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Kaiserin

SMS Kaiserin

Scuttled

Imperial German Navy

TypeDreadnought battleship
ClassKaiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns10 × 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.

A recognition drawing of the German battleship Kaiser prepared by the Royal Navy's Intelligence department that was distributed to the fleet in 1918. The printing plates were also given to the United States Navy and also published in the US in 1918. Photo: British Naval Intelligence, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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)
BuilderHowaldtswerke, Kiel
Laid downNovember 1910
Launched11 November 1911
Commissioned14 May 1913
DisplacementNormal: 24,724 t (24,334 long tons) Full load: 27,000 t (27,000 long tons)
Length172.40 m (565 ft 7 in)
Speed22.1 knots (40.9 km/h; 25.4 mph)
Complement41 officers 1,043 enlisted

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

Career

Launched

11 November 1911

31 May – 1 June 1916

17 November 1917

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled at Gutter Sound, 21 June 1919