Tag: First World War
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Schlesien
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Schlesien SMS Schlesien was the fourth ship of the Deutschland-class of pre-dreadnought battleships (along with her sisters Deutschland, Schleswig-Holstein, Pommern, and Hannover), built at the Schichau-Werke shipyard in Danzig. She was laid down in 1904, launched in May 1906, and commissioned in May 1908. Like her sisters, she was already outdated Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Pommern
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Pommern SMS Pommern was the second ship of the Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships (along with her sisters Deutschland, Schleswig-Holstein, Schlesien, and Hannover) of the Imperial German Navy. Built at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin, she was laid down in 1903, launched in December 1905, and commissioned in August 1907. As with Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Mecklenburg
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Mecklenburg SMS Mecklenburg was the fifth and final ship of the Wittelsbach-class of German pre-dreadnought battleships, built for the Imperial German Navy at the turn of the 20th century (along with her sisters Wittelsbach, Zähringen, Wettin, and Schwaben). Laid down in 1899 at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin and launched Read more