Tag: First World War
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Elsass
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Elsass SMS Elsass was the second unit of the Braunschweig-class battleships (along with her sister ships Braunschweig, Lothringen, Hessen and Preussen) built for the Imperial German Navy. Named after the province of Alsace (Elsass in German), she was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven in 1901, launched on Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Braunschweig
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Braunschweig SMS Braunschweig was the lead ship of the Braunschweig-class battleships (along with her sister ships Elsass, Lothringen, Hessen and Preussen), the first German capital ships to carry the heavier 28 cm (11 in) main guns that became standard in subsequent designs. Named after the Duchy of Brunswick (Braunschweig in German), Read more
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Turkish Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Turgut Reis
Turkish Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Turgut Reis The Turkish pre-dreadnought battleship Turgut Reis was originally built for the Imperial German Navy as SMS Weissenburg, one of the Brandenburg-class battleships. Weissenburg was launched in 1891 and commissioned into the German Navy in 1894. She, along with her three sisters (Brandenburg, Wörth, and Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm), was notable for Read more