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Kaiser Class German battleships, Kaiser, Friedrich der Grosse,
Kaiserin, König Albert, Prinzregent Luitpold. First German battleships with super
imposed Turrets, World War One Battleships, All Fought at the Battle of Jutland
and all scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919. |
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KAISER CLASS
 | KAISER built at Kiel Dock Yard and launched 22nd March 1911 and
commissioned on the 1st August 1912. On trials attained a speed of 23.6
knots (was expected to achieve 21 to 22 knots). Fought at Jutland and sustained
damage from shell fire. After the armistice the Kaiser was interned at
Scapa Flow and was scuttled there by her crew on the 21st June 1919, eventually
raised on 20th March 1929 and scrapped at Rosyth. |
| FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE Built by A.G Vulcan, at Hamburg and launched on
the 10th June 1911 and commissioned on the 15th October 1912. became the fleet
flagship from January 1913, to 14th march 1917, and was given heavy foremast
similar to the König Class. Fought at Jutland and after armistice interned
at Scapa Flow and scuttled on the 21st June 1919. Eventually
raised in April 19137 and scrapped at Scapa. |
| KAISERIN built by Howaldtswerke at Kiel Launched on the 11th November
1911. and commissioned 14th May 1913. Took part in the Battle of Jutland and
after armistice was interned at Scapa , scuttled by her crew on the 21st June
1919, eventually raised on the 14th May 1936 and scrapped at Rosyth. |
| PRINZ REGENT LUITPOLD Built at Germaniawerft at Kiel and launched on
the 17th February 1912, commissioned on the 19th August 1913. Served at The
Battle of Jutland, and after the armistice was interned at Scapa Flow where her
crew scuttled her on the 21st June 1919, She was raised on the 9th of July 1931.
and scrapped at Rosyth |
| KÖNIG ALBERT Built at Schichau at Danzig and launched on the 27th April
1912, and commissioned on the 19th August 1913. Served at the Battle of Jutland
and after the War was interned at Scapa Flow where her crew scuttled her on the
21st June 1919. Eventually raised on the 31st July 1935 and scrapped at Rosyth. |
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BATTLESHIP DETAILS
WEIGHT 24,380 tons to 27,000 tons
DIMENSIONS 564FT (171.8m) x 95.3FT (29m) x 27.3FT (9.1M)
SPEED 21knots to 23 knots RANGE 7,900 Miles at 12 knots, 2,400
Miles at 21 Knots.
ARMAMENT Ten 12-inch guns in pairs in five turrets fourteen 5.9
-inch single guns Eight 3.4 inch single guns and four 3.4 inch Anti
Aircraft guns Five 20- inch Torpedo Tubes all submerged.
Compliment of 1088 to 1250
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