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König Class German World war One Battleships (Dreadnaughts).
König, Grosser Kurfurst, Markgraf, Kronprinz, (Kronprinz Wilhelm) all battleships took
part in the Battle of Skagerrak, (Battle of Jutland). No Naval prints at present
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KÖNIG CLASS BATTLESHIPS
First German battleships to have all main turrets on a center line, The
Konig class had better armour protection than their predecessors as well as
British battleships at the time.
 | KÖNIG built by Wilhelmshaven Dock Yard and launched on the 1st of March
1913 and commissioned on the 13th of August 1914, Was at the Battle of
Jutland and sustained damage from one 15 -inch shell and nine 13.5
-inch shells. The worst damage came from a 13.5 inch shell which hit the
7-inch extreme edge of the belt which made a 7 feet whole, and the shell
traveled through 6.5 fete of coal and into a 5.5 -inch ammunition
room. The König also took part in Operation Albion in October off
the Russian Coast, she was engaged in a battle with her sister ship Kronprinz
against Russian Units in the Bay of Riga. After the armistice she was
interned at Scapa and was scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919, raised on
the 20th March 1929 and finally scrapped at Rosyth in 1930 |
| MARKGRAF, Built by A G Weser at Bremen and launched on the 4th June 1913 and
commissioned on the 1st October 1914. Took part in the Battle of Jutland
and sustained some damage by shell fire. by three 15 inch shells,
1one 13.5 inch shell and one 12 - inch shell. After the armistice she was interned at
Scapa and scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919, raised again in 1937 and
scrapped at Rosyth. |
| GROSSER FURFURST. Built by A G Vulcan, at Hamburg and launched on the
5th of May 1913 being commissioned on the 30th July 1914. Took part in the
Battle of Jutland, being hit by five 15-inch shells, three 13.5
-inch shells. and on the 5th of November 1916 was torpedoes by the Royal
naval submarine J1 off the Danish Coast. In March 1917 Grosser Furfurst
and Kronprinz collided in the Heligoland but both returned to service at the end
of April 1917. Took part in the Operation Albion but was mined off the Russian
coast. After the Armistice she was interned at Scapa and was scuttled by her
crew on the 21st June 1919, later raised in April 1938 and scrapped at Rosyth. |
| KRONPRINZ WILHELM (RENAMED FROM KRONPRINZ) Built at Germaniawerft at
Kiel and launched on the 21st February 1914, commissioned on the 8th November
1914. Kronprinz was torpedoed by J1 on the 5th November 1916 but only
little damage was caused. The Only Battleship of this class not to be involved
at Jutland. Kronprinz collided with Grosser Furfurst at Heligoland in March
1917, but returned to service in April 1917. renamed Kronprinz Wilhelm by order
of the Kaiser on the 27th January 1918. Arrived at Scapa Flow to be
interned on 6th December 1918 but scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919
raised in 1938 and scrapped at Rosyth. |
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BATTLESHIP DETAILS
DISPLACEMENT. 25,390 TONS, TO 28,600 TONS
SPEED 21 TO 23 KNOTS RANGE 8,000 NM AT 12 KNOTS,
4,000 NM AT 18 KNOTS
DIMENSIONS 580FT(174.7M) X 97FT (29.5M) X 28.5FT(9.2M)
ARMAMENT TEN 12 -INCH GUNS IN PAIRS IN FIVE TURRETS. FOURTEEN 5.9
INCH SINGLE GUNS AND EIGHT 3.4 INCH SINGLE GUNS AND FOUR 3.4 INCH
ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS . FIVE TORPEDO TUBES BELOW WATERLINE
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