sms sms pre dreadnought battleships class german kaiserliche_marine laid commissioned october cost marks named german sister ships ship served squadron german fleet commissioning outbreak world war moved squadron saw action baltic_sea august ship participated engaged russian battleship ship placed reserve owing crew shortages spent remainder world war training ship barracks ship boat crews terms treaty versailles retained end war modernized served reformed coastal defense ship placed reserve stricken subsequently broken scrap construction laid kiel construction number class ordered contract new unit fleet ship cost marks launched december commissioned fleet october ship long overall beam draft forward ship powered cylinder vertical triple expansion engines drove screws steam provided naval cylindrical boilers burned coal powerplant rated indicated horsepower generated speed knots mph armament consisted main battery guns twin gun turrets fore aft central superstructure secondary armament consisted fourteen inch guns eighteen quick firing guns armament suite rounded torpedo tubes mounted submerged hull service history commissioning october assigned german fleet joined sister following month rounded old battleship german_navy consisted divisions battleships divisions squadron supported cruiser division composed armored cruisers protected cruisers outbreak world war assigned high_seas_fleet squadron commanded vice admiral july following loss cruiser baltic squadron ships transferred reinforce german naval forces area july german cruisers squadron ships support conducted sweeps baltic engaging russian forces august german fleet attempted clear russian naval forces order aid german_army advancing city squadron joined squadron consisted nassau class battleships high_seas_fleet battlecruisers host smaller craft task force placed command vice admiral operational command remained vice admiral morning august germans initial push gulf tasked engaging russian pre dreadnought preventing disrupting german clear clear minefield nightfall called attempt second attempt august time remained outside gulf dreadnoughts nassau took task dealing august russian minefields cleared flotilla entered gulf reports allied submarines area prompted germans operation following day october british submarine fired single torpedo failed hit target manpower shortages squadron ships training ship august transferred use barracks ship stationed kiel role ship supported iii submarine flotilla treaty versailles ended war specified germany permitted retain battleships types chosen remain active service newly reformed ship modernized wilhelmshaven bridge rebuilt enlarged class battleship assigned ship served fleet withdrawn active duty placed reserve march stricken naval register temporarily hulk wilhelmshaven broken scrap
SMS Braunschweig