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Wednesday, 30 August 2017

The armament of the German battleships, battle cruisers and armoured cruisers according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1909-1910 no. 6


Nassau-class battleships

battle cruiser Von der Tann

battle cruiser Moltke

armoured cruiser  Blücher

An item referred to the Norddeutsche Algemeine Zeitung which published the official armament of the German Nassau-class. (Nassau, Posen, Rheinland and Westfalen) The cruisers Blücher, ‘F’ [the Von der Tann] and ‘G’ [Moltke] were to be armed with 12-21cm guns, 8-15cm guns and 16-8,8cm guns. The Nassau was to be armed with 12-28cm guns and 12-25cm guns or 2 heavy guns more as the British Dreadnought and also a secondary armament, The main guns had a somehow smaller calibre but with a higher rate of fire and longer lifespan.