Kaiser-class battleship
German Imperial Navy battleship class
Kaiser-class battleship
The Kaiser class were five dreadnought battleships that were built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the 1910s: Kaiser, Friedrich der Grosse, Kaiserin, Prinzregent Luitpold, and König Albert. They entered service shortly before World War I, and saw significant combat during the conflict. The Kaiser-class ships introduced several technological improvements to German battleship design, including steam turbines for propulsion and a more efficient superfiring arrangement for some of their main battery guns. They were also faster and more heavily armored than their predecessors of the Nassau and Helgoland classes. Carrying a primary armament of ten 30.5 cm (12 in) guns, they were less heavily armed than their British counterparts. After entering service in 1913, Kaiser and König Albert embarked on a major cruise to South America and southern Africa, returning home shortly before the start of war in 1914. The five ships served as VI Division of III Battle Squadron, the core...
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