sms sms majesty ship second class pre dreadnoughts german_imperial_navy kaiserliche_marine subsequently constructed ships differed slightly design construction lead ship propulsion systems slightly thicker armor laid november commissioned high_seas_fleet october months revolutionary big gun hms dreadnought commissioned royal_navy result obsolete capital ship completed dreadnought powerful main battery higher speed ship like engage line battle ship named prussian province sisters saw extensive service fleet ship took major training maneuvers world war broke july sisters immediately pressed guard duties mouth rest fleet mobilized ship took number fleet advances culminated battle jutland june battle served flagship jutland surviving sisters removed active duty fleet serve guard ships briefly target ship returned guard duties baltic_sea ship decommissioned december shortly end war brought active service post war germany navy served fleet years decommissioned navy planned convert ship radio controlled target ship aircraft carried ship ultimately broken scrap bell preserved dresden construction intended fight german battle line battleships high_seas_fleet ship laid november shipyard wilhelmshaven launched commissioned trials october fleet exercises november interrupted trials trials resumed maneuvers completed february ready join active fleet assigned high_seas_fleet joining sisters new british battleship hms dreadnought armed inch guns commissioned december entered service dreadnought revolutionary design rendered obsolete ship german navy including brand new long beam draft load displacement metric tons long tons ship equipped triple expansion engines produced rated indicated horsepower speed knots mph cruising speed knots mph steam nautical miles ship primary armament consisted guns twin turrets equipped fourteen guns mounted casemates guns pivot mounts ship armed torpedo tubes submerged hull service commissioning joined june took maneuvers north_sea following month august fleet conducted training cruise atlantic cruise stopped azores july august annual autumn exercises began september completed transferred squadron served flagship years november fleet unit exercises conducted baltic_sea training participated followed similar pattern years included cruise atlantic july august february saw squadron conduct individual training baltic unit subsequently transferred kiel base wilhelmshaven april fleet maneuvers conducted shortly followed summer cruise norway additional fleet training fall october ship transferred july summer cruise went baltic july annual summer cruise norway began threat war europe caused excursion cut short weeks rest returned wilhelmshaven world war following outbreak world war tasked guard duty mouth period rest fleet late october ships sent kiel modifications underwater protection systems joined battleship support battlecruisers bombarded december operation german battle fleet dreadnoughts pre dreadnoughts came nmi isolated squadron british battleships skirmishes rival destroyer screens convinced german commander admiral confronted entire grand fleet broke engagement turned home sea january support german battlecruisers quickly returned port april supported operation light cruisers fleet advance followed april sent kiel guns replaced ship returned kiel june supplemental oil firing installed boilers work lasted july september conducted operation rest support followed sweep fleet october fleet advance march rest remained german bight ready sail support rejoined fleet operation bombard april operation battlecruiser damaged british return port prematurely visibility poor operation quickly called british fleet intervene battle jutland admiral commander german fleet immediately planned advance north_sea damage delayed operation end flagship positioned rear german line commanded rear admiral run north ordered fleet pursue retreating battleships british battle squadron speed sisters significantly slower faster dreadnoughts quickly fell period directed place rear german line flagship end formation grand_fleet arrived scene confronted significant numerical superiority german fleet severely hampered presence slower class ships ordered immediate turn germany sacrifice slower ships good escape decided reverse course fleet maneuver required unit german line turn simultaneously result having fallen ships conform new course following turn ships squadron located german line considered moving ships rear line astern dreadnoughts decided realized movement interfere maneuvering admiral battlecruisers instead attempted place ships head line later day battle hard pressed battlecruisers pursued british opponents called minute ships came aid steaming opposing battlecruiser squadrons ships briefly engaged owing large poor visibility fired rounds guns period british battlecruiser hms princess royal fired times obscured smoke struck fragments inch shells fired decided continue fight powerful battlecruisers ordered point turn starboard late 31st fleet organized night march germany fell dreadnoughts rear line joined situated ships fell rear line shortly leading ships german line came contact armored cruiser quickly destroyed hail gunfire german dreadnoughts nassau forced heel line avoid sinking british ship hour later rejoined formation directly ahead british destroyers conducted series attacks fleet targeted shortly struck torpedo destroyer onslaught hit detonated ammunition magazine destroyed ship tremendous explosion astern forced turn hard starboard order avoid wreck simultaneously torpedo onslaught passed closely astern forced ship turn away shortly ships fired repeatedly thought submarines instance firing nearly damaged light cruisers stettin prompted order cease firing ships fired imaginary submarines shortly despite night fighting high_seas_fleet punched british destroyer forces reached june german fleet reached wilhelmshaven hours later undamaged dreadnoughts nassau classes took defensive positions course battle fired shells rounds shells guns emerged battle completely unscathed later actions jutland went dock periodic maintenance november rest detached high_seas_fleet november reassigned picket duty mouth early target ship baltic march guns removed ship converted guard ship june september period august officially disbanded september assigned guard duties baltic replaced older battleship postwar service november germany entered armistice according terms armistice modern components germany surface fleet interned british naval base scapa_flow rest fleet day armistice took effect sent briefly returning kiel november decommissioned month later december accordance terms armistice terms treaty versailles signed june permitted germany retain surface fleet obsolete battleships amounted class battleships class battleships 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 ship struck naval register navy intended rebuild use target ship conversion occurred ultimately ship broken october bell resides dresden
SMS Hannover