SMS Großer Kurfürst (König-class - Jutland Heavy Combat!)
HEAVY JUTLAND COMBAT - 1914 Battle-Tested Survivor! - König-class super-dreadnought (commissioned July 30, 1914 - 1 DAY BEFORE WWI!). 28,600 tons, 23.4 KNOTS, 10× 30.5cm (12") guns - ALL CENTERLINE! MAXIMUM BROADSIDE (all 10 guns on target!). Improved Kaiser class! Immediately operational WWI (August 1914). BATTLE OF JUTLAND (May 31-June 1, 1916) - HEAVY COMBAT! Engaged HMS Iron Duke (British flagship!)! HIT BY 8 LARGE-CALIBER SHELLS (13.5" and 15"!)! KRUPP ARMOR HELD! Moderate damage, fires controlled! SURVIVED! Repairs July 1916. Combat-proven design! SCAPA FLOW (Nov 21, 1918). OPERATION RAINBOW (June 21, 1919) - scuttled! WRECK NEVER SALVAGED! Remains at Scapa Flow! POPULAR WRECK DIVE SITE! Protected war grave! UNDERWATER WWI HERITAGE!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 25796 t
- Displacement (full)
- 28600 t
- Length
- 575.5 ft
- Beam
- 96.8 ft
- Crew
- 1136 (officers + men)
- Ships built
- 1 (third König-class ship)
- Commissioned
- 1914 (July 30, 1914 - WWI OUTBREAK!)
- Decommissioned
- 1919 (scuttled June 21, 1919 - Scapa Flow)
Performance
- Top speed
- 21 kn
- Range
- 8000 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× 60cm torpedo tubes" (submerged)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 350mm (13.8 inches - THICK!)
- Deck
- 100mm (3.9 inches)
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 12.93
- Research cost
- 284
- Credit cost
- 9,051
Notable
- **HEAVY JUTLAND COMBAT!** (Hit by 8 large-caliber shells!)
- Third König-class (commissioned July 30, 1914)
- **COMMISSIONED 1 DAY BEFORE WWI!** (Perfect timing!)
- **28,600 tons full load**, **23.4 KNOTS**
- **10× 30.5cm (12") guns** - **ALL CENTERLINE!**
- **MAXIMUM BROADSIDE** - All 10 guns on target!
- Parsons steam turbines (43,300 shp)
- Improved fire arcs over Kaiser class
- Krupp cemented armor (350mm belt - 13.8 inches!)
- **400mm CONNING TOWER** (15.7 inches)
- Immediately operational for WWI (August 1914)
- III Battle Squadron, High Seas Fleet
- **BATTLE OF JUTLAND** (May 31-June 1, 1916) - heavy combat!
- Engaged HMS Iron Duke (British flagship!) and others
- **HIT BY 8 LARGE-CALIBER SHELLS** (13.5" and 15"!)
- **KRUPP ARMOR HELD!** (Excellent protection proven!)
- Moderate damage, several fires controlled
- **SURVIVED JUTLAND** - returned for repairs!
- Repairs completed July 1916 (Wilhelmshaven)
- Combat-proven design, armor validated
- Post-Jutland service (1916-1918)
- Wilhelmshaven mutinies (October-November 1918)
- **SCAPA FLOW INTERNMENT** (November 21, 1918)
- **OPERATION RAINBOW** (June 21, 1919) - mass scuttling!
- **GROSSER KURFÜRST SANK** at Scapa Flow!
- **WRECK NEVER SALVAGED!** (Remains at Scapa Flow!)
- **POPULAR WRECK DIVE SITE!** (Advanced diving!)
- Protected war grave, historical monument
- **UNDERWATER WWI HERITAGE SITE!**