Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Bayern-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1915–1917
Quantity
4
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationDreadnought battleship
- Ship TypeBattleship
- Builder / ShipyardAG Vulcan Stettin, Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Howaldtswerke, Schichau-Werke
- Laid Down1913
- Launched1914
- Commissioned1916
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement28,530 t
- Standard Displacement28,530 t
- Full Load Displacement32,200 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)180 m
- Length (waterline)179.4 m
- Beam30 m
- Draft9.39 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement1,234
- Officers42
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 steam turbines driving 3 screws
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power41,900 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed22 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range5,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8 × 38 cm SK L/45 (4 × 2)
- Main Gun Calibre380 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns16 × 15 cm SK L/45
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes5
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelYes
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled2
- Lost1
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt 170–350 mm, Deck 60–100 mm, Turrets 100–350 mm, Conning tower 400 mm
- Belt Armour350 mm
- Deck Armour100 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1915Production started
- 1917Production ended
111
years in service
2
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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