SMS Derfflinger
Scuttled
| Type | Battlecruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Derfflinger |
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns |
Fought at Dogger Bank. At Jutland she helped sink Queen Mary and Invincible. Interned at Scapa Flow after the armistice and scuttled there by her crew on 21 June 1919.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns
- 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 guns
- 8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 guns
- 4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 300 mm (11.8 in)
- Conning tower: 300 mm
- Deck: 30 to 80 mm (1.2 to 3.1 in)
- Turrets: 270 mm (10.6 in)
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | January 1912 |
| Launched | 12 July 1913 |
| Commissioned | 1 September 1914 |
| Displacement | Normal: 26,600 t (26,200 long tons) Full load: 31,200 t (30,700 long tons) |
| Length | 210.4 m (690 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Speed | 26.5 knots (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph) |
| Complement | 44 officers 1,068 men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
12 July 1913
Battle of Dogger Bank
Damaged
24 January 1915
Battle of Jutland
Damaged
31 May – 1 June 1916
Fate
Scuttled
Scuttled at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919, wreck raised 1939, broken up after 1946