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SMS von der Tann 1911 Length: 171.8m Beam: 26.6m Draught: 8.13m Displacement: 19.370tonnes Armament: 8-28cm L/45 10-15cm L/45 16-8.8cm 4-45cm torpedo tubes Speed: 27.4 knots Range: 4.400nm at 14 knots A view of von der Tann amidships, showing the simple bridge with canvas dodgers to protect personnel from wind and spray. The bridge wings could be swung aft when not in use. The windlasses on deck were used for coaling. Looking aft from the stem, showing anchor chains, bollards and capstans. The powered windlass between the two capstan heads could also be hand-turned and was used to draw the ship up to the quay. A view of the quarterdeck, showing the bollards and warping windlass. A torpedo is ready to be lowered down to the aft torpedo room. The derrick to the left was used to handle the torpedoes. The red and green cone indicators moved up and down to indicate the position of the rudders. The forward superstructure. The positioning of 8.8cm guns in the forward superstructure was not considered successful, as it affected the use of the forward searchlights.

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This is the most comprehensive study yet in the English language of the German Imperial Navy's battlecruisers that served in the First World War. Known as Panzerkreuzer, literally 'armoured cruiser', the eight ships of the class were to be involved in several early North Sea skirmishes before the gr

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1200 Pages·2014·81.58 MB·English

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SMS von der Tann 1911 Length: 171.8m Beam: 26.6m Draught: 8.13m Displacement: 19.370tonnes Armament: 8-28cm L/45 10-15cm L/45 16-8.8cm 4-45cm torpedo tubes Speed: 27.4 knots Range: 4.400nm at 14 knots A view of von der Tann amidships, showing the simple bridge with canvas dodgers to protect personnel from wind and spray. The bridge wings could be swung aft when not in use. The windlasses on deck were used for coaling. Looking aft from the stem, showing anchor chains, bollards and capstans. The powered windlass between the two capstan heads could also be hand-turned and was used to draw the ship up to the quay. A view of the quarterdeck, showing the bollards and warping windlass. A torpedo is ready to be lowered down to the aft torpedo room. The derrick to the left was used to handle the torpedoes. The red and green cone indicators moved up and down to indicate the position of the rudders. The forward superstructure. The positioning of 8.8cm guns in the forward superstructure was not considered successful, as it affected the use of the forward searchlights.

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This is the most comprehensive study yet in the English language of the German Imperial Navy's battlecruisers that served in the First World War. Known as Panzerkreuzer, literally 'armoured cruiser', the eight ships of the class were to be involved in several early North Sea skirmishes before the gr

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