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SMS Friedrich der Große (Kaiser-class - Jutland Flagship!)

GER Battleship WWI Super-Dreadnought Tier 1 Power 12.58

JUTLAND FLAGSHIP - 1912 Scheer's Command Ship! - Kaiser-class super-dreadnought (commissioned October 10, 1912). 27,000 tons, 23.4 KNOTS, 10× 30.5cm (12") guns. FIRST GERMAN TURBINE BB! Superfiring layout! FLEET FLAGSHIP 1913. ADMIRAL SCHEER'S FLAGSHIP AT JUTLAND! (May 31-June 1, 1916). COMMAND CENTER! GEFECHTSKEHRTWENDUNG (famous "battle about-turn")! Saved High Seas Fleet from destruction! ESCAPED UNDAMAGED! Scheer's tactical brilliance! Continued flagship post-Jutland. SCAPA FLOW INTERNMENT (Nov 21, 1918). OPERATION RAINBOW (June 21, 1919) - FLAGSHIP SCUTTLED! Part of LARGEST MASS SCUTTLING (74 ships!). SALVAGED 1937-1938 (raised, scrapped Rosyth). Former Jutland flagship reduced to scrap. CENTER OF GERMAN NAVAL POWER!

Specifications

Displacement (std)
24724 t
Displacement (full)
27000 t
Length
565.6 ft
Beam
95.1 ft
Crew
1084 (officers + men)
Ships built
1 (fourth Kaiser-class ship)
Commissioned
1912 (October 10, 1912)
Decommissioned
1919 (scuttled June 21, 1919 - Scapa Flow)

Performance

Top speed
21 kn
Range
7900 nm at 12 knots

Armament

Main guns
"10× 30.5cm SK L/50 guns" (5× twin turrets - 12-INCH!)
Secondary guns
"14× 15cm SK L/45 guns" (casemate mounts)
Torpedoes
"5× 50cm torpedo tubes" (submerged)

Armor & Systems

Belt
350mm (13.8 inches - THICK!)
Deck
100mm (3.9 inches)

In-Game

Tier
T1
Game power
12.58
Research cost
277
Credit cost
8,806

Notable

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