SMS Schleswig-Holstein
Pre-dreadnought battleship
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SMS Schleswig-Holstein was the last of the five pre-dreadnought Deutschland-class battleships built by the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ship, named for the province of Schleswig-Holstein, was laid down in the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel in... Wikipedia
Length: 419′
Launched: December 17, 1906
Builder: Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Armor: Belt: 240 mm (9.4 in); Turrets: 280 mm (11 in); Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in)
Commanders: Gustav Kieseritzky; Walter Hennecke; Gustav Kleikamp
Fate: Sunk by bombs 1944; scuttled 21 March 1945; raised and beached for long-term use as target 1948; remains still exist
Laid down: 18 August 1905
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