Her complement numbers 911 officers and men. The Von der Tann flies the flag of Rear-Admiral Tapken, Junior Admiral of the Scouting Squadron.
PRE-DREADNOUGHTS.
DEUTSCHLAND CLASS.
(1906-08.)
DEUTSCHLAND.
POMMERN.
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.
SCHLESIEN.
HANNOVER.
The main characteristics of the “Deutschland” class, to which these vessels belong, are as follow: Displacement, 13,000 tons; speed, 191⁄2 knots; armament, four 11-in., fourteen 6·7-in., twenty 21-pounder guns, and six submerged torpedo tubes. The armour belt is 93⁄4 in. at its thickest, with 11-in. armour on the turrets. The 6·7-in. guns are in a broadside battery, protected by 63⁄4-in. plates.
VICE-ADMIRAL INGENOHL.
Commander-in-Chief, German High Seas Fleet.
These are popular ships in the German navy, owing to their handiness, good speed, and sea-keeping qualities. The armament is not so formidable as it looks, owing to the slow rate of fire from the secondary battery. The 6·7-in. projectile weighs 154 lbs., and is thus too heavy to be handled by manual power, a fact which takes this gun out of the quick-firing category.
In fighting value the ships compare with our Formidables. The coal supply is limited to 1,750 tons. The complement is 743 officers and men. The “Deutschland” was for some years flagship of the High Sea Fleet.