POSEN

Fleet

HochSeeFlotte

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

Nassau

Grouping

I Battle Squadron

Command

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Builder's Yard

Germanienschft,Kiel

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

costs 36,920,000 marks

Date Laid Down

11.06.1907

Launch Date

13.12.1908

Completed date

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Commission date

31.05.1910

Year laid down

1907

Year launched

1908

Year completed

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Commission Year

1910

Pennant No

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Photo Details

First and second battleship squadrons and small cruiser of the_-_.NARA 533188-2

Related stories

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

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Jutland result

All action times are stated as CET.17:48 - 17:52 briefly engaged the 2nd LCS but very poor visibility made it an ineffective action for either side. Engaged Nestor with the rest of the line.21:20 Posen was engaged by battle-cruisers of the 3rd BCS. Returned fire at 21:28 on Princess Royal and Indomitable at 10,000 yards.Struck Princess Royal at 21:32 and straddled Indomitable several times. Fire was checked at 21:35. At 00:30 the leading ships of the line were attacked by British destroyers. Posen rammed the light cruiser SMS Elbing as it crossed through the line. She was so seriously damaged that she was scuttled later in the night. Around 01:00 the British destroyers fortune, Garland and Porpoise were spotted. At 800 yards, Porpoise was quickly hit and sank, Posen's fire seriously damaged Fortune which still managed to loose off two torpedoes. Having succesfully evaded this threat, Posen joined the Westfalen who had illuminated the Ardent and shelled her at close range of 1,000 yards.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Kapitän zur See Richard Lange (Flasghip of Konteradmiral Walter Engelhart)

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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Officers

42

Ratings

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Killed

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Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

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Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

479.3'

Length (mtrs)

146.1

Beam (ft)

88.3'

Beam (mtrs)

26.9

Draught (ft)

29.2'

Draught (mtrs)

8.9

Max. Speed (knots)

20 (designed 19)

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

15,370 km at 12 kts

Fuel

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Propulsion

Three shaft vertical triple Expansion rating 22,000 shp.

Armour Main Belt

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Deck Armour

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Turret Armour IN CM

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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 (11”) SK/L40 guns

No. Primary Turrets

6

Guns (No.barrels)

12

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

15 cm (5.9”) SK L/45 guns

Guns (No.barrels) 2

12

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Sixteen 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

53

Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

64

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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