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Mecklenburg
World Naval Ships  German Navy Battleships Wittelsbach Class  Mecklenburg |
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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 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. |
| SMS Wittelsbach | 3rd July 1900 | Stricken 8th March 1921, BU |
| SMS Wettin | 6th June 1901 | Stricken 11th March 1920, BU |
| 12th June 1901 | Sunk by RAF Bombing 18th December 1944 | |
| SMS Schwaben | 19th August 1901 | Stricken 8th March 1921, BU |
| SMS Mecklenburg | 9th November 1901 | Stricken 25th January 1920, BU |
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