POMMERN

Fleet

HochSeeFlotte

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

Deutschland

Grouping

II Battle Squadron

Command

Scheer

Builder's Yard

AG Vulkan, Stettin

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

22.03.1904

Launch Date

02.12.1905

Completed date

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Commission date

06.08.1907

Year laid down

1904

Year launched

1905

Year completed

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Commission Year

1907

Pennant No

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Photo Details

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Related stories

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Sister ships

Deutschland

Eventual Fate

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Jutland result

All action times are stated in CET.Hit by Indomitable with a 12" shell. Blown up after a torpedo attack by HMS Onslought at 03:10 1st June 1916. Hannover, following behind, had to haul out of the line.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Kapitän zur See Siegfried Bölken

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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Officers

35

Ratings

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Killed

844

Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

14,218 long

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

418' 8"

Length (mtrs)

127.6

Beam (ft)

72' 10"

Beam (mtrs)

22.2

Draught (ft)

25' 3"

Draught (mtrs)

7.7

Max. Speed (knots)

18

Range (miles)

7,000 at 10 kts

Range (kilometres)

11,000 at 10 kts

Fuel

Capable of 5,830 nm (7,000 miles) at 10 knots. Seen as one of the most fuel efficient ships of her class.

Propulsion

Three shafts, triple expansion steam engines. 12 Schulz-Thorneycroft boilers.Rated 19,330 shp.

Armour Main Belt

9" (240 mm)

Deck Armour

1.6" (40 mm)

Turret Armour IN CM

11" (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

28 cm SK L/40 guns (11")

No. Primary Turrets

2

Guns (No.barrels)

4

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 L/40 guns (6.7")

Guns (No.barrels) 2

14

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Twenty 8.8 cm (3.5”) SK L/ 45 naval guns

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

17.7"

No. tubes

6

Torpedo Type MM

450 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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