Mackensen class battlecruiser

The Mackensen class was the last class of battlecruisers built by Germany in World War I. It was a much improved version of the previous Derfflinger class, it featured the new 13.8" gun, had a length of 223 meters (732 ft) with a size of 35,000 tons.

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Battlecruiser - World War I - Meters

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Mackensen was laid down 30 January 1915 by Blohm & Voss. Launched 21 April 1917 and broken up in 1923-24.

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30 January - 1915 - 21 April - 1917 - 1923 - 24

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Graf Spee was laid down 30 November 1915 in the Schichau yards in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). She was launched on 15 September 1917. Construction stopped on 17 November 1918, over a year before completion, and she was broken up in 1921-23.

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Graf Spee - 30 November - 1915 - Danzig - Poland - 15 September - 1917 - 17 November - 1918 - 1921 - 23

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Prinz Eitel Friedrich (Ersatz Freya) Laid down 1 May 1915 by Blohm & Voss. Broken up on slip 1922.

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1 May - 1915 - 1922

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Fürst Bismarck" (Ersatz A) Laid down 3 November 1915 at Wilhelmshaven. Broken up on slip in 1922.

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3 November - 1915 - Wilhelmshaven - 1922

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