V.6 - The Battle of Jutland - Centenary Initiative

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V.6

Fleet

HochSeeFlotte

Ship Type

Destroyer

Nickname

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Ship Class

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Grouping

V Torpedo Boat Flotilla, G.11 leader, IX Half Flotilla, IV Scouting Group

Command

Hipper

Builder's Yard

A.G. Vulkan, Stettin

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

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Launch Date

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Completed date

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Commission date

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Year laid down

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Year launched

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Year completed

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Commission Year

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Pennant No

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Photo Details

No photo available

Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

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Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Oberleutnant zur See Hans Behrendt

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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)

569

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

235' 6"

Length (mtrs)

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Beam (ft)

25'

Beam (mtrs)

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Draught (ft)

11' 6"

Draught (mtrs)

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Max. Speed (knots)

32 - 33

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

coal / oil fired

Propulsion

2 shaft turbines rating 17,000 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

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

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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

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Guns (No.barrels) 2

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Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Two 3.4" single mounts (88 mm).

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

Rebuilt 1921 / 1922 Wilhelmshaven and re-armed with two 4.1" single mounted guns

Torpedo Type IN

20"

No. tubes

Torpedo Type MM

500 mm

No. Mines

Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

John C Taylor German Warships of World War One. Tarant Jutland.The German Perspective

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