Fleet
HochSeeFlotte
Ship Type
Battle-cruiser
Nickname
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Ship Class
(unique)
Grouping
I Scouting Group
Command
Hipper
Builder's Yard
Blohm und Voss, Hamburg
Budget Year
1910 Naval Estimates
Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
04.02.1911
Launch Date
30.03.1912
Completed date
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Commission date
22.05.1913
Year laid down
1911
Year launched
1913
Year completed
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Commission Year
1913
Pennant No
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Photo Details
Courtesy of Blohm und Voss, Hamburg
Related stories
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Sister ships
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Eventual Fate
Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, Salvaged 2928
Jutland result
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Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Kapitän zur See Moritz von Egidy
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
1,068
Officers
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Ratings
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Killed
98
Wounded
55
Prisoners
153
Displacement full Load (tons)
28,550
Artefacts Data
Damaged barrel (Wilhelmshaven Marine Museum)
Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
658'
Length (mtrs)
200.6
Beam (ft)
94'
Beam (mtrs)
28.5
Draught (ft)
30.5'
Draught (mtrs)
9.29
Max. Speed (knots)
26.5
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
8.700 kms at 14 kts
Fuel
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Propulsion
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Armour Main Belt
11 to 11.75"
Deck Armour
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Turret Armour IN CM
2.75"
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
11" SK L/50
No. Primary Turrets
5
Guns (No.barrels)
10
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)
670
Primary Broadside Weight
6,700
Secondary Gun Calibre
5.9"
Guns (No.barrels) 2
12
Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
Twelve 8.8 cm (3.5”) SK L/ 45 naval guns
Elevation (degrees)
16
Gunnery Range (yards)
21,000
Gunnery Range (metres)
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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)
3
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
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No. tubes
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Torpedo Type MM
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No. Mines
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Torpedo Notes
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References & sources
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