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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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+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 4 vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{DE-GrosserKurfurst}} | ||
+ | |[[Germaniawerft]], Kiel | ||
+ | |Oct, 1911 | ||
+ | |5 May, 1913 | ||
+ | |30 Jul, 1914 | ||
+ | |Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{DE-Konig}} | ||
+ | |[[Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven]] | ||
+ | |Oct, 1911 | ||
+ | |1 Mar, 1913 | ||
+ | |10 Aug, 1914 | ||
+ | |Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{DE-Kronprinz}} | ||
+ | |[[Germaniawerft]], Kiel | ||
+ | |Nov, 1911 | ||
+ | |21 Feb, 1914 | ||
+ | |8 Nov, 1914 | ||
+ | |Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{DE-Markgraf}} | ||
+ | |[[AG Weser]], Bremen | ||
+ | |Nov, 1911 | ||
+ | |4 Jun, 1913 | ||
+ | |1 Oct, 1914 | ||
+ | |Scuttled 21 Jun, 1919 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==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> | ||
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+ | Elevation was by a single hydraulic cylinder | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Fire Control== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nig_class_battleship}} | ||
+ | *[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/SMS_Konig/ 3D Model] available for licensing | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | {{reflist}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | *{{GriessmerLinienschiffe}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | {{Footer König Class Battleship (1913)}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:König}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{CatClassDreadnought|DE}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <!-- data | ||
+ | |||
+ | nat=DE | ||
+ | cat=Dreadnought | ||
+ | type=dreadnought | ||
+ | |||
+ | chain=Battleships | ||
+ | |||
+ | {ship | ||
+ | name=Großer Kurfürst | ||
+ | pend= | ||
+ | builder=[[Germaniawerft]], Kiel | ||
+ | order= | ||
+ | laid=10 11 | ||
+ | launch=5 5 1913 | ||
+ | comm=30 July 1914 | ||
+ | fate=Scuttled | ||
+ | fate2=at [[Scapa Flow]] | ||
+ | fatedate=21 6 19 | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | |||
+ | {ship | ||
+ | name=König | ||
+ | pend= | ||
+ | builder=[[Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven]] | ||
+ | order= | ||
+ | laid=10 11 | ||
+ | launch=1 3 1913 | ||
+ | comm=10 8 14 | ||
+ | fate=Scuttled | ||
+ | fate2=at [[Scapa Flow]] | ||
+ | fatedate=21 6 19 | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | |||
+ | {ship | ||
+ | name=Kronprinz | ||
+ | pend= | ||
+ | builder=[[Germaniawerft]], Kiel | ||
+ | order= | ||
+ | laid=11 11 | ||
+ | launch=21 2 1914 | ||
+ | comm=8 11 14 | ||
+ | fate=Scuttled | ||
+ | fate2=at [[Scapa Flow]] | ||
+ | fatedate=21 6 19 | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | |||
+ | {ship | ||
+ | name=Markgraf | ||
+ | pend= | ||
+ | builder=[[AG Weser]], Bremen | ||
+ | order= | ||
+ | laid=11 11 | ||
+ | launch=4 6 1913 | ||
+ | comm=1 10 14 | ||
+ | fate=Scuttled | ||
+ | fate2=at [[Scapa Flow]] | ||
+ | fatedate=21 6 19 | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | data --> |
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 | |||||
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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
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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