Derfflinger-class battlecruiser

The Derfflinger class was a class of three battlecruisers of the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ships were ordered for the 1912–1913 Naval Building Program of the German Imperial Navy as a reply to the Royal Navy's two new Lion-class battlecruisers that had been launched a few years earlier. The preceding Moltke class and the incrementally improved Seydlitz represented the end of the evolution of Germany's first generation of battlecruisers. The Derfflinger class had considerable improvements, including a larger primary armament, all of which was mounted on the centerline. The ships were also larger than the preceding classes. The Derfflinger class used a similar propulsion system, and as a result of the increased displacement were slightly slower.

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speed 26.5 knot, length 210.4 metre, draft 9.56 metre, beam 29 metre, 
battlecruiser, Schichau-Werke, Imperial German Navy, Blohm + Voss, Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, 

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  SMS Lützow ⓘ
  1913 Derfflinger-class battlecruiser

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  SMS Derfflinger ⓘ
  1913 Derfflinger-class battlecruiser

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  SMS Hindenburg ⓘ
  1915 Derfflinger-class battlecruiser

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German torpedo boat cutting through the battle line during the First World War

SMS Hindeburg

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Lützow	Derfflinger-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SMS Derfflinger	shipwreck, Derfflinger-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SMS Hindenburg	shipwreck, Derfflinger-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		German torpedo boat cutting through the battle line during the First World War		Commons
commons	image		SMS Hindeburg		Commons