SMS Hannover (Deutschland-class - Longest Service!)
LONGEST SERVICE - 1907 Champion of Longevity! - Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought (commissioned September 19, 1907). 13,191 tons, 18.5 kts, 4× 28cm (11") guns. 39 YEARS SERVICE! (1907-1946 - LONGEST DEUTSCHLAND-CLASS!). Survived Battle of Jutland (May 31-June 1, 1916). CONVERTED TO TARGET SHIP (1920s) - RADIO-CONTROLLED PIONEER! 25+ YEARS AS TARGET! (1920s-1946!). Survived HUNDREDS OF HITS (shells, bombs, torpedoes!). Gunnery practice, torpedo testing, Luftwaffe bomb practice! SURVIVED ENTIRE WWII AS TARGET! Testament to Krupp armor quality! Allied inspection post-WWII. Scrapped 1946-1947. CHAMPION! (2 years > Schleswig-Holstein/Schlesien!). ULTIMATE ARMOR VALIDATION! Invaluable engineering data! Trained thousands! LONGEST OF CLASS!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 13191 t
- Displacement (full)
- 14218 t
- Length
- 418.6 ft
- Beam
- 72.8 ft
- Crew
- 839 (wartime), reduced post-WWI
- Ships built
- 1 (second Deutschland-class ship)
- Commissioned
- 1907 (September 19, 1907)
- Decommissioned
- 1946 (scrapped 1946-1947 - 39 YEARS SERVICE!)
Performance
- Top speed
- 18 kn
- Range
- 4500 nm at 10 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- "4× 28cm SK L/40 guns" (2× twin turrets - 11-INCH!)
- Secondary guns
- "14× 17cm SK L/40 guns" (6.7-inch casemate guns)
- Torpedoes
- "6× 45cm torpedo tubes" (submerged, later removed)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 225-240mm Krupp cemented armor
- Deck
- 40mm
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 1.37
- Research cost
- 30
- Credit cost
- 959
Notable
- **LONGEST DEUTSCHLAND-CLASS SERVICE!** (39 YEARS - 1907-1946!)
- Second Deutschland-class (commissioned September 19, 1907)
- **13,191 tons standard**, **18.5 kts**, **4× 28cm (11") guns**
- Triple-expansion steam engines (19,000 ihp)
- Krupp cemented armor (225-240mm belt)
- II Squadron, High Seas Fleet (WWI)
- **Survived Battle of Jutland** (May 31-June 1, 1916) - unlike Pommern!
- Escaped night action with minimal damage (lucky!)
- **Treaty of Versailles**: Germany allowed to keep
- **CONVERTED TO TARGET SHIP** (1920s) - radio-controlled!
- **RADIO CONTROL PIONEER** - one of first remote-controlled ships!
- **25+ YEARS AS TARGET SHIP!** (1920s-1946!)
- Gunnery practice target for Reichsmarine/Kriegsmarine
- Torpedo development testing platform
- Luftwaffe bomb testing (1930s-1945)
- **SURVIVED HUNDREDS OF HITS!** (shells, bombs, torpedoes!)
- Armor penetration tests, damage control training
- **SURVIVED ENTIRE WWII AS TARGET!** (Incredible durability!)
- Testament to Krupp cemented armor quality!
- Allied inspection post-WWII (armor studies)
- Scrapped 1946-1947 (after 39 years service!)
- **LONGEST SERVICE OF CLASS!** (2 years > Schleswig-Holstein/Schlesien!)
- **ULTIMATE KRUPP ARMOR VALIDATION!** (Survived 25+ years attacks!)
- Invaluable engineering data for German ship design
- Trained thousands of Kriegsmarine gunners
- **CHAMPION OF LONGEVITY!** (Deutschland-class record holder!)