..,, MAY 4 1927
0. N. I. Publication No. 18
Register N«.? 5
GERMAN NAVY (Index and General Remarks)
JULY, 1917 ' Reprint of British Admiralty Publication
NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
Decen1ber, 1917
\\ ASll11'\lHO'< GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1<117 CONFIDENTIAL. . Part I II. Section 1. July 1917
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I GERMAN NAVY. I
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P AR'l' ill. SE CTION 1. CONFIDENTIAL.
NAVY DEPAitTl\iENT 0FI•ICE OF NAVAL l NTELLIG~NCE , ...... Washington, Novembe:r 20, 1917. 1his pamphlet 1s a reprlllt of a confidential Bnt1sh pnhlication ~ . sioned officer of the Navy is to be a.Ilowed to examine it. · ~ 0 person not a comrrus-
0 . u rv . RooEa WELLEs, aptain, · 8 · 1 avy, Director of Naval 1'n. telZigence.
INDEX AND GENERAL REMARKS .
PAGE Alphabeticn.l Index to Vessels ___ ------______2' List of Vessels arranged under Classes ------______8- Memorandum us to t he collection of further information - - ______12' T uble of N nval Ordnance ____------______17 Fleet Strength ______------______18 General Remarks concerning ships, &c. (with Index) ------______22
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4 GERMAN NAVY-PART !IL- SECTION 1, JULY, 1917. INDEX TO VESSELS.' 5 fart-III. Name. Class. Sec- Plate Part III. tion. No. Name. Plato Sec- Plate Clnss. Sec- Pinto Sec- Name. Closs. tioa. No. Section 1. Section 1. tion. No. Name. Closs. tioa. No. Index to - - - - Habsburg...... Transp. 6 Index to · Vessels. K 1-2...... - -. -.... - . Olde:i.burg ...... B. 2 4 Oilers 6 Mainz (?) ...... L. C. 3 Vessels. H agen...... C. D. S. 2 15 K 1- 5 · ····-··--·-·------Olde:iburg..... •. • • • • · · · Hulk 6 Water 6 Manteu:£1:el ...... B. C. 2 H amburg...... L. C. 3 28 Kaiser Tanks. ······-··------♦ - - f} Orion ...... ••··· · ···· Yacht 6 B. 2 3 0 Ma1ie ...... 'fug. 6 Hannover...... B. 2 6 Kaiser Barbarossa..... _ J\. 2 4 2 9 2 2 Ostfriesland. -• • • • • • • · · · Hansa...... L. C. Markgraf ...... B. 3 30 Kaiser Friedrich III.. _. 2 9 6 H ansa...... ·I Hosp. Ship. Mo.rs ...... H ulk P ...... L. G. 3 6 Kaiser Karl der Grosse. 2 9 2 s Hay...... G. B. Mecklenburg...... B. G.H. 6 100 ·I 6 106 Kaiser Wilhelm II...... Pan ther .. . . •···· · ····· · 2 9 L. C. 3 2!l Tug G H eim dall...... C. D.S. 2 15 Kaiser Medusa ...... Passat...... · · · · · ·, Wilhelm der Grosse. 2 9 H ele::ie Blum.e:ifeld. . . . . 1 Collier 6 M ellum...... '.\[ot>r. Y. 6 I Tmnsp. G lOS I Kaiserin...... Patricia.... ••· ······· · · · : I H elga...... Tug 6 2 3 Mentor...... 'I'. s. 6 Aux. 6 1 Kaiserin Augusta. _. _.. P awnee...... ····· · · L. C. 3 Helgoland ...... I B. 2 32 Meteor ...... llulk 6 11. V. 6 101 4 Karlsruhe .. ...· . ... P elikan. .. . •··········· · I L. C. 3 20 6 Helgoland ...... 1 S. V. 6 Minos ...... ·I Aux. G G. B . Kehrwieder .. -.. -...... Pfeil ... · ····· · ····· · · .. · : Heppe::J..S ...... Moor. Y. Hosp. Ship. 6 Aux. 6 6 Kigo1na ...... M inseroog ...... S. V. 6 -· · ··· Phceni.x. - • • · · · ·· · · · · · · · · Aux. 13 3 22 H ermann...... ! Tug 6 6 B. U. 2 L. r.. Kolberg ...... ··------Moltke...... Pillau ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Hertha...... 1 L.C. 3 26 "fosp. Ship. 6 L. C. 3 30 Konig.. ... Tonder 6 -·- ··· ·---- - Mosquito ...... Portia .. •········· · ····· Hertha...... Yacht B. 2 2 B. 2 5 6 Konig Albert 'fug 6 .••···-- --- Mottlo.u ...... Pose:i. • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·1 H esse::i...... B. 2 104 Tmnsp. 6 108 2 7 Konig Friedrich A 3 Raider 6 Pretoria... ····· ·· · ····· ugust M:owe (c.-i: Pungo) ...... H esse::i...... Aux. 6 Aux. 6 I B. 2 7 Konig Wilhelm Transp. Aux. 6 --···· Preusse:i. • - · · · · · · · · · · · · I ' .. -. -. ---. Mowe ...... I Hilde Hugo Stirmes X .. Collier 6 T.S. 6 33 Aux. :If. V. fl Konigin Luise Miicke M. L. r. 3 Prinz Adalbert...... · 1 i- .,. .~; I ······-- Hildebrand...... : . . . C. D.S. 2 'rransp. 6 c. 3 15 Konigsb erg . .... _. _.. 108 6 Prinz Heinrich.••····· · · I 1 Mlcke::::::::::::::: :::: Hulk I--···· Hilfe...... Fire Float L. c. Tra.nsp. 6 6 3 20 3 28 Prinz Ludwig ...... Kraft...... M:iinchen...... L. C. ·j I··· ··· Hin de::iburg ...... _' : ...J B. C. 2 'rug Aux. 6 Kron prinz ... G 6 . Sigismund...... M iirwik...... 'l'. s. Pl'lnz Hohenzollern...... · ... . , B. I 6 Yach t. 6 103 Kro::iprinz 2 2 · Walderoar ...... Aux. M. V. ······------Prinz Hulda ...... I G T.S. G V (\ Hulk 6 I Wilhelm ·····/ 5 Prinzess ·· Hum.me! (new) ...... ; M.L. C. 3 \ 33 L angltitge:::i.. _...... 2 'frausp. 6 108 'render Nassau...... ll. 6 Prinzessin. • ··· Hu=el (old) ....•...... Hulk Legde ...... _ 3 33 ··········I 2 3 6 s.v. Natter- ...... --... -. ---. -- M. L. C. t Luitpold. · B. Leipzig (?) .... __ . G prinzl·egen i Hyii.ne ...... S. V. 6 103 6 ···--- - L.C. Natter.. -... -- . -...... Hulk Leipzig ..... _. 3 . - L. C'. 3 ----.. 6 101 Q ...... -·· T. S. Nautilus...... M. V. Le:isahn 6 Imperator...... Hosp. Ship. 6 ·······------6 3 llosp. Ship. Niederwald...... Aux. Loreley. .... 6 B, ...... Indianola ...... Aux. 6 108 ·· · ··--- 3 29 Yach!. 6 Ya<'ht N iobe L . C. Lothringe:i...... 6 ····--- - ...... - . B,a.daune ...... ·1 Inkula...... • • -•· · · 6 108 ------6 L. C. )I 23 B. Niob e ... . Hulk B,egensburg. · · · · · · · · · · · Lubeck 2 7 ------.. . .. ·1 Ire::ie ...... Hulk 6 Tug G L. c. N i:ice 6 ,3 28 . -...... -. -- - -.. - - Hulk B,eiher...... I Hulk 6 M 1- 60 . . . Norder 6 · ·····- -- ...... ---... 'l'ug Rhein . . ····· ...... : : : :, Pilot Vesael 6 M.v. ;i Jade ...... M. A. l a11d2 6 102 6 B. 2 ····---- Noi·dsee 'l'eudor B,hei!Jland.. •········ Hulk 6 Tugs . ···-----...... Jagd...... • · · · · · · · · Mackense"!l 6 3 20 .\ux. 6 ····------.. NU1·nber I,, C. B,io :Negro ...... I Yacht 6 n.c. g ...... Jutta ...... - • - - •·· -· Magdoburg (P) . . .. 2 29 Tug. 6 ···--- 3 L. c . ~:Vlllphe ...... __ .. . . . " Ri-VM-····· ...... ·I 3 C. 3 l(i 15 itoon, ·· ·· · · · · · · · · · · ·:: : :1 Hosp. Ship. 6 I JOS oc1u 2 l ...... •...... CJ. D. S. 1tossaU. . -· ···· · · · · · · odi 6 11 ••••••• • • • •.. . •.• • •.. Aux. MV. r------~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~E~~~::::::::::::~:::==:=:=:::::::...-~~~===~_;::.-=-===---==---==---==-=-=~=-===i
8 GERMAN NAVY- PA.HT III.-SEC':TION 1 JULY 191" ' ' I. LIST OF VESSELS. 9 Part III. Date of Displace Date ol Displncc Lnunch. ment. Launch . mcnt. Section I. Part III. LIST OF VESSELS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO CLASSIFICATION. Section 1. ------,-----,------List of Date of Displace Torpedo B oal D e,q/royers-Contd . S1ibnwrines-Conti11 uecl, Vessels. List of Launch. ment. Dato or Dlsplnc MEMORANDUM AS TO THE COLLECTION OF FURTHER INFORMATION. 'l'otal._ -· ------·- -- Total. ______Normal. Every opportunity shou!d be tak.en by 01?cers to verify and supplement Coal. __ . ------· ------the mformatton contained herein. g~t~~l:l ~f ~~~i -;n-d ~il-f~~l-~t~-;~~~,-;;;1;ti~~~i ~~; ;~~~i-al-a~~~;~~~;e~t-s-fo;-transport The attention of Officers is called to the follo"·ino- table of headi _ ·h· . . of coal in b1mkers. · · d 1 h • "'. ng.,, w 1c1 1 1s rr1yen as a !lllide to the details reqmre to comp ete t e descnpt1on of a ship s tl t "' f Masts: infb ormat10n· as poss1"bl e may- b e obt ame · d and transnutted. to< the , • d0 . 1a as much urt .1 1 er opportum y. Height. ·t ' · ..ci. m1ra1 t y at the enrh cst Type. . . Number. . h TAB LE OF HEADIXGS. Control t ops-Descnpt10n. Heig t. If armoured or not. Search-light platforms-Height and Number. General Remarks: (State if fitted as flagship). Derricks and Cranes : Complement. P osition. Number. Tested load. For what purpose fitted. Berthing: Fire Flooding and Draining System : General description of berthing of Officers and Men.- Descri tion . . General Description. Size of pipes and capacity of pumps. mess-traps, galleys.-System of preparing and cookino- p of messmg arrangements, "' 1n ea1 s . Accommodation: Carbon Dioxide System: ·tment and from where it is controlled. State if fitted or not; if fitted, to what compai ' General description of accommodation of officers. D escript ion of furniture in messes and ~abins. Compressed Air System: t ts below protective deck i f . compar men General Appearance: Is this fitted to expel water iom See Photoo-raph Book. Note any alteration in appearan Ventilation: o . , ,- V l h ce. A co . . M t' nino- any heating and cooling arrangements for warded for the Foreign ar esse s p otograph book, if the ) llect photograph for- () Complete description of system. en IO b General Dimensions,. &c.: I resent ope is out of elate. living spaces. Coaling Arrangements: . . . tailed for this purpose. Length bet\,·een perpendiculars - - - ... -. _. _.. __. _.. ______Type and descrip. t· ion .of machiner·y ms " extreme_ - - - - . ------· ------. - .. _.. _. _ . · - - F t. Ins. Breadth, extreme (of hull) ------.. - . _. ____ . __ . _ __ _ Magazine Cooling Machinery : l ·chit is designed to maintain magazine. Metacen tric height at drnught ______-- · - ·- -- ______Type of apparatus, an d temperatures tow u F reeboard, forward at " ·- · - · - · - ·· -- " af t at " -- -- __ _ Anchors and Cables: Weight. an d pos1·t ion of stowage of anchors. H eio-h t of axis of guns, forward a.L " Number. ""« " " af t at " -- .. - Cable-Size aud lenf~tler- Description. " mas thead, at " ------Capstans and cable " " ------Range of stahili t,r at , " Towing• Arrangements: for to·wing- being towed. Description of arrangements mace1 Load displacement ------· - · · -- · - Full loacl " 'l'ons. liull: 'bl n the construction of the ship. . · s J) OSSI e O . . Matmal.- . ruuch information ~ Description. Draugh t at load displacement, ma.."\'.imum .• _ .... ______Constriictil:e detai· ls .- Give as p 0s1·to 1 n · ~ . u· t ks -Number. " " , , .. n1ea n . _ . __ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ · - Ft. I ns. Alltl-ro mg an · d " " full load maximum_._ .. ______::: Bilge keels.- ifhether fitte · " " " . '' 1nea n __ . _ . .. __ __ . _ . ______Armour: . T ons, per inch immerswn - . - -- -- .. --- . - -• · - - - --. -- . ------: · ------· required. - --- .Matei-ial.- . ns of all armour is erse bulkheads.- T hickness nnd dimens10 Transv b lkheads. Trausverse u Belt.- ,, . verse bulkheads.- Citadd 0 1· Cp11r1· Belt.- Ii_anls &r. Jfain Ba.ttery.- fi t d between guns, tine mess, Screeus.- Whether 1t_ e Whether fitte<1 . Fullllel <'asing protection.- l)EC'LASSIFIED Au1/a1ri1_1 E,. 0 /u50\ r 16 GERMAN NAVY- PART III.- SECTION I , JULY, 1917 . XAV.-\.L ORDNANCE. 17 Part III. Auxiliary Machinery: Section 1. Steam.- TABLE OF NAVAL ORDNANCE. Description. No. Collection Position. Tho datn in this table is mninl.,- derfred Capacities of pumps av from Krupp ·s published tables, and should Part III. of Infor ailable for clearing ship of water. therefore be accepted Output wi th rosen-e. For fuller details c oncerning ammunition, see the table Section 1. mation. of evaporators and distillers. of ammunition Electric.- on Pa.rt I V., Section ..., Table of Description. No. Naval Position. Guns. A Plant for generating Electricity.- mmunition. Ballistics. Ordnance. Description. Position. Length. Chnrgc. Projectile. Hydroolic.- E. ,me t 'fot!ll 1----.1------1 Remarks. Cnlibrn ancl :Uodol. 1 ------' ""-~~;; a Description . 'r;:~l- Weight. . . I Tot!II Dur- ::,.9 No. · 'fot!II. Dore. I\ e1.c;ht. Po·.1·der. );aturc. !\\'eight. stcr. :;;> Plant for generating Hydroolic Position. Power. ------1---~ i-- Description. -~-1----;:--- Ins. Tons. Position. Ins. catrs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. r. s. Tons. Ins 15-in. (38.1 cm.), L/45..... 15 75 (?) . 1...... SPEED, TRIALs, &o...... i53!.3 (?) ...... 1,0i5 (?J 2,780 (?) ...... .lZ.ln (30.5 cm.) Q . F., 12 52.2(?) ~ , 50 - 273.4 See Tn blc of .\mmunj !Ion ...... 2,S00(?} ...... ••.- .-..- .-_,-In--"-T_h_u-,i-n- L/50. Speed. Re,s. H . P. Coal Consumption per I o•n" an d Day for all Purposes. Endurance. 11 Kai8er" --- Remarks. \ clnsscs and "Derffeingtr." Knots. No. Tons. ~files. ll-ln. (28c111.)B.L.,L/35. 11.02 ~~132.; ~ Pp .P .C/85 StcelA.P . shcll 520 N il 2, 247 18,520 ~ As designed ...... -12 . P. C/85 I C. I. Common 531 15. 4 !1-in.(2S-c111 .) B.L., L/40 . !t.02 43.3 30 0 3i.O 115 R.P.C/00 Stoc :Max. lA.P.shcll 529 Nil 2,313 10,630 28.9 speed on .t rial...... 108 R.P. C/OSI C. I. Conunon 531 15. 4 ll-in.(2Scm.}Q.F.,L/40. l l.02 38. 2 Sea-going full speed ...... 36 8 3 7 ll-it1. (28cm.) Q. F., L /·15. It. 02 37 H O 43 I At 10 knots ...... Sa To blc of .\mmuni tion I 11-in. (28em.) Q. F., L/50. 11. 02 I SEA- GOING PERFORMANCES. ------I I ------1--- -1 ------9.4-in. (24 cm.) B . L.,L/35I 0. 15 21. 6 27 7 32.0 ...... I H . E. Co•nmou 4i4 7.49 2, 263 10.830 28.0 Steam pressures. j 9.4-in. (24 cm.) Q. F., l,/40 0.45 25. 2 31 4 30. O See To Draul!ht of Dis Dura- Speed, Il. P . Co.~! Consumption. ble of .\mmuui lion 1 2,739 10,090 31. l Date. Wnfor. place tion. ~can. Rovolutlons ------ ------1 I ______mcnt. Mean. Mean. ,____ _ At Engines. At Boilers. ' Per Hour 8.2-ln. (21 cm.} Q. F ., L/40 S. 24 15. 7 2i O 37 r' Per Day for Fuel used. { . ·2·,·5·2·6·· ...... 1------Set 'J'u blc of A mmuni tlon .. ------1----1----1----- l--pe-r_B_._P_._ all Purpo 8.2-in. (21 cm.} Q. F ., L/40 8. 24 ses. IO. 0 30 11 42 I I In "Blucher'' Ft . ins. Tons. Hours. Knots. Lbs. Lbs. No. -- only . Lbs. Tons. -1------. I ------6.7-ln. (17c111.)Q.F.L/•IO. 6.09 7. 8 122 3 3i. i I See Talblo of .\mmunii°on j 2, 726 I 7,365 2•1.S 5.9-ln.(l5cm.)Q..F. L/35. 5.87 ~ j 2 32~ 1.;. s ~ In.P. C/OOj Copped.\. P. ss !=:l~~I 3,038 ~ Consumption 0 of coal for all purposes per day in harbour, 16.3 H.P.C/98 C. I. ~~;.mon 88 , 2.8 I Sbrnpncl 1 I " " " " exclusi Tons. I 1 St~r shell ve of distilling, 5.0-in.(l5cm.)Q. F.L/40. 5.Si 4.7 19 · o 3; ...... 1 SccTo blc of.\mmunilionss ' ...... 2,621 4,207 10.7 In ",Ya.s8au," " I I nl~o Star shell I &c. 5.9-in.(15crn.)Q.F.J,/45. 5.87 ...... Sce1'n ble of 5.9--in. ( l0.5CIII .) l1.F. r.450I ...... •\mmunilion S8 { ...... _...... i nlso St:\T shell ...... 5.l•ill. (13 Q. F .... ; l.) .. ' ...... 1 ...... _I_ ...... 1 . I-in. ( l0.5cm.) Q.F . 32.3 L/3.r~ -1-.1- ,~ -- --~ 1,055 ...... l-in. ( IO ..; cm.) Q.F.l./ lOl 4.1:! l.7 !'.I n 37.2 Sct'l'ublc n! Ammunition 2, 206 1• 390 ...... I-in. ( IQ ..; cm.) Q . F. T,t~:.I, •I. l3 ...... ,...... nlso Stur shell ...... In '·Br,8/au'' clas.~ . . l•ill.(IO-cm.) (/.F. L/.i:1~~= [~,=· ---'-----11------...... ~·~ ,\t.t.{}'.""tic 3 ..i-tn. 22-pr. (S.S cm.}, 3.16 . 5 IS 7 I 27.1 ...... 11. E. Common 22 3. 1 (/. F. L/:10. 3 1,936 ...... 1.07 N~:~ls,lm~: rinos gun. :J.i;-in. 2Z.pr. (~.8 cm) 3. } \/. F . L/45. · 40 ...... Semi-auto- 3.i;- mntic un. in. l .i-pr. (S. cm.) , 3.15 ...... , ...... :...... Set 'l'u b~Ysi~:~~,~~ :J Q. F. T., 30. •;I lion ...... TlifDo3 older . -i-in. ff>-pr. (S.s cm.) JO 2 401 . . . gun . a. . _ 1. 31 _,o 1 32. 1 _ ' ...... \/. F. LfJ.;, ____ ~---1------11---1- ...... 1 ------·- ~ ~ I Tous. ,bs. 0 ·t· en cm.} llts. n. L. 2.30 238 4 1 1 .fi · Sh 11 6 6 0 I'- I 1" 02 I I o. ~s (;rob. C.I. Ring c · · ~ , "" ...... } Boat nnd fiald .r/:lucm.)!/ , F.1./21.J 2.36 '~,I ·I 1 ~ 0.2·1 ,J:'P.tis91_c_._r._R_1n_s_s_h_c11_ 1 _o_._o _o_.i_s _ _ ---_ guus. -pr.(.i.2cm.H/.F. L/,;.i .. 2.0.; &,O 9 ,; C. I. Common 3.b ...... 2,789 1 205 ...... ~- I-- - ____ , ______i___ 1 _ ... ·.:.: ·r ...... Oz. 4-pr. (,icm.) :JI-in. (S mm.) ~foxhn o.rn ...... t1u10111atic...... , mg?roilbroM. 1 26348 17- 3 DE( 'LASS1r,·11•D A 111h(lrit\ t_. 0 /,) )<'\ I 18 GERMAN NAVY- P.-\BT III.-.~_ECTIP.N 1, JULY, 1917. I • FLEEt STREkGTH. 19 Part III. <.) F-LEETS'.f.RE NGTH. Section 1. -rn ;:- ~~ El~~t ~] Strength. Before the war the full strength of the German Fleet had been fixed at- s..., ,_ ~ 41 leships C)t.= ' - batt t~~g~Si~~ i~ , J " " C: <.) !Mih l ""'°'1::.L!::.. m;;~z ..::~ ':' z ~- ~ . ui:: -o~e 3r-:o~~~ ;:::tJ,"i:E-g 20 large cruisers hr the 1912 Amendment Law to the Fleet Law of 1900. ~=0 - 40 small cruisers ,. ti:: ;:....,... j-~~ 1ll1i~ili·ilt~if f ~§Jtf 1!!11tJf HUiii~j <.)..., i- ...-~ 1--· r=,-c;::,~~i:o;:'...::..::A~ :7.:7.z:,;,c:.<:;;;'.:.:;-,:;;;:c::.IF.wiL<::::!c:::;:,~:,,;.,;z"-l~~::Z::. 144 destroyers l by tl1e .A.rgument to the 1912 Arµenclment Bill to the F leet ? <.) I 72 subm arines J ~~wo_f 1900. · · · 1 L-E]_g,g l)ECLASSIFJ E V .Aut1111rit,E. -0 1050 \ 20 GERMAN NAVY-PART III.-SECTIO~ 1, JULY, 1917. FLEET STRENGTH. 21 Part III, EXP E~DITrRE OK NEW NAVAL CONSTRUCTION .AND ARMAMENTS. Section 1. Part III. CONSTRCOTIO:\" .-\SD LOSSES Dl'RI-XG THE WAR. Amounts oottd for Now Fleet Section 1. Construction, including Financial Year. Armaments. Strength, I t may be of interest to comp:u·e the :figures given nt the top of p•'o-e 18 "·l · l t b . • . "o · , 11c 1 were o e Fleet attamed at some date subsequent to 1920, with the nctual known streno-tl f tl G . , Strength. . J 1917 o l O 10 C'lffi,ln £ fl ee t m une . 1,844,712 1,734,900 The fi1'ghimes f?r Jbune 19h~7, e~c1uddi?g vessels outside the age limit, are as follows · 1,412,935 1 rty-SL'( a tt1 es 1ps, me1 u rng t 1ll'ee vessels of the l{aiser Fri z · 7 l · · . • 1,363, 945 of no practical :fighting ,alue. ec ric i c ass, ,, 111ch ar e 972,930 1,062,535 Seven large cruisers, viz., :fi,e battle cruiser~ and h,·o cruisers f . . . i1!8m!l95 96 ••••: ••· •••· •· ·•• . •...... •••• ••. ....•••• •. 1, 252,340 neuliaible as a modern fiO'ht inO' unit · ' one O t 11 c 1a ttcr hemg b b C o • 21 454,400 Thirty-two smaJl cruisers. 2 565,600 About 150 destroyers. ti~!~if ::: : : : : : : i ! ! 2:s32, 750 1899-1900~ .~ ·~ ·~ ·~ ·~ ·~ ·~ ~· ·~ · · · ...... ~ ~ ..~ .~ 3,401,907 4,653, 423 Abou~ 160 su?mru:ines of all classes, including fi,·e o-f no fi1r ht in0' l , .. 1900-0~ · · · · : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ...... for mstruct10nn1 purposes. 0 o ,a ue, "h1ch ser ve 4, 662,769 1901-0- -- · · ···· ··· ···· 4 388,748 It will thus be seen that the number of battleships and larO'e . . . ii~tgt :: ::: :: :: ::: :: :. ..: ::::::: 41 275,489 considerably shor t of the intended standard; this is, of course pa7"tl andc1 smnll cruisers still falls 4:120,206 5, 167,319 during the war, part1·c u 1ar 1y m· t h e case of crUise· rs, us is sho,,'· u belowY UP: to the lo·s s es sus t am· ecl g~j~:::::::::::::: :: ::: ::: ::::: 5,910,959 On the other hand, the number of destroyers is slighth- and ti 1906-07. · · · · · · · · · · · . . . .. · · 7 795,499 1 10: 177,062 very much, in excess o~ the prescribed strength; great ncti~it:r havi~~ ~umber_ of suhni_nl'ines 11 392,856 construction of submarines throughout the war, and in the const. / een displayed m the 111'110,859 1011 11 491,187* the firnt two years of it. rue of destroyers during 11' 010,883t All th e b attleships, battle cruisers, and light cruisers authorised u 10:316,264t gramme of construction, have been laid down on or before their a . ncler the prc-wur pr o 1 1914-15. · · · · · · · · · · ·_· ·_·_· ·--~~::;-;,tlli of light cruisers the elates have been considerably anticipated a P}°. ntecl ~~tcs. In the case ' - riJDcnts with oJ~sbi\JS, • . 1 ill! ••••••• •• ••••• ••••••• ••••• sma.ller light cruisers of the Brummer type, not contemplated ~ t~c ~ Rdchtion, n, number of f nirsl1i{>S and oxpo nmcnts with oirsbil/5ment.s with airslups 1 ~ Includes Oi,su~I ~~r oirsbiPS ondJ;1ir airships and oxpen t Inclnclcs 291, cl includes 431,4 • been laid down. These lust-named Yessels, though es entially li()'h: p~c~,,ar programme, ha.ye ! Amount propose , 6 speed and armament; are specinlly adapted for minelin-in O' and tcbi uisers Ill general desiun 0 des1g. n' ated mmelaymg. • crmsers· . · "' erefole • Ill· thi•s book nm' The r ate of construction for capital ships nnd liO'ht cruis h o ers as be 1 exception, slower th:1-n the peace rate, a1 t l10ug h not greatly so. · en, fl most \\·ithout The following arc (June 1917) the figures of losses nnd newl (7 1914 :- y co1npleted ships since AuO'ust 0 Lost. Added. I Increase or Decrease. Battleships ...... • • • • • • • • ... • • • • • • • • ...... Battle cruisers ...... • . • • • • • • · · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... 1 Cruisers ...... ••••• •••• •• •••• ••••••• ...... ----- . l 4* ---- +3 6 2t Light cruisers ...... ••• •• • • • • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • • • • • • ...... 17 +1 -6 *Two K onigs, two B averns. t Lutzow aud flindt'1burg. -2 nY I 22 GERM.Al~ NAVY-PART t' l • ' II.- SECTION l, JULY, 1917. Pe.rt III. GENERAL iiE' 1i,::.-1½.i~, - rl.A - ". S-ectibn 1. lV.lAJ:tfi.8 .,_;uNCERNirfG SHIPS, ETC. General Index. R~marks. Acco~odation Alarm Page. Part III. An Bells ------__ ------ch ors, Capstans and ·(:)h~- C~bl· · ------____ :: :------23 GENERAL REMARKS CONCERNING SHIPS, EtC. Secti on I. molll', &c _ __ es_ _ __ _ - -- __ _ 26 Ar Boats 26 Accommodation.- The followin• detailed information is de,ived n~m German official General -- -- l ) I C [l t b . . • be s ' •on, ,md is believed I • • • • • • Remarks. Classi:fi~~ti;~ ------· - · - · · · - · 26 Pl l l to apply to ,he olU-lier Gorman Dreodnougbis. In ~eneral it !""Y 28 B,·i •~tcJ Cololll' - that the ncconunodation in German vessels appears, o, • rule, more crowded than in 30 pm·:;•h ~ I Authoritvt OIF'JIE.5D L. ·~- 0 o'J GERMAN 26 NAVY-. PART Hl.-.SECTION 1, JULY, 1917. .Fa.rt Alarm Bells.- In all m. modern vessels, alarm bells Section 1. sido officers' for use in night defence cabins and on the mess decks. are fitted out- Anchors, Capstan Oenera:1 s, and Chain Cables.- ANcl:loRs . almost .- Hall's stockless Rema.rka. oxclusively by all larger vessels. anchors .are earned Admiralty pattern anchors are used iu river gunboats, destroyers. torpedo boats, and . generally in Bower .A.ncho1·s.- T\rn arn earn ed by all large Shu.t .A.nch01 r vcs<;e}s- dc:-; troycrs n trry ·. - A .➔ hee t :mehor is une nnly. supplied, fts ii rule. t!l only . hnttlr.ships :1.11 d lrn . ttle y ruisers Stm'n .L:1:ncl101·.-Almost ,ill sh tp.-; cnrry on~- dcstrnyNs Whenever possible, the mid torpedo hou stern_ 1mel10:· (stod Anchor. ------. Full L oad Dlsplacemont ol SWp. Tons Bower. Chain Cnblo !or (British). I Stern. I R:cdg~. Bower Anchor. Weight ln Tons. Thickness In -- --- inches. 1. 480- 2,460 ...... --, --- 2, 460- . 2 3, 440 ...... 7 3 2. 5 I , 440- 4, 430 ...... 9 . 25 4, 430- . s l. 65 5,900 ...... 1. 1 .a 5, 900- ~- 5 I 7,380 ...... 1.3 .3 1. 77 1· 7, 380- 8,860 ...... 4 . 4 1.89 ... . 4.5 1.6 2.00 s, 860-10, 330 ...... 1. 85 .5 I 10, 330-12 . 5 2. 13 , 300 ...... I 2. l . 6 12; 300-14. 5. 5 I 2. 21 760 ...... 2. 4. .7 1 14 760-18, 210 ...... 6 2.7 • 7 2. ao I 18'. 210-22 . , 150 ...... ~- 5 I 3. 1 . 8 2.36 22, 150-20, 570 ...... 3.5 . 8 2. 4.8 I 26, 570-32 . 1. 5 , 480 ...... I 3. 75 • 9 2. oo I s I 4 . 9 2. 71 I 1. 0 2. 83 \ Armour, 2. 95 &c.- Genernl dispos1t1on nought battl of s1do armour and und eships and ba.~tle ~ruisers: . Tho syctcm of tll'Dl e1 -water protection - UUl'lI: g I S thr.t of)) do in Dread- the m . sed eui<;."lUll ,v,•tr. d. r.. iu ~idc ,trnH>ur hr "·' dl ing d o~cd trn~ i:-,vcrsel_r a llJ O' b t Bc.von d the cr, t tho onclc; bv\ , :~ ~vco i~S('ll, tho a rn10:1r 1:, (•()l: n the extrem e turrets, T tmued to b ow ltlld 1-t ern ho un der-w::.tcr prntc, tl:))I }>y !~;t1ca.l nrrnourod hulk i•. gn.mst t orpcdoeH und m hends. bllll]·ci·s · Hl d (b) fl . f 1 · . . 1:1011r of le ... . ' • dosed c::is--on, 0 . rncs o11 ssor thickness. l . t t(' ->n.mc lougth r:,:; c c 1" t f )rotocticrn lrnl th1, () .· • •· - s O l kl1<•11 d 011 l"l<',, ~1d0, m • , i ntnpat h l (a) 1n-otcct1·ve conl id a trm1svm'!-.c hulkho d nnd nft. · 11 o t., fo:rrncd b y fl. . c:011nct t· torpedo The best dosl ripti · . ou 1tv:n lnhlc uf the 11rm ll1g the ends forwn ship is . our nud oth . . . rd thr.t given ~,.ir t Iie l ir, ttl(' .-r S ·•1 · e1 piute!'t ·nuscr cya ·itz. The det . absolutely n.uthcnti 1tils th ere ·O'~~ T~ in a Gerrnn.n ~. ,, . capitn.l All r quuU:r r <' . t- 611 l~nhl1•, though lc;;:-i cletlu tnity h o nccepted .( lod, desn 1pt_il'll i · thu.t as S tl 111 2 Bf ttll'sh ips, &c.). . oc , • • It should b o noted that in C, lrns h C'(' · l I· 'lli· given for ll nugmt'J1tC'd hr (r.) 1 . " ~ Yc th,.. D fll. ( Htpp .\ rn11 ,ers i,11 the rn11er ssol tl " e1; nig i-ide of t l1. t ic Un der-w e1· sl'e e uter J)rotectio11 ·Orpo,l 0 1WotcC'tio11 bulkhead. I 28 GERMAN NAVY- PART UL-SECTION 1, .JULY, 1917. GENERAL REMARKS. 29 Boats. Scale of Boats allowed. Dimensions. Weights. Pulllng Boats. Steam 1 Elll?ines Motor or Ship's Honts. Boats. I Skif! Jg~r & ~ Motor>. Bol!ers. Cli\S~ und Typo of Dis• Ln1iueb. Pinonrc. Cutter. j Gig. Jolly Boat. Diugby. Boats i ~ .;:: ~ Shlp. plo<'o• --,-- c:: - a - I ·--,--- I---- carried. ..C "::I C. - mcut. C) ~ 'O ;- ~~i C) J 1 os I Cl No Clas.~ No 0 0 ~~~~~ ., No. Class. Clnss., No. ICl03S. No, IC lass. No. C. No. Clnss. N o. • nss. , • · · 1---·•------!- --- C/J ______, ___ __ ------,--- - - ,-,- ,- '. 47' ., l , q" Cwt. Cwt. CwL.ICwt. Cwt. Motor Uosts, Closs A.... , 7,, I 9 - •...... 1 . 60 ...... 1 80 Dohnlcr £ A •. . . 4~9• 0, 0' 3" ...... &5 ...... 105 Kortl•ig:::::::: Hat tloships: Tons. 8 ::::: ...... 13 1,060 ,\. ' - 2 o 2 I. C•. · · I : 4Q, i II ····· - g. 1i:, f: ...... · ····· ' ·--·· 120 Dnlmlcr or Kortln" ...... IH I, 910 , - I I. .... 32.7' 10'' \too~•8 Q,;; 1 Konig...... 25, 30~ { C. } ...... ·1·.... 80 Daimlcr or 1·\.cirtin~· " ...... 11 . 1,560 i I J. 2 0 - I I _::: : : : : : : : 8 1!80 1 10 24' 7" 6' 3" ...... 1 1. 2 0 T. i ill:::: ..... }~ · ···· ..... ·10 Daimler .... . Nnsmu...... P· } 2 2 o - - I · 1 HO l 8, 60J I ui. I } _ I. 13 Pullini: Launch, with 45' 2 o 2 i. I JI" II' 10" ::::::::: ::::: 17 , :: ~r~trr:r:.-toimic :ioo Dcut.schlnnd ...•...... 2 Au,lllnr y Motor, No. 0. ,, ~I. :::::::::::::::::: ~ 13• 010 l l I. 10 ·· · · ., .... · nm r.rnr Korting...... _ .C.\. i IiA· } O - _ 2 0 I i JI. Steamboat, Class A . ... 71 610 ~ 'l 2 J. I . . 62' 6" 10· 3 ,i• 0" 120 I. I A ...... 52' ! 150 30 I 40 340 } ·1-c,·r z i. I 5 6" , 10• 3" ·1' W' 110 120 3J 60 325 ' · Ill<1 e r { Wntcr-Luhe Brnunschwolg...... 12, USS - m. I...... 32' n6;; ,ss; O" 44; 30;; 12 2,310 30 --_ 1 }II} ..I{t:··.· t :.2 :0 - - 2 ;o : lll 45 SO 35 10 170 } compouuu. ! Locomoth·c·.:::: 12 Wittclsbnch...... ll,Gll - - r. 10 rr...... :?9' o·• 35 oo 30 10 2, 130 30 - 2 If. 2 r. I ill 26' 1" 7' 3" 3' 6" ,'JO 13• { 760 • • • · .. so0 "' . a 2·CYllndcr J 2.5 Kn! (. "" 6 110 I compound. 8 ;or Friedrich...... 10, 47,1 - I. 10 ,ocomotlvo.... 7½ 660 20 - JI[, 7 Kaphtha Boat, Clas3i½J:: 595 M Urnndonburg:...... - { : 'f: } 2 J . - - 2 I ~:; ~:; ~: ~g:; ;: ~:: ~g ~g ~ g ~ 1 3-crlinllcr C . 9,9)1 I I Pullin~ Boots:- Rattlo Crui;c II sing! ll oiled tuhe s.... 5j ·Jl5 28 rs: I. - I 10 Launch.C 6 Ill. loss !...... 42' W' II' O" 4' 0" 0.5 21 ··· ········o-·n··c··n·g 410 24 A. 0 0 I{ l JI...... so . J 39' 0" 10' 3" :!' 9" 50 20 70 Dormtnger ...... 26,1!,0 { c. } I HL...... 36' 0" 9' 6" 3' W' 38 245 ! 8 19 57 100 Ill. 0 -I n·...... 33' 0" U' 0" 3' 6" 42 Ii ,59 ·········:::::::·..··. ··..•- .··•·•· · • ·········· ····- 220 90 A. I. 205 l!O von dor Tun 11. • • . . . • • . 19, C. } A. I Pinnace, Cln.ss 9' 6" ·············. 100 I O ...... 36' 0" 49 ..... 14 185 70 { t rrr. 0 I ~ I. I. 13 Cruhors· I. ! I r...... 33' 0" 9' 0" { ~ } .... 14 1. 175 80 Rlon.:...... 9,348 c. 2 I. 2 J. } 2 f. ! l3 II...... 31' 0'' S' O" 3' :l" 31 13 0 l ITl !. 160 .\. I. I. I{ 62 Pr!oz He I. } I Cutter, R' inrich ...... 8,756 Class O ...... 3:1' 0'' 3" 26 II 150 56 - ! t JU. 1{2 I. }2 r. I 14 0 2 I 0 I UJ. T...... 20' 6'' i' :{'' 2' O" 24 A.I. } o I 2 II 35 ...... l?.S r,o Forst Blsm1rck ...... I I t l05 10,ii20 - { ! IJI. I I. 10 11...... i ' O" 2' II. I 11. 2~· 0" 0'' 22 II 33 ········-· .. 115 12 L~ht Cruisers· JI, ~ II. 2 I Jf. JI. 9 ·······---- WO <>tottlo · I I. - 2 I IL 9 III ...... 2fl' 0" o·· 2· o·· .. ····· ······· 3,-191 n . u. I 2 I JI. 18 , ..... 10 28 05 3S HT. - II. 2 II.. 2 I lll. ll. ··········-··· tS.5 2;~~\~a:::: ::::: :: :::: : a, 2Jn rn. - TY ...... 2' I. I J[. II. 16 21' 6" 6" 17 ,..... 0 26 00 30 G.1tollo...... 2,650 JI. { '42 2,558 111. 1 - n. 11. I tSO I u • I R ·········- .. 80 I I. 2 > I 11. I llcrtha:: :::::: :::::::: 5,5i6 I. [l. 2 { 30 GER.MAN NAVY- ·PART III.-SECTION 1, JULY, 1917. GENERAL REMARKS. 31 Part III. Classification.--Ger man war vessels are classified 11s follows :- . . . . voted in annual inst11,lments a.s follows:- . Pa-rt lU, Section I. B efore tho war money 1or construction was SMtlbn 1. German classification. Translation. British classification. General Battlc.',hi~s __ _ - - - -- . - -- -- · ------· · } 4 instalments. Remarks. Linienschiffe __ : -. _. ___ ·_ . _Battleships ______·_Battleships-.- Large crwsers - . ------· · · ,., ,, G~ntra'i . ,) Remark11. Ki.i.stenpanzersch,ifie_ - - - - _Arm?med Coast Defence Coast defence ships. Sm a 11 crwsers __ . ------· -- · - · · '> , • . Ships. Flotillas.' (of 12 destroyers) _ ------· · · - { • - sum was voted annually, but the Grosse Kreuzer . __ . ____ - -L arge cruisers - - - - . _ . ______Battle cru.isers and cruise r~ 1ump c1· l d ~ : ------· - - -- number to be built w-as no~ isc ose . Kleine Kreuzer . ______Small cruisers ______Light cruisers. rs. Submannes _ - --- - ·f • t lments v11ned. The number o ms a . . for Kanonenboote_ - - __ .. _- . _Gunboats_ - - - _ - ______Gunboats. __ Other vessels ------· · - · published-- for the la::;t slups Flusskanonenboote ___ _. - _River gunboats ______River o-unboats. The instalments ·;;t~.::_the nct ual expenditure was nor, Schulschifl'e ______S chool ships ______-} . b Spezio.lschiffe ______Spe cial ships ______Special vessels. which complete figures iire available, are :- Grosse Torpedoboote _ - - __Lar ge torpedo boats __ . ______D estroyers and clivi · b JJsttJo-Cruisor "Derfiliogor." K leine T orpedoboote __ . __Sm all t~rpedo boats ______Torp edo boats. sion oats. Bnttlcship "Konig." T·rpedo I Total. Unterseeboote ___ . _____ - _Submarmes ______Submarines. lnstnhuent. Hull, Mtchln· 1 ,1.rii?;:enL. Armamont. _ . ---Gun I Torpedo t Total. ery, \:,c. . - - - --_E_· or,1_11y_,, b-&c.I-n:_ h,_n-_ __•\ r_m_n_m_on_t. ,\rmamen • ·--- The classifica tion in the l ast column has been followed as nearly as possible · thi . £ £ - I £ £ tion. The following exceptions are n oted. in s publica- 1 £ 1-16, 7il 9.785 401,174 •179, 4:i2 24.J, 618 , The :five training ships for cadets and boys- Fr·eya, Hansa, Hertha Vi t • L . 677 686, 0 l st_...... I '.l&J. 080 197i, G!J5 l ! , 13-1 , 5'10 13.699 :-wo Vineta, as well as the Kaiserin A ugusta- are classified in the German'l ist c 1'1,f ouise,. and ·167. 012 ii38, lGO ! 2 l. 526 683, ~fl3 whereas in this work they are classified as light cruisers. as arge crwsers 2nd ...... • . I 513, G!l9 232,387 '.?56. 849 JO, ,(j3 J[5. 851 I 711, 350 I 3rd H JSS 13, 209 462,328 The British classification of cruisers (except b attle cruisers) was cha.no· I ... · ..... _.. .. 1 ·HO. ~13 256, S➔ !l 251, !)57 197.162 1 1913. Prior to that da te:- . · bee on 31st Janu ary 1 634 ,1iii. 437 4th ...... I _, 19G 184 16, _.:- 7;i5 :l22 47, -156 2, 233, 364 241 610 1. 450, 586 1 • . . d {Armoured cruisers. . ' 1----;;:- () 41 5,851 Cruisers we1e terme ------p. t d • Totals .... '-- , -G-7-l l- l--8-8-1.- l-:-l ::--ii I (i i ' o~o -, ro ecte crmsers 1st class. l, 'l 7, I 'l'oLnl for Twelve Dostroyors, V ~~~:- -· Protected cruisers 2nd class. . • . • • . Protected cruisers 3rd clns Li ht Cruiser" Graudon••" - - . Oun Tr.rpedo Total. Light Cl msers we1e tei mec1 ------1uf s. g -.- :a:un,.M~~un· Armament. .\rmamout. nprotected cruisers. lnstnlmoot.. --.---- , -.:T·or·p · cdo '('otnl. ori ,,~. . ------·-· -- · Scouts. Hull. Mn~· ,\n~al~~oot. ArtnBIDOOt. ------£ £ £ All German ships no\.\' clas8ified a8 cruisers were previously termed ory, &c. -- £ £ ,,. _ ·IS. 024 !JO, 509 62S. 670 ---- -·-- - - ,. 151, ufi3 .,sn, _3, The present light cruiser list, in addition to vessels previously classified a armoured cruisers 1st £ .£ -.J, 892 1-1 03] I lJ!l, !Jill IH3. 44 1 2nd class, includes :- · - s prote c t e d cruisers· --... -... --. -. ) 22,309 2·1, ·Hi~ 179. 452 ' ' Pr.otected On iisers 3rd clciss. 2nrl. 2-!, ,162 I0, 71i3 157, 5M ········ ········1·· ··· · · ··· · ·········· · 122, 30!:l 10, -,63 108, GlO 210 1. 272. 114 1 n o 3rct I •6? <•68 6 9 ~, ' . ,:\..u1o.zone. Niobe...... , 73,385 24,-i ~ ----:-- -111,807 ~" ' ,9~_ 1 - -- .A .rcona. :Nymphe. . 1' 1-- - - -1- ~ -, ·'86 26, •JlS _J---- . d t . otals... . 318. 003 iv, ,, - vnr -vessels- excep~mg es ro)~e1~, Go.zelle. Thetis. - ·- - I - ~-- - - f Gernw0 ' L. t (Rano-hste cler Kaiser- ).fodusa. . ents O Navy is · "' • · cl Coaling .- Germ11 n ships in home \rnters ulm ost in variitbly coal from 1· h Displ Th official d1splfl ce!31b d in the Geru1!lll I . t displacement is the des1gne . ig ters a d tor acement.- e . are publ1s e This Navy ,is " . nnl " stowngr of fuel 11,nd colliers. The best pre-war coaling performance was that of the battlesh· B. ·U not fron li tedo boa ts and su bmarmes-: · etric ton:,. . .,nlJ.ed the noi ~ . than h alf the mfl.Xi- 1 1 in 1913 was reported to h a, e takf'n in 744 tons in one hour . Under wnr / P d. ~Zgolana,, Which 1 C en M arine) and are quoted bfl si:, of what JS of fuel is ulwnr es~ ticc thoreforc th e ' I · · · th f h ,on 1t1ons b ' Ill : usually coal about once a. week, tu , 111g m, m f' case o t e Konig cla s, 700-soo attl'(~8hips t~ac~ displaceiuent, calculated on l t ?,norinnl" st 0"': !dertibly Jci'S· h n p::~is 'rnry Jio-ht ' rate of about 300 t ons an hour . . . tons at tb:e ,..,... e 'au thorisecl" equipment. T ,e ... e~sels very cclo d ex:ccpt ,\·hen t el vre,. n. a their nnn ~nl .re ti t; 11 o · Colour.- With th e following Pxception.8, GeJ'mu.n war vesselt, are paint . -u~ t . f hr•0:r e , • , ec e · ,·enr < ull I -- J)ECLASSJF/E50 \ / A11thoricyf_Q [O I 32 GERMAN NAVY- PAHT III.--SECTION 1, JULY, 1917. GENERAL REMARKS. 33 Part III. · Draught.- The draught quoted j u this publication, unless otherwise stated, is the clesioned Gas Masks.- Gas masks were just being supplied ·to the fleet at the time of the battle of Part III. Section 1. draught, i. e., extreme draught at clesigned load displacement. In practice this ch·aught is Jutland. Sufficient are now carried for every man in the complement. Section 1. General almost always exceeded except when the vessel is in a very light condition. Magaziues.- In all modern battleships, bat tle cruisers, and light cruisers, the magazines General ~e~ar~s. Draught Marks.- Draught marks are applied on both sides of the ship- as n, rule forward are below the shell rooms, the latter being immediately under the armoured deck. Remarks, a?d aft only; but in ship: whose keel takes a co1~ve~ for1:1, the marks nre also applied on both For mo,gazine cooling arra.ngemen ts, see unde1· "Refrigerating Plant .". . sides above the lowest pomt of the keel,_fr om which m this case the depth is reckonecl. Arabic Masts.- The heavy fighting mas ts fitted in pre-Dreadnought battleships ~d crmse~s ,~ere numerals m·e used, the lower edge of which marks the depth indicated. abn,n doned i n Dreadnought bnttleships and battle cruisers, light pole mas_ts bemg :fitte~ m lieu. The zero of the after clraugl;tt marks is reckoned from the horizontal plane passing throuoh The battleships Jfronp1inz and Grosser J(V,1fii1·st have been given a heavier foremast smce the the deepest point of the ship ait-keel, sternpost, bottom of rudder, deepest point reached b battle of Jutland. the propeller, &c. Y In t he cruiser Bluche1· a tripod m n.st was put in forward with grc11, t secrecy in February The zero of t he forward draught marks is reckoned from the horizontnl pl . 1914, but this type of m 11,st was not adopted fo r any other ships at that time_. The new B ayern through the deepest pa1:t of the keel forward. ane passrng class of bat tleships nud the battle cruiser Hindenbu.rg, however, _have a tn pod foremast, an d In ships of over 100 tons displacement, the fi gures arc 100 mm. (3 g in ) hioh and the battle cruiser D e1:f}linge1· has also received a tripod foremast smce_t he battle of Jutland. · b . l ffu d . · · o represent decIID~tres. Even mun ers on y nre a xe , and are carried at leas t _19.7 in. above the loo.d Miues.-All classes of vessels at times carry mines, but there Is no_p ermanent_ stow~ge waterline. for th em in citpitr.l ships or light cruisers, except ~hose s~eciaJly appro~n~t~d for mmelayrn~ I n smaller vessels and torpedo boats the figures are :jO nun (2 in ) hioh and . d duties, or in surface torpedo craft. Consequently hght crmsers and destIO) ers, whe~ emplo~e least 9.8 in. above load waterline. · · 0 arc carrie . at as mme· 1 aye rs, cm,not e:fficrnnt· ly per f orm t1I eu· · or d1n" r. 1•y - cul t1·es · The number of mmes earned The draught marks in both cases are carried downwards to t he drauoht th . . · JI R · h d f . . b e vessel will by light cruisers varies from 70 to 120. . d. d d · have when pl ace d m . . eserve, i . e., w en rea y or comill.lssioning at any r . h Net Defeuce.- Torpedo net defence, fitted in the earliest battleships, but 1scar e s~ce partially on board. nne wit stores a l) Out 1896 was re-mtr· oduccd m · the f orm o f b eam d ef ence 1·11 all Dreadnotw°ht battleships Electric Leads.- Iu largo vessels the lighting circuit:, are on the ring t . . ' · d b t 33 ft a ·t an d the nets were hun ° double ~- l . cl . . sys eiu main lead an dba ttle rrmsers. The booms were fi t te a ou • ap 1 ' b • below the armoured DECLASSIFIED A111/writ_\ E-Q /050\