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SMS Mecklenburg of the
The Wittelsbach Class of German battleships of the Imperial German
navy were improved Kaiser class Battleships, designed in 1897 to
1898. they were the first ships to be ordered by Tirpitsz's new
navy law of 1898. and were good sea going battleships SMS
Mecklinburg was built at the AG Vulcan yard at Stettin and
was launched 9th November 1901 and commissioned into the German
navy on the 25th may 1903 . served with the fleet until during the
first part of world war one as
part of the 4th squadron but proved to be slow and vulnerable and
were decommissioned. during 1916. Mecklenburg was disarmed.. soon after
Mecklenburg became a prisoner barrack ship at
Keil. an din 1918 became a submarine crew barrack ship. Finally
being stricken 8th march 1921 and and scrapped by
Deutsche Werke at Keil-Normole in 1921
Displacement: 12,596 tons, Sped: 17.5 knots.
Armament: Four 240mm Guns in pairs, Eighteen 150mm, twelve
88mm and twelve MG's Six 450mm Torpedo Tubes.
Complement: 683 |
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SMS Mecklenburg |
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SMS Mecklenburg
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PGB039 |
Mecklenburg. Sent
in by David Lockhart. |
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