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SMS Derfflinger

SMS Derfflinger was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) built in the early 1910s during the Anglo-German naval arms race. She was the lead ship of her class of three ships; her sister ships were Lützow and Hindenburg. The Derfflinger-class battlecruisers were larger and featured significant improvements over the previous…

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Armament
8 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns · 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 guns · 8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 guns · 4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armor
Belt: 300 mm (11.8 in) · Conning tower: 300 mm · Deck: 30 to 80 mm (1.2 to 3.1 in) · Turrets: 270 mm (10.6 in)
Beam
29 m (95 ft 2 in)
Builder
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Class & type
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
Commissioned
1 September 1914

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SMS Derfflinger

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Armament · 4
SMS Derfflinger → 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 guns, 4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes, 8 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns, 8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 guns
Armor · 4
SMS Derfflinger → Belt: 300 mm (11.8 in), Conning tower: 300 mm, Deck: 30 to 80 mm (1.2 to 3.1 in), Turrets: 270 mm (10.6 in)
Complement · 2
SMS Derfflinger → 1,068 men, 44 officers
Displacement · 2
SMS Derfflinger → Full load: 31,200 t (30,700 long tons), Normal: 26,600 t (26,200 long tons)
Installed power · 2
SMS Derfflinger → 18 × water-tube boilers, 63,000 PS (62,000 shp)
Propulsion · 2
SMS Derfflinger → 4 × screw propellers, 4 × steam turbines
Beam · 1
SMS Derfflinger → 29 m (95 ft 2 in)
Builder · 1
SMS Derfflinger → Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Class & type · 1
SMS Derfflinger → Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
Commissioned · 1
SMS Derfflinger → 1 September 1914

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SMS DerfflingerArmament8 × 30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 guns1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerArmament12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 guns1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerArmament8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 guns1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerArmament4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerArmorBelt: 300 mm (11.8 in)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerArmorConning tower: 300 mm1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerArmorDeck: 30 to 80 mm (1.2 to 3.1 in)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerArmorTurrets: 270 mm (10.6 in)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerBeam29 m (95 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerBuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerClass & typeDerfflinger-class battlecruiser1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerCommissioned1 September 19141.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerComplement44 officers1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerComplement1,068 men1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerDisplacementNormal: 26,600 t (26,200 long tons)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerDisplacementFull load: 31,200 t (30,700 long tons)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerDraft9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerFateScuttled at Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919, wreck raised 1939, broken up after 19461.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerInstalled power18 × water-tube boilers1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerInstalled power63,000 PS (62,000 shp)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerLaid downJanuary 19121.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerLaunched12 July 19131.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerLength210.4 m (690 ft 3 in) (o/a)1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerNameDerfflinger1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerNamesakeGeorg von Derfflinger1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerNickname(s)"Iron Dog"1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerOrdered1912–1913 Naval Program1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerPropulsion4 × steam turbines1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerPropulsion4 × screw propellers1.00infobox
SMS DerfflingerRange5,600 nmi (10,400 km; 6,400 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)1.00infobox

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    SMS Derfflinger

    Nodes205
    Edges204
    Triples31
    Avg. degree1.99
    Density0.009756
    Components1
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