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Deutschland

SMS Deutschland

Survived

Imperial German Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassDeutschland
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × 11″ guns

Pre-dreadnought, flagship of II Squadron at Jutland.

Photo: UnknownUnknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 28 cm (11 in) SK L/40 guns
  • 14 × 17 cm (6.7 in) SK L/40 guns
  • 20 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/35 naval guns
  • 6 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt armor: 140 to 225 mm (5.5 to 8.9 in)
  • Gun turrets: 280 mm (11 in)
  • Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in)
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down20 June 1903
Launched19 November 1904
Commissioned3 August 1906
DisplacementNormal: 13,191 t (12,983 long tons) Full load: 14,218 t (13,993 long tons)
Length127.6 m (418 ft 8 in)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement35 officers 708 enlisted men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

19 November 1904

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap in 1920