Deutschland Class Battleships Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched
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Fate |
Germaniawerft Kiel, Germany |
Nov. 19, 1904 |
Scrapped at Wilhelmshaven 1920-22. |
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Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Sept. 29, 1905 |
Scrapped at Bremerhaven 1944-46. |
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AG Vulcan Stettin, Germany |
Dec. 2, 1905 |
Sunk June 1, 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. |
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Friedrich Schichau Danzig, Germany |
May 28, 1906 |
Scrapped 1949-1956. (See notes) |
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Germaniawerft Kiel, Germany |
Dec. 7, 1906 |
Scuttled for use as target in 1948. (See notes) |
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Notes: |
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Schlesien hit a mine on May 3, 1945 and was grounded to avoid sinking at Zinnowitz, Germany. The wreck was blown up on May 4, 1945 and was scrapped on site between 1949-1956. |
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Schleswig-Holstein was bombed and sunk on Dec. 18, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia), Poland. The ship sank in shallow water on an even keel but was damaged by a fire two days later and abandoned. The wreck was blown up on Mar. 21, 1945 but raised by the Soviets in 1946 and possibly renamed Borodino. She was scuttled for use as a target off Odsmussar Island in the Baltic Sea. It is possible that the wreck is still there. |