By Gary Staff
Supported through respectable files, own bills, authentic drawings and especially commissioned paintings, this quantity is an informative historical past of the main sessions Kaiser, König and Bayern that shaped the spine of the German Imperial military all through global struggle I, detailing the technological revolution that had taken position to permit the construction of those huge dreadnought classes.
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S. S. F. F. Lehmans (1979) ABOVE TOP SMS GroBer Kurfurst entering the northern lock of III Entrance to Wilhelmshaven. ABOVE The battleships Kronprinz, to the left, and Konig, to the right, in the battle in Moon Sound, 17 October 1917. A shell impact from the Russian battleship Slava can be seen off the port bow of Kronprinz. At first the German dreadnoughts were unable to make reply because their weapons were outranged by the 12in guns of the Russian pre-dreadnought. G. Weser 3 5 , 3 5 armament Bayern class 39-41, 43, G (44, 45) Kaiser class 5 - 7 Konig class 23-24, 26-27, 34 armour Bayern class 41, G (44, 45) Kaiser class 7-8, A (8, 9), C (16,17) Konig class 27-28 Artillery Trials Commission 7 Baden, SMS 15, 40, 41, 42, 43, 43-44, 44, 46 Baltic Islands 47 Bayern 43 Friedrich der Grofie 18 Kaiser 12 Kaiserin 19-20 Konig 30-31, E (32, 33) Konig Albert 21 Kronprinz 38, E (32, 33) Markgraf 35 Prinzregent Luitpold, SMS 22-23 Barham, HMS 30 Bayern, SMS 3 8 , 3 9 , 4 0 , 4 1 , 4 1 , 4 2 , 42, 43 Bayern class 38-39 armament 39-41, G (44, 45) armour 41, G (44, 45) general characteristics and changes 43 machinery 39, 42-43 seakeeping 41-42 service record 43-46 specifications 40 Behncke, Vizeadmiral Paul 30, E (32, 33), F (36, 37) Bethmann-Hollweg, Reich Chancellor von 10 Black Prince, HMS 15 Biirkner, Hans 4 Caledon, HMS 20 Defence, HMS 11 Derfflinger, SMS 21, 23, 24, 43 Emden II, SMS engines Bayern class Kaiser class Konig class 43 39, 42 5, 22 28 History of German Ship Artillery, The (Schmalenbach) 5 Hollweg, Chancellor Berthman 39 Ingenohl, Admiral von 15 Iron Duke, HMS F (36, 37) Jutland, Battle of (1916) see Skagerrak battle (1916) Kaiser, SMS 4, 5, 6 , 1 0 , 1 0 - 1 2 , 1 1 , 1 2 , 1 4 , 36, B (12, 13) Kaiser class 4-5 armament 5-7 armour 7-8, A (8, 9), C (16,17) general characteristics and changes 10 machinery 8-10, 22, A (8, 9), C (16, 17) seakeeping 8 service record 10-23, A (8, 9) specifications 6 Kaiser Wilhelm Canal 18, 19, 22, 30 Kaiserin, SMS 6 , 1 2 , 18,18-20, 19, 20, 21 Karlsruhe II, SMS 44 King George V, HMS 7 Kolberg, SMS E (32, 33) Konig, SMS 24, 26, 28, 28, 29, 29-31, 30, 47, D (24, 25), E (32, 33), F (36, 37) Konig Albert, SMS 6 , 1 0 , 10-11, 20-21, 21,22 Konig class 23-26 armament 23-24, 26-27, 34 armour 27-28 general characteristics and changes 29 machinery 28 seakeeping 28 service record 29-38 specifications 26 Konisberg, SMS 20 Kronprinz, SMS 26, 29, 29, 31, 34, 36, 36-38, 38, 47, D (24, 25), E (32, 33) Krupp Germania 4, 44 Lion, HMS 30 Lutzoiv, SMS 43, D (24, 25), F (36, 37) machinery Bayern class 39, 42-43 Kaiser class 8 - 1 0 , C ( 1 6 , 1 7 ) Konig class 28 Markgraf, SMS 26, 27, 29, 29, 35, 35-36, D (24, 25) Mauvre, Vizeadmiral 19 Moltke, SMS 20 Ferdinand, Archduke Franz 14 Frankfurt, SMS 20 Friedrich der Grope, SMS 5, 6, 7 , 1 0 , 10, 14, 1 4 - 1 8 , 1 5 , 1 8 , 20, 21, 42, C (16, 17), F (36, 37) Nassau, SMS 21 Nassau class 23, 24, 42, A (8, 9) Neptune, HMS 4 Nevada class (US) A (8, 9) Numberg, SMS 20 Graschdanin (Russian ship) 38 Grom (Russian ship) 12 Grower Kurfurst, SMS 26, 27, 28, 29, 29, 31, 31-35, 32, 34, 38, 47, D (24, 25) Oklahoma class (US) G (44, 45) Operation Albion see Baltic Islands Harder, Kapitan zur See F (36, 37) Helgoland class 4, A (8, 9) 48 Parsons patent 4 Pillau, SMS 20 Pohl, Admiral 15 Prinzregent Luitpold, SMS 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 21-2-3, 22, 23 Queen Elizabeth class (British) 23, 39 Rebeur-Paschwitz, Konteradmiral von 20 Reichs Marine Amt (Naval Office; RMA) 4 Rheinland, SMS 21 Royal Sovereign class (British) A (8, 9) Ruge, Vizeadmiral Friedrich 18 Sachsen, SMS 39, 40, 42, 44 Scheer, Admiral 15, 22, 30, 44, F (36, 37) Schmidt, Vizeadmiral Ehrhard 19 seakeeping Bayern class 41-42 Kaiser class 8 Konig class 28 searchlights Bayern class 41, 43 Kaiser class 7 Skagerrak battle (1916) 46 Friederich der Grope 15, F (36, 37) Grower Kurfurst 32, D (24, 25) Kaiser 11, B (12,13) Kaiserin 19 Konig 30, D (24, 25), F (36, 37) Kronprinz D (24, 25), 36 Markgraf 35, D (24, 25), Prinzregent Luitpold, SMS 22 Slava (Russian ship) 31, E (32, 33) specifications Bayern class 40 Kaiser class 6 Konig class 26 St Vincent class (British) 4 Stralsund, SMS 12 Strafiburg, SMS 10,10-11, E (32, 33) Tiger, HMS 30 Tirpitz, Admiral Alfred von 4, 23, 39 Trotha, Kapitan zur See von 24 turbines Bayern class 42 Kaiser class 4-5, 8, 22, A (8, 9) Konig class 28 turrets Bayern class 39 Kaiser class 4, C (16, 17) Konig class 23, 35 Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy 10 Warspite, HMS 11,15,19, B (12,13) weapons see armament Wilhelm II, Kaiser 10,43 World War I Baden 43-44 Bayern 43 Friedrich der Grope 14-18, F (36, 37) Grower Kurfurst 32-35, D (24, 25) Kaiser, SMS 11-12 Kaiser class A (8, 9) Kaiserin 19-20 Konig 29-31, D (24, 25), E (32, 33), F (36, 37) Konig Albert 21 Kronprinz 36-38, D (24, 25), E (32, 33) Markgraf 35-36, D (24, 25) Prinzregent Luitpold 22-23 Wurttemberg, SMS 39, 40, 42, 46 RELATED TITLES Osimy 1 New VuigudfiJ U-boats of the Kaiser's N a v y gflfaMBiiiiailiM 1 Visogwd OSPREY 1 German Battleships 1939-45 German Heavy Cruiser 1939-45 I n rfmStfe 1 Gordon Wtttuman.
The shell failed to penetrate and was deflected overboard, where it exploded just 50m distant. Fragments and splinters were thrown back over Konig and Konteradmiral Paul Behncke, who was standing outside the security of the conning tower, was wounded in the head. With the view from inside the conning tower restricted, many German commanders and admirals elected to stand outside on the exposed bridge, notably Kapitan zur See Harder of Lutzow, and Vizeadmiral Scheer, commander of the High Sea Fleet.
8cm Flak L/45 MPL C/1913 cannon; neither shipped any when completed, however. 8cm guns, Bayern having them mounted about the aft funnel, and Baden mounting two adjacent to the fore funnel and two adjacent to the aft funnel. The 9kg shells could be fired at a rate of 15 shots per minute and had a horizontal range of 118hm. The guns could be elevated to an angle of 70°. The Bayern class carried the new larger 60cm H8 torpedoes. With a length of 8m and weight of 2,000kg, they carried a warhead weighing 210kg and had a range of 6,000m at 36 knots, and 14,000m at 30 knots.