DEUTSCHLAND / MINELAYER??

Fleet

HochSeeFlotte

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

Deutschland

Grouping

II Battle Squadron

Command

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Builder's Yard

Germania Werft, Kiel Neubau Linieschiff "N"

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

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Launch Date

09.02.1909

Completed date

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Commission date

04.08.1914

Year laid down

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Year launched

1909

Year completed

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Commission Year

1914

Pennant No

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Photo Details

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

Scrapped 1960s

Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Kapitän zur See Hugo Meurer (Flagship ofGeschwaderchef: Konteradmiral Franz Mauve)

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

743 complement (Hilldebrand)

Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

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Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

4,200

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

373

Length (mtrs)

127.6 (Hilldebrand)

Beam (ft)

53.3

Beam (mtrs)

22.2 (Hilldebrand)

Draught (ft)

Draught (mtrs)

8.25 (Hilldebrand)

Max. Speed (knots)

16.5 kts

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

Rated at 5,000 shp

Armour Main Belt

230 mm

Deck Armour

76 mm

Turret Armour IN CM

280 mm

Conning Tower Armour

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Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

17 cm SK/ L40 (6.7")

Guns (No.barrels) 2

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

420 mines, Twenty-two 8.8 cm SK / 28

Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

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Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

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Torpedo Type IN

18"

No. tubes

Torpedo Type MM

450

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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