SMS Nassau of the Nassau Class German battleships. Being the first Dreadnaughts of the German Imperial navy, some short comings
showed up, the Main Armament turret formation gave only a 8 gun broadside,
and very cramped living conditions for their crew of 963. they has a comparatively short
length but a broad beam which gave a stable platform for
their 11inch guns
SMS Nassau was built at Wilhelmshaven Imperial Dockyard and launched
7th March 1908, commissioned into the German navy on the 1st October
1909. served at the Battle of Jutland
. Stricken on the 5th November
1919 and given to Japan as war reparation on the 7th April 1920. Sold June
1902 to a British Company for scrapped at Dordrecht end of 1920.
SHIPS DETAILS.
DISPLACEMENT 18,900 tons to 20,535 tons, DIMENSIONS 478FT(145.6M) X 89FT(26.9M) X 27.5FT(8.8M)
COMPLIMENT 963 TO 1130
SPEED 19 TO 20 KNOTS. RANGE, 8,100 NM AT
10KNOTS, 2,800NM AT 19KNOTS
ARMAMENT TWELVE 11-INCH IN ( 6 X 2 ) SIX
TURRETS TWELVE 5.9 INCH SINGLE GUNS SIXTEEN 3.4 INCH SINGLE
GUNS. SUBMERGED TORPEDO TUBES, SIX 18INC H TORPEDOES
