Seydlitz was an improved version of the Moltke Class, authorized under the 1910 Programme.
The forecastle was raised, greatly improving
seakeeping. To increase speed, the hull was
lengthened by 46 feet, and beam was reduced
by 3 feet, 3 inches.
She proved to be a very rugged ship, surviving
shell hits and turret fires at Doggerbank,
a mine hit, and then tremendous amounts of
damage at Jutland.
| Laid down 4 Feb 1911 |
Launched 30 Mar 1912 |
Completed May 1913 |
Commissioned 22 May 1913 |
| Fate Scuttled at Scapa Flow, 21 Jun 1919 |
Builders Blohm & Voss |
Complement 1,068 |
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| Displacement 24,610 tons standard, 28,550 full load |
Dimensions 656 ' x 93' |
Draught 27 |
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| Main guns 10x 11"/50 cal (5 x 2) |
Secondary guns 12 x 5.9" (12x 1) |
Light guns 14 x 3.4 (14 x 1)) |
Torpedo tubes 4 x 19.7" submerged |
| Armour Belt: 11" Turrets: 10" Deck: 2.5" C.T.: 10" |
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| Machinery 27 Schulz-Thornycroft boilers |
Turbines 4 x steam Marine |
Power output 67,000 shp |
Shafts 4 |
| Speed 26.5 kts |
Range 6,500 NM @ 10 kts |
Fuel 984 tons coal |
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Seydlitz:
WWI Service:
3 Nov 1914 Bombardment of Yarmouth
16 Dec 1914 Bombardment of Hartlepool
24 Jan 1915 Battle of Doggerbank, struck
twice, 165 killed in fire in rear turrets
August 1915 Operations in Gulf of Riga
25 Apr 1916 Bombardment of Lowestoft, struck
mine, 1400 tons of flooding
31 May 1916 Battle of Jutland, struck by
23 shells and torpedoes, 98 dead
24 Nov 1918 Internment at Scapa Flow
21 Jun 1919 Scuttled at Scapa Flow
2 Nov 1928 Reloated
Broken up at Rosyth 1930
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