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Deutschland: Part of the Deutschland
class, The last pre dreadnaught Battleship of the Imperial German
Navy. Similar to previous class (Braunschweig) except having different
shaped funnels and a thicker 9.5 inch armour belt.
SMS Deutschland Built by Germaniawerft launched at Kiel on the 20th November 1904 and commissioned into the German navy on the 3rd August 1906 Deutschland was the flag ship of the fleet from 1910 to 1913 and participated in the Battle of Jutland (This this class being the only pre dreadnaught ships at the battle) before becoming an accommodation ship in 1917 at Wilhelmshaven., finally scrapped in 1922 at Wilhelmshaven. SMS Deutschland ornament is now housed at the underwater weapons school at Eckernforde. and the Ships bell is in the Mausoleum of Prince Heinrich, at Hemmelmark. Displacement: 13,993 tons, Range: 4850 miles at 10 Knots. Armament: Four 280mm Guns in two turrets, Fourteen 170mm Guns, and Twenty 80mm, 4 Machine guns and six torpedo tubes. Speed 18.5 knots, Compliment: 743 |
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Deutschland Built by Germaniawerft launched at Kiel. Deutschland was the flag ship of the fleet up to 1912 and participated in the Battle of Jutland before becoming an accommodation ship in 1917, finally scrapped in 1922 at Wilhelmshaven. |
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SMS Deutschland. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB059 |
SMS Deutschland. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB060 |
Deutschland. Photo published 1915. Sent in by Gary Connel |
SMS Deutschland. Sent in by John Hadgett |
SMS Deutschland. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB012 |
SMS Deutschland |
SMS Deutschland A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB058 |
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Deutschland | 19th November 1904 | BU 1920-22 |
Hannover |
29th September 1905 |
BU 1944-46 |
2nd December 1905 | Torpedoed 1st June 1916 | |
Schlesien | 28th May 1906 | Scuttled 5th May 1945 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 7th December 1906 | Bombed 18th December 1944, raised broken up after the 1947 |
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