Mackensen-class battlecruiser

The Mackensen class was the last class of battlecruisers to be built by Germany in World War I. The design initially called for seven ships, but three of them were redesigned as the Ersatz Yorck class. Of the four ships of the Mackensen class, Mackensen, Graf Spee, and Prinz Eitel Friedrich were launched, and Fürst Bismarck was not—but none were completed, after wartime shipbuilding priorities were redirected towards U-boats—and the ships were broken up in the early 1920s. The lead ship of the class was named for August von Mackensen, a prominent military commander during the war. In response to the Mackensen-class ships, the British Royal Navy laid down the Admiral-class battlecruisers, all but one of which would eventually be cancelled; the sole survivor, HMS Hood, was completed after the end of the war.

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1917  Wikimedia, Wikidata
speed 28 knot, length 223 metre, draft 9.3 metre, beam 30.4 metre, 
battlecruiser, Blohm+Voss, Imperial German Navy, German Reich, German Empire, 

SMS Fürst Bismarck, 

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  SMS Fürst Bismarck ⓘ
  cancelled Mackensen-class battlecruiser

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  SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich ⓘ
  unfinished Mackensen-class battlecruiser

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  SMS Graf Spee ⓘ
  ship

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  SMS Mackensen ⓘ
  

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View of Hamburg port in 1920. Incomplete hulks of ships, from left to right: Mackensen Class Battlecruiser, Bayern Class Battleship, Salamis Battleship.

Hamburg port NARA-68155073 (cropped)

SMS Mackensen-launch 17Apr1917-1

Mackensen line color

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		SMS Fürst Bismarck	abandoned entity, Mackensen-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
class	class		SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich	abandoned entity, Mackensen-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Graf Spee	Mackensen-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Mackensen	Mackensen-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		View of Hamburg port in 1920. Incomplete hulks of ships, from left to right: Mackensen Class Battlecruiser, Bayern Class Battleship, Salamis Battleship.		Commons
commons	image		Hamburg port NARA-68155073 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		SMS Mackensen-launch 17Apr1917-1		Commons
commons	image		Mackensen line color		Commons