S.M.S. Goeben (1911)
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| S.M.S. Goeben (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Laid down: | 28 Aug, 1909 |
| Launched: | 28 Mar, 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 2 Jul, 1912 |
| Transferred: | 16 Aug, 1914 |
| Fate: | to Turkey |
S.M.S. Goeben was the second of the Moltke class of Battlecruiser of the Imperial German Navy.
At the outset of the war, she escaped with light cruiser Breslau to Turkey, where she was transferred into the Ottoman Navy to become their flagship on 16 August and renamed Yavuz Sultan Selim.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Kapitän zur See Reinhard Phillips, 9 July, 1912[1] – 4 April, 1914[2]
- Kapitän zur See Richard Ackermann, 4 April, 1914[3] – 5 January 1918[4] (in command at the Battle of Jutland)
- Kapitän zur See Albert Stoelzel, 5 January, 1918[5] – 2 November 1918[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ 20210908 Email from Gregory Ladd, citing My Service on the Battlecruiser Goeben.
- ↑ 20210908 Email from Gregory Ladd, citing My Service on the Battlecruiser Goeben.
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
Bibliography
- Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (1998). Die Groẞen Kreuzer Von der Tann bis Hindenburg. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-5972-7.
See Also
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