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Sunday, 6 August 2023

German battleship SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Große 1898-1920

Source Bundesarchive RM 3/22928 French photo album 1900

Part of Kaiser Friedrich III-class preceded by Brandenburg-class succeeded by Wittelsbach-class. Ordered under contract name Ersatz KönigWilhelm, laid down at the Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany on 22 January 1898, launched on 1 June 1899, commissioned on 5 May 1901, stricken on 6 December 1919 and sold to be broken up in 1902. 

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