Description[]
This class of five pre-dreadnought battleships was the last to be built before the German Navy began to construct dreadnought equivalents or Großlinienschiffe. It was a slightly improved version of the preceding Braunschweig class, with better armour protection but less manoeuvrability. SMS Deutschland served as fleet flagship until 1913, when her successor Friedrich der Große took over. All ships of this class, named after Prussian provinces except Deutschland (Germany), entered fleet service from 1906 to 1908.
Ship data
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Relative combat value: 5319
Basic damage control capacity: 79%
Dimensions
Displacement: 13993 tons
Length: 128 m
Width: 22 m
Draught: 10 m
Standard crew: 743
Performance
Maximum speed (undamaged): 18 knots
Endurance: 10192 km
Coal capacity: 2000 tons
Armour protection
Conning tower armour: 12
Hull armour: 6.75
Main belt armour: 15.5 (includes backing slope of deck armour)
Deck armour: 3 (sloped at edges to provide additional belt level protection)
Best armour type: Krupp
Armament
4 x 28cm SK L/40, centrally controlled. Ammo: 340 rounds
14 x 17cm SK L/40, centrally controlled. Ammo: 1820 rounds
20 x 8,8cm SK L/35, centrally controlled. Ammo: 2800 rounds
6 x 45cm C/03 D Torpedoes, locally controlled. Ammo: 12 torpedoes
Ships in class
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- Deutschland
- Hannover
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Pommern
- Schlesien