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Oldenburg

SMS Oldenburg

Survived

Imperial German Navy

TypeDreadnought battleship
ClassHelgoland
WarFirst World War
Main guns12 × 30.5 cm (12 in) guns

Fought at Jutland.

A recognition drawing of the German battleship Helgoland 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

  • 12 × 30.5 cm (12 in) guns
  • 14 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
  • 14 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns
  • 6 × 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 300 mm (11.8 in)
  • Turrets: 300 mm (11.8 in)
  • Deck: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
BuilderSchichau-Werke, Danzig
Laid down1 March 1909
Launched30 June 1910
Commissioned1 May 1912
DisplacementNormal: 22,808 t (22,448 long tons) Full load: 24,700 t (24,300 long tons)
Length167.20 m (548 ft 7 in)
Speed20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph)
Complement42 officers 1071 enlisted

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

Career

Launched

30 June 1910

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Ceded to Japan, 1920. Broken up for scrap, 1921