Kaiser-Class
First German Turbine Battleships - Finally adopted Parsons turbines (21 knots, matched British). Pure superfiring layout (5 twin turrets, all centerline). 350mm belt armor (thickest German dreadnought). SMS Friedrich der Große: High Seas Fleet flagship 1913-1917, commanded at Jutland despite being hit twice.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 11097 t
- Displacement (full)
- 27000 t
- Length
- 411.1 ft
- Beam
- 66.9 ft
- Crew
- 1084
- Ships built
- 5
- Commissioned
- 1912-1913
- Decommissioned
- 1919 (scuttled Scapa Flow)
Performance
- Top speed
- 17.5 kn
- Range
- 7900 nm at 12 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 10× 30.5cm (12-inch) SK L/50
- Secondary guns
- 14× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK L/45
- Torpedoes
- 5× 50cm submerged
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 350mm Krupp cemented
- Deck
- 60-100mm
- Fire control
- Centralized fire control
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 52.32
- Research cost
- 10,359
- Credit cost
- 36,624
Notable
- First German turbine battleships
- Pure superfiring layout (all turrets on centerline)
- Heaviest armor (350mm belt)