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The ship was originally laid down as the ''Ersatz Odin'' but was launched as the ''Prinzregent Luitpold''. She was 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 [[Alfred Peter Friedrich von Tirpitz|von Tirpitz]]. | The ship was originally laid down as the ''Ersatz Odin'' but was launched as the ''Prinzregent Luitpold''. She was 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 [[Alfred Peter Friedrich von Tirpitz|von Tirpitz]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 9 May 2018
The ship was originally laid down as the Ersatz Odin but was launched as the Prinzregent Luitpold. She was 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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