Deutschland-class
Nassau-class
Helgoland-class
An item reported that the German battleship Posen achieved a new world record coal bunkering with 642 tons/hour. Her sister ship Westfalen achieved 609 tons.(1)
Note
1. Laid down at the Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany on 11 June 1907, launched in 13 December 1908, commissioned on 31 May 1910, handed over to England on 13 May 1920 and broken up at Dordrecht, Netherlands in 1922. Of the Nassau-class consisting of the Nassau. Posen, Rheinland and Westfalen, preceded by Deutschland-class and succeeded by Helgoland-class. They were built to replace the Sachsen-class under the temporarily names Ersatz Bayern, Ersatz Sachsen, Ersatz Württemberg and Ersatz Baden.



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