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'''S.M.S. ''König Albert''''' was a [[Kaiser Class Battleship (1911)|''Kaiser'' Class]] battleship built in Germany prior to the [[First World War]] and which served in the [[High Sea Fleet]] of the [[Imperial German Navy]] during that war.
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|27,000&nbsp;tons
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|10 × 30.5&nbsp;cm guns <br> 14 × 15&nbsp;cm guns <br> 8 × 8.8&nbsp;cm guns <br> 5 × 50&nbsp;cm torpedo tubes
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'''S.M.S. ''König Albert''''' was a [[Kaiser Class Battleship (1911)|''Kaiser'' Class]] battleship built in Germany prior to the [[First World War]] and which served in the [[High Seas Fleet]] of the [[Imperial German Navy]] during that war.
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''König Albert'' was the final ship of five which comprised the Kaiser class. It was the only vessel of the Imperial Fleet to be given the name ''König Albert''.
 
''König Albert'' was the final ship of five which comprised the Kaiser class. It was the only vessel of the Imperial Fleet to be given the name ''König Albert''.
  
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During the war, ''König Albert'' was assigned to the III Battleship Squadron along with its sister-ships, although it was the only one to miss the [[Battle of Jutland]]. The ship was interned at Scapa Flow until the scuttling of the fleet on [[21 June]], [[1919]].
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During the war, ''König Albert'' was assigned to the III Battleship Squadron along with its sister-ships, although it was the only one to miss the [[Battle of Jutland]]. The ship was interned at Scapa Flow until the scuttling of the fleet on 21 June, 1919.
  
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The wreck was raised in the 1930s
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The wreck was raised in the 1930s.
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==Captains==
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of S.M.S. ''König Albert''">
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{{Tenure|rank=Kapitän zur See|name=Karl Thorbecke|nick=Karl Thorbecke|appt=31 July, 1913<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|end=July, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|note=dying under "slightly" mysterious circumstances}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Kapitän zur See|name=Heinrich Löhlein|nick=Heinrich Löhlein|appt=July, 1913<ref>[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_K%C3%B6nig_Albert#Kommandanten German Wikipedia]</ref>|end=July, 1913<ref>[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_K%C3%B6nig_Albert#Kommandanten German Wikipedia]</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Korvettenkapitän|name=Ernst Arnold|nick=Ernst Arnold|appt=July, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|end=2 August, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Kapitän zur See|name=Ernst Ewers|nick=Ernst Ewers|appt=3 August, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|end=24 August, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Korvettenkapitän|name=Paul Globig|nick=Paul Globig|appt=25 August, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|end=25 September, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Kapitän zur See|name=Eduard Varrentrapp|nick=Eduard Varrentrapp|appt=26 September, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|end=30 November 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Kapitän zur See|name=Ernst Ewers|nick=Ernst Ewers|appt=1 December, 1917<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|end=3 December, 1918<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Korvettenkapitän|name=Ferdinand Boehmer|nick=Ferdinand Boehmer|appt=4 December, 1918<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|end=21 June, 1919<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|succBy=Vessel Scuttled}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
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==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_K%C3%B6nig_Albert}}
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* [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/plans/SM_Kaiser_1912/ Original plan drawings of sister ''Kaiser'']
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* [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/plans/SM_Friedrich_der_Grosse_1912/ Original plan drawings of sister ''Friedrich der Große'']
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*[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/SMS_Konig_Albert/ 3D Model] available for licensing
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 2 March 2021

S.M.S. König Albert (1912)
Builder: Schichau-Werke, Danzig
Laid down: 17 Jul, 1910
Launched: 27 Apr, 1912
Commissioned: 31 Jul, 1913
Scuttled: 21 Jun, 1919
Fate: at Scapa Flow

S.M.S. König Albert was a Kaiser Class battleship built in Germany prior to the First World War and which served in the High Sea Fleet of the Imperial German Navy during that war.

König Albert was the final ship of five which comprised the Kaiser class. It was the only vessel of the Imperial Fleet to be given the name König Albert.

During the war, König Albert was assigned to the III Battleship Squadron along with its sister-ships, although it was the only one to miss the Battle of Jutland. The ship was interned at Scapa Flow until the scuttling of the fleet on 21 June, 1919.

The wreck was raised in the 1930s.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  2. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  3. ↑ German Wikipedia
  4. ↑ German Wikipedia
  5. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  6. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  7. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  8. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  9. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  10. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  11. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  12. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  13. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  14. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  15. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
  16. ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA

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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