German battleship SMS (ex-Ersatz Odin) Prinzregent Luitpold 1910-1919 (1933)

Helgoland-class

Kaiser-class

König-class

Of the Kaiser-class consisting of the Kaiser, Friedrich der Grosse, Kaiserin, Prinzregent Luitpold and König Albert. Succeeded by the Helgoland-class and succeeded by the König-class. Building ordered as the Ersatz Odin, laid down at the Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany with yard number 167 in October 1910, launched on 17 February 1912, commissioned on 19 August 1913 and scuttled by her own crew at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919. Salvaged on 9 July 1931 was her braking up at Rosyth completed in 1933. Building costs 46.374.000 Mark.

Displacement 24.724 (design)-27.000 (maximum) tons and as dimensions 172,40 x 29 x 9.10 metres or 565.7 x 95.2 x 29.10 feet. The 2 sets Parsons turbines and 14 coal-fuelled boilers supplied 27.617 ihp allowing a speed of 21,7 knots. The diesel engine which was to drive the center shaft is never placed. With a speed of 12 knots and a coal bunker capacity of 3.200 ton (she had also 400 ton diesel oil bunker capacity) was her range 7.900 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 1.084 men (included 41 officers). The armour consisted of a 35cm/14” thick belt, with the conning tower and turrets protected by respectively 40cm/16” and 30cm/12”. The armament consisted of 5x2-30,5cm/12” guns, 14-15cm/5.9” guns, 12-8,8cm/3.5” L/45 quick firing guns (of which 4 anti aircraft) and 5-50cm/20” torpedo tubes.