SMS Schlesien (Deutschland-class - Last Survivor!)
LAST SURVIVOR - 1908 Surrendered Intact! - Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought (commissioned May 28, 1908 - FINAL ship!). 13,191 tons, 18.5 kts, 4× 28cm (11") guns. 37 YEARS SERVICE! (1908-1945 - BOTH WORLD WARS!). Survived Battle of Jutland (May 31-June 1, 1916) - unlike sister Pommern! Treaty of Versailles: Germany allowed to keep! Converted training ship (1926). WWII: Training ship, shore bombardment, Operation Hannibal evacuation support. SURRENDERED INTACT May 1945 (unlike Schleswig-Holstein scuttled!). Seized by Soviets/Poles at Swinemünde. Scrapped 1947-1949. QUIET SERVICE vs Schleswig-Holstein's WWII fame (fired first shots!). Second-longest Deutschland-class service (Hannover 39 years longest!). LAST DEUTSCHLAND-CLASS SURVIVOR! BOTH WORLD WARS!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 13191 t
- Displacement (full)
- 14218 t
- Length
- 418.6 ft
- Beam
- 72.8 ft
- Crew
- 743 (peacetime), reduced in WWII
- Ships built
- 1 (fifth Deutschland-class ship - final ship!)
- Commissioned
- 1908 (May 28, 1908)
- Decommissioned
- 1945 (surrendered May 1945, scrapped 1947-1949)
Performance
- Top speed
- 19.1 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
- Fire control
- Improved fire control systems
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 4.41
- Research cost
- 97
- Credit cost
- 3,087
Notable
- **LAST SURVIVOR!** (Surrendered intact May 1945!)
- Fifth Deutschland-class (commissioned May 28, 1908 - FINAL ship!)
- **37 YEARS SERVICE!** (1908-1945 - Both World Wars!)
- Last German pre-dreadnought class
- **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 (training ship!)
- Converted to training ship (1926)
- Limited modernization (1920s-1930s): oil supplement, AA guns
- WWII service: Training ship, shore bombardment (Eastern Front)
- Operation Hannibal: Evacuation support (1944-1945)
- **SURRENDERED INTACT** May 1945 (unlike Schleswig-Holstein scuttled!)
- Seized by Soviets/Poles at Swinemünde
- Scrapped 1947-1949 (quick disposal)
- **QUIET SERVICE** vs Schleswig-Holstein's WWII fame
- Second-longest Deutschland-class service (Hannover: 39 years longest!)
- **LAST DEUTSCHLAND-CLASS SURVIVOR!** (All sisters gone earlier!)
- Served BOTH World Wars (rare achievement!)