SMS Kaiserin
Scuttled
| Type | Dreadnought battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Kaiser |
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 10 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns |
Fought at Jutland and at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight. Interned at Scapa Flow after the armistice and scuttled there by her crew on 21 June 1919.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 10 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns
- 14 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 guns
- 12 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 guns
- 5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt 350 mm (13.8 in)
- Conning tower: 400 mm (15.7 in)
- Turrets: 300 mm (11.8 in)
| Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
|---|---|
| Laid down | November 1910 |
| Launched | 11 November 1911 |
| Commissioned | 14 May 1913 |
| Displacement | Normal: 24,724 t (24,334 long tons) Full load: 27,000 t (27,000 long tons) |
| Length | 172.40 m (565 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | 22.1 knots (40.9 km/h; 25.4 mph) |
| Complement | 41 officers 1,043 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
11 November 1911
Battle of Jutland
Survived
31 May – 1 June 1916
17 November 1917
Fate
Scuttled
Scuttled at Gutter Sound, 21 June 1919