S.M.S. Nassau
1909
(Navis 5N)
- Class: Westfalen - 4 battleships of 1907
- Displacement: 18,900 tons
- Dimensions: 478 x 89 x 27.5 ft.
- Machinery: 3-shaft reciprocating vertical triple expansion,
I.H.P. 25,000-28,000 = 20 knots
- Armor: Main belt 4-6 in. (ends), 11.5 in. (amid.), decks 4in.,
turrets 11 in., C.T. 12 in.
- Armament: 12-11 in. (6x2), 12-5.9 in. (12x1), 16-3.4 in. (16x1)
guns; 6-18 in. (1 bow, 4 beam, 1 stern) T.T., all submerged
- Complement: 963
- Builder: Wilhelmshaven Dock Yard
- Laid Down: 22 Jul 1907
- Launched: 7 Mar 1908
- Completed: 1 Oct 1909
- Notes: First German Dreadnought completed. Sisters Westfalen,
Posen, and Rheinland. The combination of short length and broad
beam made them steady gunnery platforms. From 1915-17 the 3.4 in. guns were
replaced by 4-3.4 in. A.A. 1916, Jutland. 1919, Surrendered and allocated to
Japan. 1920 scrapped Dordrecht, Holland.
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