SMS Pommern (Deutschland-class - Jutland Victim!)
JUTLAND TRAGEDY - 1907 All Hands Lost! - Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought (commissioned April 6, 1907). 13,191 tons, 18.5 kts, 4× 28cm (11") guns. Triple-expansion engines. Last German pre-dreadnought class (obsolete by 1914!). Battle of Jutland (May 31-June 1, 1916): Survived day action! Night action (June 1, 1916, 02:10 AM): Encountered British 12th Destroyer Flotilla in darkness! HIT BY TORPEDO (port side, near magazine!)! MASSIVE MAGAZINE EXPLOSION! (Ship broke in half!)! SANK WITHIN SECONDS! ALL 839 CREW LOST! (NO SURVIVORS!)! ONLY GERMAN CAPITAL SHIP SUNK AT JUTLAND! HIGHEST SINGLE-SHIP GERMAN CASUALTIES! Magazine explosion proved deadly vulnerability! Pre-dreadnoughts obsolete! Wreck never found (debris scattered). War grave - 839 entombed. Kiel Memorial lists all names. Sister ships survived: Schleswig-Holstein fired first WWII shots! TRAGIC SACRIFICE!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 13191 t
- Displacement (full)
- 14218 t
- Length
- 418.6 ft
- Beam
- 72.8 ft
- Crew
- 839 (officers + men - ALL LOST AT JUTLAND!)
- Ships built
- 1 (third Deutschland-class ship)
- Commissioned
- 1907 (April 6, 1907)
- Decommissioned
- 1916 (sunk June 1, 1916 - Battle of Jutland!)
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)
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
- **ONLY GERMAN CAPITAL SHIP SUNK AT JUTLAND!**
- **ALL 839 CREW LOST!** (NO SURVIVORS!)
- Third Deutschland-class (commissioned April 6, 1907)
- Last German pre-dreadnought class (obsolete by 1914!)
- **13,191 tons standard**, **18.5 kts**, **4× 28cm (11") guns**
- Triple-expansion steam engines (19,000 ihp)
- 14 Schulz-Thornycroft water-tube boilers
- Krupp cemented armor (225-240mm belt)
- II Squadron, High Seas Fleet (WWI service)
- **Battle of Jutland** (May 31-June 1, 1916)
- Survived day action (May 31, 1916) - minimal damage
- **Night action** (June 1, 1916, 02:10 AM) - FATAL!
- Encountered British 12th Destroyer Flotilla in darkness
- Destroyers: Onslaught, Moresby, Obdurate, Marvel
- **HIT BY TORPEDO** (port side, near magazine!)
- **MASSIVE MAGAZINE EXPLOSION!** (Ship broke in half!)
- **SANK WITHIN SECONDS!** (No time to abandon ship!)
- **ALL 839 CREW LOST!** (Entire crew perished!)
- Only German capital ship lost at Jutland (vs 3 British battlecruisers!)
- **HIGHEST SINGLE-SHIP GERMAN CASUALTIES** at Jutland!
- Magazine explosion proved deadly vulnerability
- Pre-dreadnoughts obsolete - proved by Pommern's loss!
- Wreck never precisely located (debris field scattered)
- War grave - 839 sailors entombed
- Kiel Naval Memorial lists all 839 names
- Sister ships survived: Schleswig-Holstein fired first shots WWII!
- **TRAGIC SACRIFICE** - tactical lessons learned!