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| '''Brandenburg class battleships''' were a class of pre-] ] ]. They were Germany's first ocean-going battleships and the first to be fitted with wireless communications. | |||
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| |Displacement: | |||
| |10,500 tons) | |||
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| |Length: | |||
| |379 ft | |||
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| |Beam: | |||
| |64 ft | |||
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| |Draught: | |||
| |26 ft | |||
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| |Propulsion: | |||
| |2 shafts triple expansion<br> 10,000 ihp | |||
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| |Speed: | |||
| |17 knots | |||
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| |Range: 4,500 miles at 10 knots | |||
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| |Complement: | |||
| |568 | |||
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| |Armament: | |||
| |4 x 11 inch guns (40 cal.) <br> 2 x 11 inch guns (35 cal.) <br> 8 x 4.1 inch guns <br> 8 x 3.4 inch guns <br> 3 x 17.7 inch torpedo tubes | |||
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| |Armour: | |||
| |Belt 12-16 inches <br> turrets 9 inches <br> deck 3 inches | |||
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| '''Brandenburg class battleships''' were a class of pre-] ] ]. They were Germany's first ocean-going battleships and the first to be fitted with wireless communications. Four ships were constructed in this class, the '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. All four were laid down in ], and were all completed by ], with the exception of the ''Weißenburg'', which was finished in ]. | |||
| ''Weißenburg'' and ''Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm'' were armored with ] nickel steel armor, but due to delivery problems, the ''Brandenburg'' and ''Wörth'' were armored with a composite armor. The Krupp armor effectively provided twice the amount of protection afforded by the composite armor. | |||
| The ''Weißenburg'' and ''Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm'' were sold to the Ottoman Empire in 1910. The ''Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm'' was sunk by a British submarine, the ''E11'', on ], ], while the ''Weißenburg'' survived the war and was eventually scrapped in ]. The two other ships of the class remained in German naval service, initially used for coast defense, until being relegated to the auxiliary role of barracks ship by ]. The ''Wörth'' was scrapped in ], followed by the ''Brandenburg'' in ]. | |||
| Two of them were sold to Turkey in 1910 where one was sunk by a British submarine in 1915. | |||
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| General Characteristics | Kaiser |
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| Displacement: | 10,500 tons) |
| Length: | 379 ft |
| Beam: | 64 ft |
| Draught: | 26 ft |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts triple expansion 10,000 ihp |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Range: 4,500 miles at 10 knots | |
| Complement: | 568 |
| Armament: | 4 x 11 inch guns (40 cal.) 2 x 11 inch guns (35 cal.) 8 x 4.1 inch guns 8 x 3.4 inch guns 3 x 17.7 inch torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | Belt 12-16 inches turrets 9 inches deck 3 inches |
Brandenburg class battleships were a class of pre-WWI German battleship. They were Germany's first ocean-going battleships and the first to be fitted with wireless communications. Four ships were constructed in this class, the SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, SMS Brandenburg, SMS Weißenburg, and SMS Wörth. All four were laid down in 1890, and were all completed by 1893, with the exception of the Weißenburg, which was finished in 1894.
Weißenburg and Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm were armored with Krupp nickel steel armor, but due to delivery problems, the Brandenburg and Wörth were armored with a composite armor. The Krupp armor effectively provided twice the amount of protection afforded by the composite armor.
The Weißenburg and Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm were sold to the Ottoman Empire in 1910. The Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm was sunk by a British submarine, the E11, on 8 August, 1915, while the Weißenburg survived the war and was eventually scrapped in 1938. The two other ships of the class remained in German naval service, initially used for coast defense, until being relegated to the auxiliary role of barracks ship by 1915. The Wörth was scrapped in 1919, followed by the Brandenburg in 1920.
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