SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

Fleet

HochSeeFlotte

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

Deutschland class

Grouping

II Battle Squadron

Command

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Builder's Yard

Germanienschaft. Kiel

Budget Year

1904 Naval Estimates

Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

18.08.1906

Launch Date

17.12.1906

Completed date

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Commission date

06.07.1908

Year laid down

1906

Year launched

1906

Year completed

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Commission Year

1908

Pennant No

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Photo Details

SMS Schleswig-Holstein. DVM 10 Bild-23-63-47

Related stories

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

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Jutland result

Fell back during the Run to the North. When meeting the Grand Fleet, Scheer's decision was a difficult one as a run for German harbours would have meant him having to sacrifice the slow Deutschland class ships in his line. Followinfg the first battle turn, these slower ships fell in on the disengaged side of the line. The main guns were not fired as visibility was so bad. 21:35 hit by a heavy shell on her port side, knocking out a casemate gun, killing 3 and wounding nine sailors.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Kapitän zur See Eduard Varrentrapp

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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Officers

35

Ratings

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Killed

3

Wounded

9

Prisoners

12

Displacement full Load (tons)

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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)

26' 11"

Draught (mtrs)

8.21

Max. Speed (knots)

19.1 kts

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

11,000 kms at 10 kts

Fuel

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Propulsion

Three shafts with three Triple Expansion steam engines. Rated 17,000 ihp

Armour Main Belt

9.4" (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

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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/ L40 (6.7")

Guns (No.barrels) 2

14

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

6

Torpedo Type MM

450 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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