S.M.S. Prinzregent Luitpold (1912)
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S.M.S. Prinzregent Luitpold (1912) | |
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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.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Kapitän zur See Karl Heuser, 19 August, 1913[1] – 17 February, 1917[2]
- Kapitän zur See Karl von Hornhardt, 18 February, 1917[3] – 13 December, 1918[4]
- Kapitänleutnant Jobst von Reiche, 14 December, 1918[5] – 21 June, 1919[6]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Original plan drawings of sister Kaiser
- Original plan drawings of sister Friedrich der Große
- 3D Model of sister König Albert available for licensing
Footnotes
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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