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The German battlecruiser '''S.M.S. ''Seydlitz''''' was an enlarged version of the preceding [[Moltke Class Battlecruiser ( | The German battlecruiser '''S.M.S. ''Seydlitz''''' was an enlarged version of the preceding [[Moltke Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Moltke'' class]] ships, boasting an additional foredeck offering enhanced seakeeping and reserve buoyancy. This margin of buoyancy seems to have saved her from flooding after the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she regained port with her raised prow nearly awash. | ||
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Revision as of 14:58, 8 September 2012
The German battlecruiser S.M.S. Seydlitz was an enlarged version of the preceding Moltke class ships, boasting an additional foredeck offering enhanced seakeeping and reserve buoyancy. This margin of buoyancy seems to have saved her from flooding after the Battle of Jutland, where she regained port with her raised prow nearly awash.
Career=
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Kapitän zur See Moritz von Egidy, 22 May, 1913 - 29 November, 1917.[1]
- Kapitän zur See William Taegert, 30 November, 1917 - 4 December, 1918.[2]
- Kapitänleutnant Otto Brauer, 5 December, 1918 - 21 June, 1919.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
Template:Seydlitz Class (1912)
