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Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
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Battlecruisers · Germany · 1913
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Derfflinger-classbattlecruiser

Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser Photo: Unknown author · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin Germany
CategoryBattlecruisers
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1913–1917
Operators1 countries
Quantity3
Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
Country
Production
1913–1917
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification4MOD.4
  • Ship TypeBattlecruiser
  • Builder / ShipyardBlohm & Voss; Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven; Schichau-Werke
  • Ships in Class3
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement26,600 t
  • Full Load Displacement31,200 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)210.4 m
  • Length (waterline)210 m
  • Beam29 m
  • Draft9.2 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
  • Total Complement1,112
  • Officers44
  • Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)four-shaft steam turbine
  • Shaft Power46,336 kW
  • Shafts / Screws4
  • Top Speed26.5 kn
  • Range5,600
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun8 × 30.5 cm SK L/50 guns
  • Main Gun Calibre305 mm
  • Main Gun Count8
  • Secondary Guns12 × 15 cm SK L/45 guns; 12 × 8.8 cm guns
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
◎Aviation5MOD.5
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
  • Completed3
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned0
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost1
  • Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
  • ArmourBelt 100–300 mm; Turrets 270 mm; Conning tower 300 mm
  • Belt Armour100 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1913Production started
  2. 1914First deployment: World War I
  3. 1917Production ended
113
years in service
4
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
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 mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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