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1173:. From the end of May to early June the fleet went on its summer cruise in the North Sea, returning to the Baltic via the Kattegat. This was followed by the regular cruise to Norway from 12 July to 10 August. During the autumn maneuvers, which lasted from 26 August to 6 September, the fleet conducted landing exercises in northern
1471:-class ships would be useless in action against the Royal Navy, but could be effectively used against the much weaker Russian forces in the Baltic. As a result, the battleships were transferred back to the Baltic in July, and they departed Kiel on the 7th, bound for Danzig. On 10 July, the ships proceeded further east to
1115:. As a result of the British visit, the 1905 autumn maneuvers were shortened considerably, from 6 to 13 September, and consisted only of exercises in the North Sea. The first exercise presumed a naval blockade in the German Bight, and the second envisioned a hostile fleet attempting to force the defenses of the
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Two days later the ships were transferred to the North Sea, but stayed there only briefly, returning to the Baltic on 20 September. From 22 to 26 September, the squadron took part in a sweep into the eastern Baltic in an unsuccessful attempt to find and destroy
Russian warships. From 4 December 1914
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took part in a pair of training cruises with I Squadron during 9â19 January and 27 February â 16 March 1905. Individual and squadron training followed, with an emphasis on gunnery drills. On 12 July, the fleet began a major training exercise in the North Sea. The fleet then cruised through the
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were mined and sunk. Schmidt withdrew his ships to re-coal and Prince
Heinrich debated making another attempt, as by that time it had become clear that the German Army's advance toward Riga had stalled. Prince Heinrich attempted to force the channel a second time using two dreadnought battleships
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In
October, I Squadron went on a cruise in the Baltic. In early December, I and II Squadrons went on their regular winter cruiseâthis time to Danzig, where they arrived on 12 December. While on the return trip to Kiel, the fleet conducted tactical exercises. The fleet undertook a heavier training
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The ship served in I Squadron of the German fleet for the majority of her peacetime career, which spanned from 1902 to 1910. During this period, she was occupied with extensive annual training and making good-will visits to foreign countries. The training exercises during this period provided the
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on a large scale and searchlights at night for communication and recognition signals. Immediately after returning to Kiel, the fleet began preparations for the autumn maneuvers, which began on 29 August in the Baltic. The fleet moved to the North Sea on 3 September, where it took part in a major
967:, a cruise of the entire fleet first to Norwegian waters and then to Kiel in early September, and finally a mock attack on Kiel. The exercises concluded on 12 September. The year's training schedule concluded with a cruise into the eastern Baltic that started on 23 November and a cruise into the
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on 3 August. The German ships departed the following day for
Helgoland, to join exercises being conducted there. The fleet was back in Kiel by 15 August, where preparations for the autumn maneuvers began. On 22â24 August, the fleet took part in landing exercises in
1515:, and II Torpedo-boat Flotilla. Prince Heinrich planned that Schmidt's ships would force their way into the Gulf and destroy the Russian warships in Riga, while the heavy units of the High Seas Fleet would patrol to the north to prevent any of the main Russian
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schedule in 1906 than in previous years. The ships were occupied with individual, division and squadron exercises throughout April. Starting on 13 May, major fleet exercises took place in the North Sea and lasted until 8 June with a cruise around the
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outside Kiel. The maneuvers were paused from 31 August to 3 September when the fleet hosted vessels from
Denmark and Sweden, along with a Russian squadron from 3 to 9 September in Kiel. The maneuvers resumed on 8 September and lasted five more days.
1640:, and four torpedo boats covered a minelaying operation. By this point in the war, the Navy was encountering difficulties in manning more important vessels. The threat from submarines in the Baltic convinced the German navy to withdraw the elderly
1404:
to intercept any
Russian cruisers that might attempt to intervene in the landings; the Russians did not do so. After cruisers from IV Scouting Group encountered Russian cruisers off Gotland, the ships of VII Division deployedâwith a third dummy
1186:. The fleet returned to Kiel on 13 August to prepare for the autumn maneuvers, which lasted from 27 August to 7 September. Division exercises in the Baltic immediately followed from 7 to 13 September. After the end of the maneuvers,
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The ship participated in the uneventful winter cruise into the
Kattegat and Skagerrak from 8 to 16 December. The first quarter of 1907 followed the previous pattern and, on 16 February, the Active Battle Fleet was re-designated the
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and I Squadron participated in an exercise in the
Skagerrak from 11 to 21 January 1904. Further squadron exercises followed from 8 to 17 March, and a major fleet exercise took place in the North Sea in May. In July, I Squadron and
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with IX Corps. The winter training cruise went into the
Kattegat from 22 to 30 November. In May 1908, the fleet went on a major cruise into the Atlantic instead of its normal voyage in the North Sea, which included a stop in
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two days later. The ship was back in
Germany in time for the fleet maneuvers in August, where she was assigned to V Division of III Squadron. After the completion of the maneuvers, she returned to the Reserve Division.
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in the Reserve Division of the North Sea. From 31 March to 28 April 1912, she operated with the Training Squadron, and on 9 May returned to the Reserve Division, this time relieving the battleship
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and most of the other IV Squadron ships left Libau on 10 November, bound for Kiel; upon arrival the following day, they were designated the Reserve Division of the Baltic, commanded by
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The fleet reassembled on 6 August and steamed back to Kiel, where it conducted a mock attack on the harbor on 12 August. During its cruise in the North Sea, the fleet experimented with
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and her four sisters sortied in an attempt to locate Russian warships off Gotland, but returned to port two days later without having engaged any opponents. On 7 and 8 October, she,
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went into drydock in Kiel for periodic maintenance, before conducting training exercises in the western Baltic with the other ships of VII Division of IV Squadron, which included
1487:. She was able to free herself and was not damaged in the incident, and the following day Schmidt returned to the ship. The IV Squadron ships sortied on 12 July to make a
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behind in Libau. Following the unsuccessful second attempt, Schmidt became the I Squadron commander on 26 August, being replaced as the IV Squadron commander by
994:. I Squadron remained in Vlissingen until 20 July, when they departed for a cruise in the northern North Sea with the rest of the fleet. The squadron stopped in
1390:, and the torpedo boats of the Baltic fleet available for the operation. On 6 May, the IV Squadron ships were tasked with providing support to the assault on
1089:. The summer cruise ended on 9 August, though the autumn maneuvers that would normally have begun shortly thereafter were delayed by a visit from the British
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to 2 April 1915, the ships of the IV Squadron were tasked with coastal defense duties along Germany's North Sea coast against incursions from the British
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based in Kiel. The ship was then transferred to Wilhelmshaven for use as a fleet tender in October 1917, where she supported the battleship
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into the Baltic. The fleet began its usual summer cruise to Norway in mid-July. The fleet was present for the birthday of Norwegian King
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in August 1915, but saw no combat with Russian forces. By late 1915, crew shortages and the threat from British submarines forced the
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for minesweepers. She carried 12 of these shallow-draft vessels. The ship served in this capacity from 20 July 1920 to 8 March 1921.
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as the divisional flagship. On 31 January 1916, the division was dissolved, and the ships were dispersed for subsidiary duties.
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1343:, conducted a sweep into the Baltic. The operation lasted until 9 September and failed to bring Russian naval units to battle.
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that the Army was waging. The Baltic naval forces were reinforced with significant elements of the High Seas Fleet, including
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and the main German fleet was anchored at SwinemĂŒnde for the occasion. Politically, the visit was strained by the developing
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struggledâultimately successfullyâthroughout the early and mid-1890s to secure parliamentary approval for the first three
576:(Imperial Diet), and a lack of a coherent fleet plan delayed the acquisition of further battleships. The Secretary of the
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returned for another stint in the Training Squadron from 30 March to 21 April 1913. Wilhelm II commissioned a statue of
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in heavy fog on 13 December. The crew attempted to free the ship by removing stores to lighten her, and the battleship
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1043:. I Squadron went on its winter training cruise, this time to the eastern Baltic, from 22 November to 2 December.
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835:, listed under construction number 25. She was ordered under the contract name "C", as a new unit for the fleet.
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that might try to interfere with the operation. The Germans launched their attack on 8 August, initiating the
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in the eastern Baltic, but by 28 August, the ship's crew had been forced to detonate explosives to destroy
1239:. She took part in the annual fleet maneuvers that year as the flagship of III Squadron, then commanded by
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was 50 mm (2 in) thick. The main battery turrets had 250 mm (9.8 in) of armor plating.
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the following day, but by then the Russian cruisers had withdrawn. Later that day, the British submarines
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on 10 July. The German fleet departed on 13 July, bound for the Netherlands; I Squadron anchored in
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that day. Starting on 3 September, IV Squadron, assisted by the armored cruiser
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was used to transport the statue, departing Kiel on 5 July and arriving in
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was replaced as the deputy command flagship on 20 September 1910, again by
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on 6 September. Three days later, the fleet returned to the Baltic via the
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s, carrying the same armament but with a more comprehensive armor layout.
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1475:, along with the vessels of VIII Torpedo-boat Flotilla; after arriving,
772:. The armament suite was rounded out with six 45 cm (17.7 in)
1712:, but the war ended with Germany's defeat before the work could begin.
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1212:, for decommissioning. Her crew was sent to man the newly commissioned
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1491:, returning to Danzig on 21 July without encountering Russian forces.
1386:, the commander of all naval forces in the Baltic, made VII Division,
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1804:, meaning that the gun is 40 times as long as it is in diameter.
1308:. On 26 August 1914, the ships were sent to rescue the stranded
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873:. She was commissioned on 15 October 1902, and thereafter began
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attacked the Germans in the strait, forcing them to withdraw.
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became the squadron flagship on 1 October, flying the flag of
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attempted to pull her free without success, before additional
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was decommissioned on 24 August, and was initially used as a
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and had a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).
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requested naval assistance for its campaign against Russia;
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was relieved as the squadron flagship by the new battleship
678:) as designed and up to 12,798 t (12,596 long tons) at
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spotted IV Squadron, but were too far away to attack them.
1736:. The ship was then broken up for scrap in Wilhelmshaven.
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at the outbreak of World War I, took command of the ship.
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the following day. There, the ships were visited by Queen
623:, who quickly proposed and secured approval for the first
2343:] (in German). Vol. 5. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
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free on 20 December. After arriving in Kiel, she entered
2366:] (in German). Vol. 8. Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
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was back in the North Sea, patrolling the mouths of the
877:, which were completed in December. After trials ended,
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was reactivated for service with the newly constituted
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was 225 millimeters (8.9 in) thick in the central
2485:] (in German). Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
2260:] (in German). Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
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from I Squadron to cover the minesweepers and leaving
692:. The ship was propelled by three 3-cylinder vertical
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510:. After the war, she was converted into a tender for
1105:, where it was greeted by units of the German Navy;
1010:, after which the ships took the ground troops from
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8.8 cm (3.45 in) SK L/30 quick-firing guns
2237:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 134â189.
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666:of 7.95 m (26 ft 1 in) forward. She
473:in September 1910, but was reactivated in 1911 for
2477:Koop, Gerhard & Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2001).
2318:"Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888â1918
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1198:and became the flagship of the deputy commander.
1030:. On 15 September, the maneuvers came to an end.
429:. She was the first capital ship built under the
1794:In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, "SK" (
1481:ran aground and Schmidt transferred his flag to
2373:Falklands 1914: The Pursuit of Admiral Von Spee
480:After the start of World War I in August 1914,
1409:erected to disguise them as the more powerful
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1422:. The ships advanced as far as the island of
662:of 22.8 m (74 ft 10 in) and a
514:in 1919. In July 1921, the ship was sold and
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1722:on 1 June 1919, and was converted into a
1333:and the rest of the squadron returned to
1093:that month. The British fleet stopped in
1014:who had participated in the exercises to
607:. In June 1897, Hollmann was replaced by
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2006:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 8
1970:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz Vol. 5
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1279:Map of the North and Baltic Seas in 1911
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1400:and the other ships were stationed off
766:15 cm (5.9 inch) SK L/40 guns
1527:attempted to clear a path through the
883:was transferred from Wilhelmshaven to
756:, one fore and one aft of the central
20:
16:Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
2455:. Vol. 1. Oxford: Osprey Books.
1826:, pp. 180â189, 216â218, 221â225.
982:visited Britain, including a stop at
750:24 cm (9.4 in) SK L/40 guns
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2436:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
2398:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
2301:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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500:to withdraw older battleships like
477:duties, which lasted through 1914.
226:22.8 m (74 ft 10 in)
2640:World War I battleships of Germany
2375:. Penzance: Periscope Publishing.
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918:and other vessels arrived to pull
850:Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
841:was launched on 3 July 1900, with
234:7.95 m (26 ft 1 in)
204:: 12,798 t (12,596 long tons)
14:
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1993:
1696:personnel. On 6 August 1918, the
1130:, who would go on to command the
717:s powerplant was rated at 14,000
558:(Imperial Navy) ordered the four
356:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30
1847:
948:On 1 March 1903, she became the
540:Plan and profile drawing of the
349:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/40
54:
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24:
2419:. London: Cassell and Company.
1558:During the action, the cruiser
654:was 126.8 m (416 ft)
95:Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven
2614:List of battleships of Germany
2299:A Naval History of World War I
792:and machinery spaces, and the
640:s were broadly similar to the
361:6 Ă 45 cm (17.7 in)
282:triple-expansion steam engines
1:
2635:Wittelsbach-class battleships
2453:German Battleships: 1914â1918
1664:. The ships were anchored in
1283:At the start of World War I,
455:24 cm (9.4 in) guns
446:was laid down in 1899 at the
342:24 cm (9.4 in) guns
2650:Ships built in Wilhelmshaven
1317:, which had run aground off
1113:Anglo-German naval arms race
865:, which accidentally rammed
825:on 30 September 1899 at the
700:. Steam was provided by six
532:Wittelsbach-class battleship
214:126.8 m (416 ft) (
2432:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1997).
2320:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
1221:. After a year in reserve,
869:in July 1902 while she was
682:. Unlike her sister ships,
385:: 250 mm (9.8 in)
303:(33 km/h; 21 mph)
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2280:German Warships: 1815â1945
1521:Battle of the Gulf of Riga
1495:Battle of the Gulf of Riga
971:that began on 1 December.
959:, the deputy commander of
744:s armament consisted of a
529:
492:Battle of the Gulf of Riga
176:pre-dreadnought battleship
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2413:Scheer, Reinhard (1920).
2297:Halpern, Paul G. (1995).
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2316:Herwig, Holger (1998) .
1505:GorliceâTarnĂłw Offensive
1416:âalong with the cruiser
1256:that he gave to Norway;
694:triple expansion engines
584:(Imperial Navy Office),
391:: 50 mm (2 in)
2371:Hough, Richard (1980).
2252:GrieĂmer, Axel (1999).
1447:From 27 May to 4 July,
1041:Friedrich von Baudissin
831:(Imperial Shipyard) in
490:, including during the
161:General characteristics
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539:
465:'s operations during
2590:Kaiser Friedrich III
2451:Staff, Gary (2010).
1511:, I Scouting Group,
1066:Levensau High Bridge
1062:Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
1060:passing through the
1024:Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
944:sometime before 1914
854:House of Wittelsbach
805:Construction to 1905
603:Kaiser Friedrich III
427:Imperial German Navy
85:House of Wittelsbach
1702:decided to convert
1610:Subsequent activity
1128:Maximilian von Spee
1003:wireless telegraphy
788:that protected her
433:, brought about by
267:cylindrical boilers
2534:-class battleships
1778:His Majesty's Ship
1626:
1503:in support of the
1463:naval high command
1414:-class battleships
1281:
1166:
1132:East Asia Squadron
1069:
946:
762:secondary armament
708:, all coal-fired.
706:water-tube boilers
621:Alfred von Tirpitz
605:-class battleships
554:Kaiserliche Marine
548:
497:Kaiserliche Marine
461:framework for the
438:Alfred von Tirpitz
261:water-tube boilers
2622:
2621:
2492:978-3-7637-6211-8
2462:978-1-84603-467-1
2443:978-1-55750-745-7
2405:978-0-85177-133-5
2382:978-1-904381-12-9
2350:978-3-7822-0456-9
2327:978-1-57392-286-9
2308:978-1-55750-352-7
2289:978-0-87021-790-6
2267:978-3-7637-5985-9
2244:978-0-85177-245-5
2095:, pp. 91â92.
2056:, pp. 60â62.
1972:, pp. 54â55.
1936:, pp. 51â52.
1924:, pp. 48â51.
1900:, pp. 16â17.
1662:Walter Engelhardt
1598:Friedrich Schultz
1513:II Scouting Group
1509:I Battle Squadron
1388:IV Scouting Group
1236:Kaiser Wilhelm II
1008:landing operation
928:Kaiserliche Werft
828:Kaiserliche Werft
719:metric horsepower
696:that drove three
550:After the German
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1384:Prince Heinrich
1294:Ehrhard Schmidt
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1171:High Seas Fleet
1149:Eckernförde Bay
1123:KapitÀn zur See
1081:and stopped in
1049:
907:armored cruiser
848:in attendance;
814:
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800:Service history
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619:âRear Admiral)
596:âVice Admiral)
580:Reichsmarineamt
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420:pre-dreadnought
239:Installed power
120:15 October 1902
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1351:. On 3 April,
1272:
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911:Prinz Heinrich
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731:nautical miles
725:; 10,297
530:Main article:
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182:Displacement
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144:8 March 1921
117:Commissioned
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2546:Wittelsbach
2532:Wittelsbach
1782:Wittelsbach
1768:Wittelsbach
1729:Wittelsbach
1715:Wittelsbach
1710:target ship
1705:Wittelsbach
1694:engine room
1679:Wittelsbach
1671:Wittelsbach
1649:Wittelsbach
1643:Wittelsbach
1631:Wittelsbach
1603:Wittelsbach
1590:Wittelsbach
1546:Wittelsbach
1529:Irbe Strait
1478:Wittelsbach
1468:Wittelsbach
1450:Wittelsbach
1397:Wittelsbach
1380:German Army
1372:Mecklenburg
1354:Wittelsbach
1330:Wittelsbach
1286:Wittelsbach
1271:World War I
1259:Wittelsbach
1249:Wittelsbach
1230:Brandenburg
1224:Wittelsbach
1203:Wittelsbach
1189:Wittelsbach
1161:Wittelsbach
1108:Wittelsbach
1073:Wittelsbach
1057:Wittelsbach
1033:Wittelsbach
974:Wittelsbach
941:Wittelsbach
921:Wittelsbach
893:ran aground
880:Wittelsbach
871:fitting out
867:Wittelsbach
838:Wittelsbach
811:Wittelsbach
780:plate. Her
778:Krupp armor
768:and twelve
754:gun turrets
738:Wittelsbach
711:Wittelsbach
702:cylindrical
685:Wittelsbach
651:Wittelsbach
637:Wittelsbach
630:Wittelsbach
588:Vizeadmiral
566:battleships
561:Brandenburg
543:Wittelsbach
526:Description
520:scrap metal
503:Wittelsbach
483:Wittelsbach
467:World War I
443:Wittelsbach
423:battleships
414:Wittelsbach
403:Wittelsbach
325:30 officers
171:Wittelsbach
128:1 June 1919
112:3 July 1900
74:Wittelsbach
33:Wittelsbach
2645:1900 ships
2629:Categories
2225:References
1724:depot ship
1689:Lothringen
1349:Royal Navy
1144:Haakon VII
1099:SwinemĂŒnde
1083:Copenhagen
992:Wilhelmina
988:Vlissingen
961:I Squadron
897:Great Belt
891:, but she
889:Baltic Sea
875:sea trials
846:Wilhelm II
658:and had a
488:Baltic Sea
469:. She was
320:Complement
288:propellers
286:3 Ă screw
275:Propulsion
2560:ZĂ€hringen
1812:Citations
1745:Footnotes
1666:Schilksee
1656:Kommodore
1439:HMS
1432:HMS
1324:Magdeburg
1319:Odensholm
1314:Magdeburg
1264:Balholmen
1175:Schleswig
1103:Flensburg
1087:Stockholm
1047:1905â1914
1020:Helgoland
969:Skagerrak
965:North Sea
852:, of the
823:laid down
790:magazines
680:full load
676:long tons
668:displaced
625:Naval Law
572:Reichstag
516:broken up
409:lead ship
344:(40 cal.)
202:Full load
196:long tons
152:Sold for
101:Laid down
2567:Schwaben
2278:(1990).
1910:GrieĂmer
1824:Sondhaus
1621:Preussen
1543:, while
1366:Schwaben
1335:Bornholm
1254:Frithjof
1209:Hannover
1195:Hannover
1079:Kattegat
1012:IX Corps
984:Plymouth
950:flagship
905:and the
858:ironclad
752:in twin
748:of four
704:and six
674:(11,588
407:was the
335:Armament
194:(11,588
141:Stricken
109:Launched
81:Namesake
2425:2765294
2168:Halpern
2132:Halpern
1802:caliber
1774:English
1708:into a
1402:Gotland
1340:BlĂŒcher
1182:in the
1164:c. 1910
895:in the
887:in the
786:citadel
435:Admiral
411:of the
383:Turrets
91:Builder
62:Germany
41:History
2553:Wettin
2489:
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2201:Herwig
2105:Scheer
1898:Gröner
1867:Gröner
1836:Herwig
1759:German
1637:Elsass
1561:Thetis
1540:Elsass
1419:Danzig
1407:funnel
1369:, and
1360:Wettin
1299:Elsass
1184:Azores
1140:Skagen
1101:, and
1095:Danzig
1016:Altona
843:Kaiser
760:. Her
698:screws
690:bridge
563:-class
311:5,000
211:Length
188:Normal
173:-class
2601:class
2592:class
2481:[
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2081:Staff
1994:Hough
1740:Notes
1734:Marks
1572:mines
1552:Slava
1392:Libau
1218:Posen
1180:Horta
996:Molde
862:Baden
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632:class
546:class
416:class
371:Armor
354:12 Ă
347:18 Ă
308:Range
301:knots
296:Speed
231:Draft
154:scrap
2487:ISBN
2457:ISBN
2438:ISBN
2421:OCLC
2400:ISBN
2377:ISBN
2345:ISBN
2322:ISBN
2303:ISBN
2284:ISBN
2262:ISBN
2239:ISBN
1848:Lyon
1595:VAdm
1580:and
1567:S144
1537:and
1455:Jade
1437:and
1378:The
1302:and
1291:VAdm
1241:VAdm
1117:Elbe
1085:and
1038:KAdm
954:KAdm
916:tugs
885:Kiel
821:was
819:keel
794:deck
660:beam
617:KAdm
594:VAdm
518:for
400:SMS
389:Deck
377:Belt
358:guns
351:guns
340:4 Ă
280:3 Ă
265:6 Ă
259:6 Ă
223:Beam
149:Fate
69:Name
30:SMS
1583:T58
1577:T52
1459:Ems
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