class battleship class group pre dreadnought battleships built german kaiserliche_marine class comprised built ships closely resembled preceding class stronger armor protection obsolete completed launch revolutionary royal_navy battleship result ships type built german_navy followed nassau class battleships germany dreadnought battleships commissioning class fleet battleships form battle squadrons fleet reorganized high_seas_fleet saw combat world war despite ships present battle jutland june confused night actions torpedoed sunk battle surviving ships removed line fleet employed secondary tasks treaty versailles permitted germany retain old battleships coastal defense including class ships instead coastal defense ship broken converted target vessel eventually broken vessels class continued line service later kriegsmarine ships saw limited duty world war inaugurated firing main guns polish fortress near end war ships sunk design class battleships pre dreadnoughts built german_navy similar preceding class ships nearly identical design modified slightly lead ship laid subsequent ships somewhat different boiler arrangement slightly thicker armor compared class ships vessels class turret secondary centimeters guns guns mounted casemates hull ships built despite rumors capabilities revolutionary construction admiral insisted construction larger ships necessitated widening strain naval budget year general characteristics class ships long waterline overall beam draft forward ships designed displace metric tons long tons standard load displaced metric tons long tons load class ships hulls built transverse longitudinal steel frames steel hull plates structure created frames hull split watertight compartments thirteen compartments hull included double ran percent length ship ships handled easily preceding class ships suffered marked weather helm metacentric height ships crews numbered officers enlisted men squadron flagship crew augmented officers enlisted men serving second command ship officers enlisted men added standard crew training ship crew consisted officers enlisted men plus cadets differed somewhat crew training ship numbered officers men cadets sisters carried number smaller vessels including picket boats admiral barge launches machinery sisters equipped shaft triple expansion steam engines ships single rudder screw propellers outer propellers bladed diameter center screw blades diameter steam supplied engines marine type boilers engine exception ship marine type boilers cylindrical boilers engines rated ihp ships engines rated ihp design speed ships knots mph trials ships exceeded figure ships designed carry metric tons long tons short tons coal additional spaces utilized fuel storage increased fuel capacity metric tons long tons short tons provided maximum range nautical miles cruising speed knots mph electrical power supplied turbo generators supplied kilowatts volts armament armament class nearly identical preceding class rearranged slightly increased number primary armament consisted quick firing guns twin turrets forward rear main superstructure turrets model allowed elevation depression maximum elevation guns hit targets guns fired shells high explosive armor piercing types muzzle velocity types shells range shells penetrate armor plating thick secondary battery consisted fourteen guns mounted casemates amidships deck deck higher superstructure casemates allowed elevation depression guns engage targets gun supplied armor piercing shells fired rate approximately minute guns arc train ships armed quick firing guns single mounts manually operated guns fired high explosive shells rounds minute supplied shells guns hit targets armor class ships equipped krupp cemented armor slightly different arrangement belt armor citadel superstructure belt waterline tapered lower edge sister ships belts increased thickness waterline edge citadel armor thick ships armor thick ships armored deck thick main battery gun turrets armored sides thick roofs thick barbettes held turrets armored thick steel guns protected thick armor plating forward conning towers protected sides rear conning towers worth armor construction ordered german fleet contract designation laid dockyard construction number launched november left stocks fitting work commenced included installation ship armament completion interior compartments finishing superstructure mid work ship finished commissioned fleet august year ordered laid launched september commissioned october laid vulcan dockyard stettin provisional launched december commissioned fleet october laid danzig provisional launched commissioned ordered dockyard contract keel laid launched december completed july commissioned 6th ship join fleet ships service history following commissioning beginning ships joined included class ships replaced kaiser flagship fleet complete fleet reorganized high seas fleet ships conducted training cruises fleet maneuvers year included cruises atlantic_ocean baltic_sea annual tours norway replaced fleet flagship new dreadnought friedrich der ships norway annual fleet visit july threat war forced cruise cut short ships german ports end month world war ships class continued serve battle squadron world war ships conducted patrols mouth weeks war rest fleet mobilized took major fleet actions years war primarily included acting support force battlecruisers bombarded english coast hopes portion british fleet ships participated battle jutland june command admiral formed squadron completed sixth pre dreadnought class end fleet battle evening class ships came aid battlecruisers intervened prevented british battlecruisers admiral pursuing german ships darkness germans difficulty making targets failed score hits british managed hit forced briefly haul line night actions torpedoed torpedo detonated ammunition magazine destroyed ship killing hands board german fleet reached wilhelmshaven mid day june undamaged dreadnoughts nassau classes took defensive positions end remaining ships withdrawn service fleet placed reserve august barracks ships wilhelmshaven kiel respectively guard ship danish belt training ship kiel guns removed ships starting railway guns inter war years following german defeat world war class battleships allowed retained german_navy reorganized class battleships instead scrapped remaining pre dreadnought battleships modernized 1920s included replacement ships guns pieces old battleships come service february fleet flagship baltic transferred kiel german_navy adopted new command structure flagship fleet october moved north_sea station decommissioned march returned active service newly built masts funnels entered service replacing february september converted cadet training ship significant changes visually forward funnels single larger smoke stack flagship battleship squadron january reorganized kriegsmarine time operating warships class ships disposed converted auxiliary ships struck navy list destined ideas rebuilt target ship especially aircraft occurred converted training ship following year toured south_america including stop argentina december ships replaced line service newer ships instead relegated training duties world war august conducted purported ceremonial tour baltic commemorate sinking light cruiser august conclusion tour ship towed port danzig opposite polish military depot september fired shots world war opened fire base detachment marines stormed fortress resisted seven days battle provided artillery support operation remained training ship role briefly acted boats participated occupation denmark invasion norway respectively april afterward removed line service training ship resumed ice breaking duties march escorted layers baltic returning operation barracks ship anti aircraft armament considerably strengthened allow air defense ships port attacked raf bombers december sunk shallow water weapons fire permanently disabled ship crew sent ashore assist defense starting broken scrap work lasted provided fire support german troops vicinity march april moved ammunition supply evacuate wounded soldiers struck outside following day scuttled crew shallow water ships broken war
Deutschland-class battleship