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Hannover

SMS Hannover

Survived

Imperial German Navy

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

Pre-dreadnought at Jutland.

The German Imperial Navy Deutschland-class battleship SMS Schlesien. Photo: Bain News Service, New York, Public domain · 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/45 naval guns
  • 6 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 100 to 240 mm (3.9 to 9.4 in)
  • Turrets: 280 mm (11 in)
  • Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in)
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven
Laid down7 November 1904
Launched29 May 1905
Commissioned1 October 1907
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

29 May 1905

Battle of Jutland
Survived

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Scrapped between 1944 and 1946 in Bremerhaven