S.M.S. Prinzregent Luitpold (1912)

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S.M.S. Prinzregent Luitpold (1912)
Builder: Germaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down: Oct, 1910
Launched: 17 Feb, 1912
Commissioned: 19 Aug, 1913
Scuttled: 21 Jun, 1919
Fate: at Scapa Flow

S.M.S. Prinzregent Luitpold was originally laid down as the Ersatz Odin and launched on 18 February, 1912 by Princess Therese, daughter of the Prince Regent of Bavaria for whom the ship was named. In attendance at the Germania yards in Kiel were the Kaiser Wilhelm II, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Prince Heinrich of Prussia and Großadmiral von Tirpitz.

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Bibliography

  • Grießmer, Axel (1999). Linienschiffe der Kaiserlichen Marine 1906-1918: Konstructionen zwischen Rüstungskonkurrenz und Flottengesetz. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-5985-9.


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