Braunschweig
of the Braunschweig pre Dreadnaught German battleship, was a bigger,
with heavier guns and
faster than the Wittelsbach Class battleships, The Braunschweig
class autherised under the Naval programme of 1900. The
Branschweig was launched on December 20th 1902 and commissioned
into the German navy on the 15th October 1904. served with the German
fleet until being reduced to a training ship in 1916 and on the
20th august 1917bevcoming a barrack ship at keil. after world war
one she was kept. and served with the Reichsmarine between
1921 and 1926.. Stricken on the 31st March 1931 and became a hulk
at Wilhelsmhaven finally broken up end of 1931.
Displacement: 14,167 tons,
Speed: 18.5 knots, Compliment: 743. Armament: Four 280mm
Guns, Fourteen 170mm Guns Eighteen 88mm Guns and four
machine guns, also Six 450mm Torpedo Tubes.