sms sms majesty ship second final ship class armored cruisers built german_imperial_navy named von prussian field marshal laid shipyard hamburg finished november cost marks displaced metric tons long tons short tons armed main battery guns speed knots mph ship short career served fleet seven years decommissioned placed reserve outbreak world war reactivated returned line service returning raid november ship navigational error heavy fog accidentally sailed german defensive minefield ship sank quickly heavy loss life sources disagree exact number fatalities commander court imprisoned homicide broken work occurring finally completed construction ordered provisional built shipyard hamburg construction number keel laid launched fitting work completed november commissioned imperial_german_navy day cost displaced long tons built long tons fully loaded length beam draft forward powered vertical triple expansion engines developed total indicated horsepower yielded maximum speed knots mph trials carried long tons coal enabled maximum range nautical miles cruising speed knots mph armed guns arranged twin gun turrets end superstructure secondary armament consisted guns single turrets arranged rest casemates amidships fourteen guns underwater torpedo tubes bow stern beams service history peacetime launched commissioned german navy november commissioning field marshal spoke saying old wisdom wants peace shall prepared war guns machines operated men iron hearts iron men know order lives risk greatness honor german people fought commissioning served fleet cruiser squadron served aboard ship navigation officer october january later commander chief german navy served ship commanding officer early march fleet conducted maneuvers island north_sea early march destroyer fell formation heavy seas attempted cross destroyer caught large wave thrown cut half crew men pulled stormy sea decommissioned laid reserve fleet crew transferring newly completed battlecruiser hipper deputy commander battlecruiser squadron stated fine spirit high morale having carried spirit old crew august recommissioned assigned world war november participated offensive operation war conducted german fleet augmented forces assigned primarily consisted battlecruisers von der large armored cruiser commanded ordered bombard english coast large cruisers bombarded port inflicted little damage laid minefields coast sank british submarine returning bight late day hipper forces encountered heavy fog fog prevented ships entering wilhelmshaven instead anchored night attempted enter wilhelmshaven early 4th crew navigational error led ship german defensive minefield struck mines capsized sank heavy loss life sources disagree exact figures jutland states men crew rescued german warships indicates fatalities states men perished sinking reported loss men time court martial sinking report echoed world commanding officer captain rescued december court sentenced years imprisonment orders homicide ship wreck partially scrapped work ship completely removed work resumed
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