Tag: Navy
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Deutschland
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Deutschland SMS Deutschland was the lead ship of the Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships (along with her sisters Schlesien, Schleswig-Holstein, Pommern, and Hannover) of the Imperial German Navy. She was laid down at Germaniawerft in Kiel in 1903, launched in November 1904, and commissioned in August 1906. The class was the last series Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Hannover
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Hannover SMS Hannover was one of the five Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships (along with her sisters Deutschland, Pommern, Schlesien, and Schleswig-Holstein) built for the Imperial German Navy in the early 20th century. Laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft in Wilhelmshaven in 1904, she was launched in 1905 and commissioned into service in Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Preussen
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Preussen SMS Preussen was the second unit of the Braunschweig-class pre-dreadnought battleships (along with her sister ships Braunschweig, Hessen, Elsass and Lothringen), launched in 1903 and commissioned in 1905. She was named after the state of Prussia and reflected the growing power of the Imperial German Navy in the years leading Read more