 60 mm thick; the deck sloped downward at the sides and connected to the bottom edge of the belt armor. The conning tower had 100 mm (3.9 in) thick sides.
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work. On the morning of 29 October 1918, the order was given to sail from Wilhelmshaven the following day. Starting on the night of 29 October, sailors on the battleship
917:, covering mine-laying operations, and reconnaissance patrols into the North Sea to search for British warships. The first of these took place from 17 to 19 May, and saw
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in mid-March, and some of her crew were sent ashore to guard naval installations on 13â14 March and again on 18 March. Ewers, who had since been promoted to the rank of
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in Kiel for a thorough overhaul and replacement of her main battery with 15 cm (5.9 in) guns. This work lasted until 15 July. After returning to service on,
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supported a landing of French troops in North Africa. The three ships provided heavy gunfire support to the landing troops. In early 1928, a major earthquake struck
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in 1940, they seized the ship and briefly considered restoring her to active service. Instead, the project was abandoned and the cruiser was subsequently used as a
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In May 1916, Scheer planned to lure a portion of the British fleet away from its bases and destroy it with the entire High Seas Fleet. For the planned operation,
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1528:, ordered wireless transmissions be kept to a minimum, to prevent radio intercepts by British intelligence. During the voyage north, the battlecruiser
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was sent to the Baltic, and on 14 May, she laid a minefield in the Skagerrak. She returned to the North Sea on 29 May. She was then moved to the
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carried 1,280 t (1,260 long tons) of coal, and an additional 375 t (369 long tons) of oil that gave her a range of approximately 5,500
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located one of the floats from Amundsen's aircraft, confirming the loss of the plane. The search effort was called off on 17 September, and
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on 10 March 1920 (before the events of the Kapp Putsch) and placed out of service. On 1 June, the ship sailed for France and arrived in
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requirements that ended the fighting in World War I. On 2 December, the staff for the Commander of Reconnaissance Forces came aboard
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ordered the torpedo boats to make a general attack on the British formation. The British had similarly ordered an attack with their
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on 9 November, however, which indicated to Rohardt that his ships could no longer fly the Imperial ensign. He therefore placed
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on 12 March, ending her service as a flagship for torpedo-boat flotillas. Two days later, she was also transferred from II to
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and three torpedo boats turned around to rendezvous with the torpedo boats carrying the crew of the scuttled battlecruiser
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in July 1914 interrupted those plans. Completion of the ship was accelerated after the start of the conflict, and she was
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that was 60 mm (2.4 in) thick amidships. Protection for the ship's internals was reinforced with a curved armor
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was among the vessels sent to aid in the relief effort. The international effort provided assistance to 15,000 people.
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in the harbor to protect the pens from torpedo attack. Her wreck remains in the harbor, and is visible at low tide.
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on 7 August. The unit spent most of the year conducting local, defensive patrols in the North Sea. In September, FK
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from the High Seas Fleet were detached for the operation. During the first attempt to penetrate the Gulf of Riga,
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signals, a requirement of their use as flotilla leaders. The ship had a crew of 21 officers and 364 enlisted men.
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from pursuit; the British quickly turned south and fled. The German ships arrived back in port on 25 April.
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for periodic repairs that lasted until 13 August. During that time, the IV Scouting Group commander,
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in 1923, where she remained for the next three years. Here, she served with the other ex-German cruisers
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for the 6th Destroyer Division, thereafter being stricken from the register on 14 June. After the
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saw no action during the operation, which concluded two days later. On 29 September,
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anti-aircraft guns. She was also equipped with a pair of 50 cm (19.7 in)
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had fired 372 rounds of 10.5 cm ammunition and emerged completely unscathed.
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level just aft of the conning tower. She was fitted with a pair of pole
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seaplanes to assist in the search effort. On 30 August,
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had reached the head of the line, and the battlecruiser
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705:
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578:
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506:
469:
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158:
65:
31:
1870:scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
999:. The commander of II Scouting Group,
633:of 5.75 m (18.9 ft) forward. She
511:served in the reconnaissance forces of the
3254:
3240:
3232:
3071:
3057:
3049:
2095:, but the other vessels were moved to the
1592:IV Scouting Group was to participate in a
1126:. The cruisers briefly fought the British
700:. These gave the ship a top speed of 27.5
476:(Imperial Navy). She had one sister ship,
3262:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1944
2039:, Norway, on 19 June, to search for both
1352:with another fruitless patrol out to the
16:Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
1452:, arriving on the 30th. Later that day,
3015:. London: Cassell Military Paperbacks.
2194:
2160:
2130:in Lorient. She was moored next to the
897:, where the remaining work to complete
719:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 guns
2647:
1613:and then on several other battleships
1561:, temporarily transferred his flag to
749:The ship was protected by a waterline
20:
1106:bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft
722:These were later replaced with seven
138:
45:
7:
2892:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
2838:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
2812:Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020).
2797:. London: Conway. pp. 140â159.
2540:
2516:
2492:
2294:
1073:, which was in the direction of the
1017:on 14 October, making her the group
519:. She saw significant action at the
259:142.7 m (468 ft 2 in)
2939:. New York City: Ballantine Books.
2659:
2504:
2381:
2369:
2357:
2345:
2333:
1876:to replace the scuttled ships, and
1272:by 04:00 on 1 June. At 09:45,
275:5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
2722:
2623:
2608:
2468:
2405:
2393:
2270:
2228:
629:of 13.8 m (45 ft) and a
371:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45
267:13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
14:
3221:List of light cruisers of Germany
2816:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
2568:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2553:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2529:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2481:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2456:
2445:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2430:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2418:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2372:, pp. 101, 130â131, 181â185.
2322:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2283:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
2105:, so the old cruiser was renamed
1945:She was initially home-ported in
934:, a major operation to clear the
728:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45
704:(50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph).
397:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45
3340:
3335:
3159:
3128:
3091:
2686:
1892:, left the ship two days later.
1507:while they laid a minefield off
1404:, but on 16 March, the ship was
724:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45
527:flotillas that screened for the
390:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45
249:: 6,382 t (6,281 long tons)
140:
47:
24:
3505:World War I cruisers of Germany
3013:Jutland: The German Perspective
2836:The Kaiser's Cruisers 1871â1918
1949:, until she was transferred to
1863:his flagship. The ship visited
1694:arrived in Stettin to serve as
1296:. In the course of the battle,
1033:, initially using torpedo-boat
938:of Russian naval forces. Eight
799:on 25 April 1914; the mayor of
717:The ship was armed with twelve
621:was 142.7 meters (468 ft)
30:Postcard depicting a sketch of
2890:A Naval History of World War I
1837:was initially assigned to the
649:. The ship had a fairly small
376:2 Ă 50 cm (19.7 in)
1:
3495:Ships built in Bremen (state)
3034:. London: Arthur Barker Ltd.
2994:Battle for the Baltic Islands
2754:. Westport: Greenwood Press.
1583:intervened in northern Russia
1053:to return to the North Sea.
956:carried out a sweep into the
795:on 14 November 1912. She was
738:submerged in the hull on the
613:arrangement of the aft guns.
609:), and the introduction of a
330:27.5 kn (50.9 km/h)
2074:returned to Brest by way of
1965:and the ex-Austro-Hungarian
1290:took on 1,177 men from
583:in her configuration of 1918
483:. The ship was built by the
2834:; Nottelmann, Dirk (2021).
1735:Allied Armistice Commission
1726:met the British battleship
986:returned to the North Sea.
927:in the central North Sea.
438:: 100 mm (3.9 in)
3526:
3510:Maritime incidents in 1944
2871:German Warships: 1815â1945
2360:, pp. 62, 75, 90, 99.
1433:took command of the ship.
1184:1st Battlecruiser Squadron
1149:
932:Battle of the Gulf of Riga
566:
426:: 60 mm (2.4 in)
3330:
3216:
3190:
2956:Ăpaves en baie de Lorient
2888:Halpern, Paul G. (1995).
2750:Ălvarez, JosĂ© E. (2001).
1841:Marinestation der Nordsee
1733:, which was carrying the
1248:and then shifted fire to
497:10.5 cm SK L/45 guns
205:
40:
23:
3030:Woodward, David (1973).
1853:Marinestation der Ostsee
1808:on 9 April, after which
1322:action of 19 August 1916
923:lay a minefield off the
3490:Graudenz-class cruisers
3011:Tarrant, V. E. (1995).
2735:Maurette & Moriceau
2675:Maurette & Moriceau
2636:Maurette & Moriceau
2483:, pp. 61, 203â204.
2244:Dodson & Nottelmann
2214:Dodson & Nottelmann
2202:Dodson & Nottelmann
1594:final, climactic attack
206:General characteristics
2124:Germans invaded France
2107:
2087:
2070:
2064:
2054:
2048:
2041:
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2015:
2003:
1993:
1974:
1937:
1927:was stricken from the
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889:
865:Friedrich von Ingenohl
857:
851:
835:
823:
772:
766:
706:
617:
584:
579:
569:Graudenz-class cruiser
536:
507:
470:
449:
159:
66:
32:
2256:Campbell & Sieche
1903:
1720:. The following day,
1575:Operation SchluĂstein
1145:
829:(FKâFrigate Captain)
576:
2992:Staff, Gary (2008).
2725:, pp. 151, 157.
2258:, pp. 140, 161.
1978:participated in the
1659:. The abdication of
1632:initially sailed to
1511:. Next, she covered
1377:On 23 January 1917,
1314:was to be attacked.
1051:Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
1007:(KAdmâRear Admiral)
989:On 11â12 September,
653:that consisted of a
3462: /
2519:, pp. 165â166.
2507:, pp. 280â282.
2495:, pp. 118â119.
2471:, pp. 747â748.
2459:, pp. 146â147.
2396:, pp. 683â684.
2336:, pp. 196â197.
2231:, pp. 109â110.
2216:, pp. 150â151.
1750:On 7 January 1919,
1690:(Corvette Captain)
1675:out of commission.
1642:sailed on alone to
1546:Joh. C. Tecklenborg
1009:Friedrich Boedicker
3466:47.7255°N 3.3692°W
3100:Kaiserliche Marine
2555:, pp. 59, 62.
2432:, pp. 59, 61.
1920:
1559:Johannes von Karpf
1268:fleet and reached
1162:, the flagship of
1148:
980:. Two days later,
690:water-tube boilers
675:wireless telegraph
585:
472:Kaiserliche Marine
399:anti-aircraft guns
287:water-tube boilers
3445:
3444:
3229:
3228:
3041:978-0-213-16431-7
3022:978-0-304-35848-9
3003:978-1-84415-787-7
2984:978-0-85177-245-5
2965:978-2-919305-07-0
2946:978-0-345-40878-5
2931:Massie, Robert K.
2922:978-3-7822-0267-1
2899:978-1-55750-352-7
2880:978-0-87021-790-6
2861:(4). London: 236.
2845:978-1-68247-745-8
2823:978-1-5267-4198-1
2804:978-1-8448-6472-0
2782:978-0-85177-245-5
2761:978-0-313-30697-6
2737:, pp. 19â20.
2713:, pp. 57â58.
2711:Dodson & Cant
2699:Dodson & Cant
2594:, pp. 44â45.
2592:Dodson & Cant
2580:Dodson & Cant
2531:, pp. 61â62.
2420:, pp. 60â61.
2348:, pp. 52â54.
2285:, pp. 59â60.
2140:anti-torpedo nets
1661:Kaiser Wilhelm II
1587:Russian Civil War
1468:I Battle Squadron
1411:Kaiserliche Werft
1402:IV Scouting Group
1152:Battle of Jutland
1138:Battle of Jutland
1132:Reginald Tyrwhitt
1118:Ludwig von Reuter
1083:seaplane carriers
1011:, transferred to
905:Kaiserliche Werft
843:II Scouting Group
521:Battle of Jutland
444:
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3471:47.7255; -3.3692
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1991:and the cruiser
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1686:KorvettenkapitÀn
1674:
1668:
1653:Heinrich Rohardt
1651:
1641:
1631:
1625:
1605:
1602:
1572:
1567:. On 16 August,
1566:
1557:
1543:
1521:
1506:
1494:
1481:
1475:
1464:Operation Albion
1457:
1447:
1441:
1431:Wolfgang Wegener
1425:
1419:
1413:
1399:
1382:
1351:
1335:
1329:
1319:
1306:Late-1916 â 1917
1301:
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1235:
1225:
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1191:
1167:
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1016:
1006:
994:
985:
966:and the cruiser
965:
954:I Scouting Group
951:
922:
908:
901:was done at the
892:
862:
854:
840:
828:
825:FregattenkapitÀn
777:
769:
709:
686:shaft horsepower
620:
607:flotilla leaders
582:
539:
529:I Scouting Group
510:
475:
452:
351:364 enlisted men
162:
150:
145:
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102:14 November 1912
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3309:Other incidents
3304:
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3092:
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3085:
3083:-class cruisers
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2196:
2192:
2187:
2186:
2174:had a straight
2172:-class cruisers
2166:
2162:
2157:
2152:
2025:. In addition,
1898:
1772:
1700:
1681:
1679:Postwar service
1603:
1488:
1308:
1154:
1140:
1071:Reinhard Scheer
1069:(Vice Admiral)
958:Gulf of Finland
873:
837:KapitÀn zur See
763:
761:Service history
592:-class cruisers
571:
565:
513:High Seas Fleet
280:Installed power
146:
141:
139:
134:Ceded to France
53:
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3316:Unknown date:
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3277:Unknown date:
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2691:
2689:, p. 236.
2679:
2664:
2662:, p. 185.
2652:
2650:, p. 201.
2640:
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2613:
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2596:
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2533:
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2497:
2485:
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2408:, p. 684.
2398:
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2273:, p. 109.
2260:
2248:
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2233:
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2204:, p. 150.
2193:
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2188:
2185:
2184:
2159:
2158:
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2151:
2148:
2027:Roald Amundsen
1929:naval register
1897:
1896:French service
1894:
1680:
1677:
1579:St. Petersburg
1487:
1484:
1307:
1304:
1150:Main article:
1139:
1136:
944:battlecruisers
872:
869:
855:and the liner
849:proposed that
762:
759:
712:nautical miles
682:steam turbines
651:superstructure
567:Main article:
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2867:Gröner, Erich
2864:
2860:
2856:
2855:The Aeroplane
2851:
2847:
2841:
2837:
2833:
2832:Dodson, Aidan
2829:
2825:
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2796:
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2791:Dodson, Aidan
2788:
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2747:
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2700:
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2677:, p. 19.
2676:
2671:
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2665:
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2620:
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2597:
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2581:
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1889:konteradmiral
1885:
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1847:Victor Harder
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1547:
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1538:On 27 April,
1536:
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501:15 cm SK L/45
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295:(19,000
294:
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235:: 4,912
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110:25 April 1914
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55:German Empire
44:
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3168:Regia Marina
3167:
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3109:
3099:
3080:
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3012:
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2974:
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2912:
2908:
2889:
2870:
2858:
2854:
2835:
2813:
2795:Warship 2017
2794:
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2706:
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2329:
2290:
2278:
2251:
2209:
2197:
2169:
2163:
2111:
2101:
2080:
2058:took on two
2009:
1987:
1967:
1961:
1955:
1944:
1921:
1912:River Blavet
1827:Reichsmarine
1822:
1788:
1782:
1749:
1745:Ernst Goette
1729:
1716:
1692:Albert Gayer
1682:
1619:
1609:
1591:
1537:
1530:
1524:
1513:minesweepers
1497:
1489:
1435:
1390:
1376:
1370:
1364:
1358:
1342:
1338:Terschelling
1309:
1280:
1260:
1249:
1244:
1238:
1219:
1213:
1173:torpedo boat
1155:
1116:(Commodore)
1093:, prompting
1055:
1045:
988:
968:
940:dreadnoughts
936:Gulf of Riga
929:
915:German Bight
874:
815:commissioned
805:
791:shipyard in
779:
764:
748:
716:
679:
623:long overall
615:
600:
589:
586:
543:
525:torpedo boat
505:
487:shipyard in
479:
460:
446:
445:
432:: 60 mm
382:
363:
291:26,000
227:Displacement
215:
197:Scuttled in
189:14 June 1936
115:Commissioned
18:
3469: /
3136:French Navy
2132:U-boat pens
2108:Strassbourg
2097:Landévennec
2071:Strassbourg
2065:Strassbourg
2055:Strassbourg
2035:arrived in
2032:Strassbourg
2004:Strassbourg
1884:Kapp Putsch
1804:arrived in
1585:during the
1550:GeestemĂŒnde
1354:Fisher Bank
1327:Regensburgh
1085:raided the
1065:Vizeadmiral
1023:Scandinavia
925:Dogger Bank
899:fitting out
859:Cap Polonio
847:Hans Zenker
831:Ernst Ewers
811:World War I
661:had a long
637:6,382
611:superfiring
557:U-boat pens
517:World War I
383:After refit
348:21 officers
181:4 June 1920
67:Regenseburg
3500:1914 ships
3484:Categories
3454:47°43âČ32âłN
3320:DĂŒsseldorf
3269:Shipwrecks
3148:Regensburg
3144:Strasbourg
3117:Regensburg
2744:References
2648:Smigielski
2120:depot ship
2102:Strasbourg
2088:Strasbourg
2001:, Greece;
1984:battleship
1975:Strasbourg
1968:Thionville
1938:Strasbourg
1924:Regensburg
1907:Regensburg
1879:Regensburg
1874:war prizes
1860:Regensburg
1834:Regensburg
1811:Regensburg
1795:Regensburg
1786:dock ship
1764:Scapa Flow
1753:Regensburg
1740:Regensburg
1723:Regensburg
1711:Regensburg
1697:Regensburg
1666:Regensburg
1644:SwinemĂŒnde
1639:Regensburg
1634:GlĂŒcksburg
1623:Regensburg
1600:Regensburg
1570:Regensburg
1541:Regensburg
1519:Regensburg
1492:Regensburg
1479:Regensburg
1473:Regensburg
1455:Regensburg
1417:Regensburg
1406:dry docked
1397:Regensburg
1380:Regensburg
1349:Regensburg
1333:Regensburg
1317:Regensburg
1312:Sunderland
1299:Regensburg
1287:Regensburg
1275:Regensburg
1270:Horns Reef
1264:Regensburg
1255:Regensburg
1250:Canterbury
1239:Canterbury
1233:Regensburg
1228:destroyers
1223:Regensburg
1207:Regensburg
1201:Regensburg
1195:Regensburg
1189:Regensburg
1159:Regensburg
1123:Regensburg
1096:Regensburg
1081:, British
1058:Regensburg
1040:Regensburg
1014:Regensburg
992:Regensburg
983:Regensburg
978:Cap Ristna
963:Regensburg
949:Regensburg
942:and three
920:Regensburg
893:sailed to
890:Regensburg
852:Regensburg
819:sea trials
801:Regensburg
783:" and was
767:Regensburg
751:armor belt
734:with five
707:Regensburg
663:forecastle
625:and had a
618:Regensburg
580:Regensburg
537:Strasbourg
508:Regensburg
493:Regensburg
450:Regensburg
402:4 Ă 50 cm
319:propellers
317:2 Ă screw
306:Propulsion
172:Strasbourg
160:Strasbourg
79:Regensburg
33:Regensburg
3457:3°22âČ09âłW
3280:Illinoian
3197:Karlsruhe
2190:Citations
2155:Footnotes
2076:ReykjavĂk
1933:Cherbourg
1865:Flensburg
1756:escorted
1728:HMS
1706:armistice
1649:Kommodore
1610:ThĂŒringen
1564:Stralsund
1555:Kommodore
1458:moved to
1439:Stralsund
1423:Kommodore
1359:Stralsund
1212:HMS
1186:engaged;
1180:roadstead
1165:Kommodore
1112:Kommodore
1102:Horns Rev
1035:flotillas
1027:Skagerrak
871:1915â1916
817:to begin
785:laid down
740:broadside
736:torpedoes
698:amidships
667:main deck
647:full load
643:long tons
635:displaced
601:Karlsruhe
596:Naval Law
478:SMS
247:Full load
241:long tons
99:Laid down
3286:Ouessant
3181:Graudenz
3110:Graudenz
3081:Graudenz
2933:(2003).
2869:(1990).
2541:Woodward
2517:Woodward
2493:Woodward
2295:Woodward
2178:, not a
2170:Graudenz
2144:scuttled
2023:Svalbard
1956:Mulhouse
1814:carried
1730:Hercules
1615:mutinied
1597:ordered
1427:Max Hahn
1386:Flanders
1089:base at
1087:zeppelin
1031:Kattegat
1029:and the
1019:flagship
885:Papensee
881:Polangen
797:launched
789:AG Weser
696:located
590:Graudenz
587:The two
542:Airship
485:AG Weser
480:Graudenz
461:Graudenz
364:As built
358:Armament
216:Graudenz
178:Acquired
170:City of
167:Namesake
123:Stricken
107:Launched
89:AG Weser
77:City of
74:Namesake
2660:Ălvarez
2505:Tarrant
2382:Tarrant
2370:Tarrant
2358:Tarrant
2346:Tarrant
2334:Halpern
2180:ram bow
2116:Lorient
2083:reserve
2049:Durance
2012:airship
1999:Corinth
1980:Rif War
1916:Lorient
1910:in the
1806:Harwich
1672:Brummer
1657:Stettin
1371:Brummer
1343:MĂŒnchen
1091:Tondern
1075:Hoofden
1046:Rostock
1025:in the
806:Dresden
787:at the
694:funnels
641:(6,281
559:there.
553:Lorient
515:during
458:of the
239:(4,834
221:cruiser
199:Lorient
85:Builder
41:History
3318:V 607
3206:Pillau
3177:Ancona
3164:
3133:
3096:
3038:
3019:
3000:
2981:
2962:
2943:
2919:
2896:
2877:
2842:
2820:
2801:
2779:
2758:
2723:Dodson
2624:Dodson
2609:Gröner
2469:Massie
2406:Massie
2394:Massie
2271:Gröner
2229:Gröner
2060:FBA 17
2042:Italia
2037:TromsĂž
2017:Italia
1951:Toulon
1817:Cyclop
1801:Cyclop
1789:Cyclop
1783:Vulkan
1778:bridge
1717:Nassau
1629:Bremse
1531:Moltke
1509:Lister
1504:Bremse
1498:Arcona
1450:Pillau
1445:Pillau
1368:, and
1365:Bremse
1293:LĂŒtzow
1281:LĂŒtzow
969:Pillau
793:Bremen
774:Ersatz
657:. Her
563:Design
544:Italia
503:guns.
489:Bremen
467:German
454:was a
256:Length
233:Normal
218:-class
201:, 1944
148:France
93:Bremen
3298:U-743
3208:class
3199:class
2911:[
2457:Staff
2150:Notes
2093:Brest
1988:Paris
1947:Brest
1773:'
1769:Baden
1759:Baden
1701:'
1604:'
1525:Baden
1460:Libau
1245:Shark
1214:Tiger
997:Texel
877:Memel
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