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The British inspected some of these ships after the Armistice (officers of ''Royal Oak'' were able to inspect a semi-sanitized ''Markgraf'', ditto ''Royal Sovereign'' visited ''Kronprinz Wilhelm'').  Their reports,<ref>Admiralty.  ''Report'', ADM 186/240. pp. 11-23.</ref> obtained from three separate sources<ref>ADM 186/240. p. 9.</ref>contained the following information.


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|[[Germaniawerft]], Kiel
|Oct, 1911
|5 May, 1913
|30 Jul, 1914
|Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919
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|[[Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven]]
|Oct, 1911
|1 Mar, 1913
|10 Aug, 1914
|Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919
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|[[Germaniawerft]], Kiel
|Nov, 1911
|21 Feb, 1914
|8 Nov, 1914
|Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919
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|Nov, 1911
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==Turrets==
TODO: Plate 6.
 
The turrets trained electrically and used hydraulics for elevating gear, rammers and breech blocks.  A fallback to hand working was available.  A pair of 3 cylinder pumps of 6-8 HP supplied hydraulic power.  Each gun had two recoil cylinders and a pneumatic cylinder to return the gun to battery.<ref name=p13>ADM 186/240. p. 13.</ref> 
 
Elevation was by a single hydraulic cylinder
 
==Fire Control==
 
==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nig_class_battleship}}
*[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/SMS_Konig/ 3D Model] available for licensing
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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*{{GriessmerLinienschiffe}}
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 17 May 2018

The British inspected some of these ships after the Armistice (officers of Royal Oak were able to inspect a semi-sanitized Markgraf, ditto Royal Sovereign visited Kronprinz Wilhelm). Their reports,[1] obtained from three separate sources[2]contained the following information.

Overview of 4 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Großer Kurfürst Germaniawerft, Kiel Oct, 1911 5 May, 1913 30 Jul, 1914 Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919
König Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven Oct, 1911 1 Mar, 1913 10 Aug, 1914 Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919
Kronprinz Germaniawerft, Kiel Nov, 1911 21 Feb, 1914 8 Nov, 1914 Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919
Markgraf AG Weser, Bremen Nov, 1911 4 Jun, 1913 1 Oct, 1914 Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919

Turrets

TODO: Plate 6.

The turrets trained electrically and used hydraulics for elevating gear, rammers and breech blocks. A fallback to hand working was available. A pair of 3 cylinder pumps of 6-8 HP supplied hydraulic power. Each gun had two recoil cylinders and a pneumatic cylinder to return the gun to battery.[3]

Elevation was by a single hydraulic cylinder

Fire Control

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Admiralty. Report, ADM 186/240. pp. 11-23.
  2. ↑ ADM 186/240. p. 9.
  3. ↑ ADM 186/240. p. 13.

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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