The Fleets at War

by Archibald Hurd

Note to Armour.—am. = amidships; f. = forward; a. = aft; P.D. = Protective decks; C.T. = conning tower.

BATTLE-CRUISERS.

Name			Ton- nage.	Speed (kts.)		Com- ple- ment.	Com- pleted.	Armour.	Armament.
E. Hertha[25]		-	28,000	27					12-in., eight; 5·9-in., twelve.
E. Victoria Louise[26]
Derfflinger		-	26,200	26	1⁄2	1,125	1914	Belt, 12-in.	12-in., eight; 5·9-in., twelve; 3·4-in., twelve; torpedo tubes, four.
Lützow[27]							1915
Seydlitz			24,600	27		1,108	1913	Belt, 12-in.; P.D., 21⁄2-in.	11-in., ten; 5·9-in., twelve; 3·4-in., twelve; torpedo tubes, four.
Goeben		-	22,640	28		1,013	1912	Belt, 11-in., P.D., 21⁄2-in.	11-in., ten; 5·9-in., twelve; 3·4-in., twelve; torpedo tubes, four.
Moltke							1911
Von der Tann			19,100	28		850	1910	Belt: 10-in.; P.D., 21⁄2-in.	11-in., eight; 5·9-in., ten; 3·4-in., sixteen; torpedo tubes, four.

[25] To be completed 1916.

[26] To be completed 1917.

[27] To be completed 1915.

Note to Armour.—am. = amidships; f. = forward; a. = aft; P.D. = Protective decks; C.T. = conning tower.

ARMOURED CRUISERS.

Name			Ton- nage.	Speed (kts.)		Com- ple- ment.	Com- pleted.	Armour.	Armament.
Blücher			15,550	25	1⁄2	888	1909	(Krupp); am. 7-in.; f. 4-in.; a. 4-in.; P.D. 21⁄2-in.	8·2-in., twelve; 5·9-in., eight; 3·4-in., sixteen; torpedo tubes, four.
Gneisenau		-	11,500	22	1⁄2	764	1908	(Krupp) Belt: am. 6-in.; f. 3-in.; a. 5-in.; P.D. 2-in.; Barbette, 6-in.; Battery, 4-in.; C.T., 8-in.	8·2-in., eight; 5·9-in., six; small guns, eighteen; torpedo tubes, four (submerged.)
Scharnhorst							1907
Fürst Bismarck			10,570	19		594	1900	(Krupp) Belt: am. 8-in.; f. 4-in.; a., 4-in.; P.D., 2-in.; Battery, 8-in.; casemates, 4-in.; C.T., 8-in.	9·4-in., four; 5·9-in., twelve; 3·4-in., ten; torpedo tubes, six.
Roon		-	9,350	21		633	1905	(Krupp) Belt: am., 4-in.; f., 3-in.; a., 3-in; P.D., 23⁄4-in.;Barbette, 6-in.; Battery, 4-in.; C.T., 6-in.	8·2-in., four; 6-in., ten; 3·4-in., fourteen; torpedo tubes, four.
Yorck							1905
Prinz Adalbert		-	8,851	21		591	1903	(Krupp) Belt: am., 4-in.; f., 3-in.; a., 3-in.; P.D., 2-in.; Trt., 6-in.; Battery, 4-in.; G.T., 9-in.	8·2-in., four; 6-in., ten; torpedo tubes, four.
Friedrich Karl							1903
Prinz Heinrich			8,760	20		567	1902	(Krupp) Belt: a.m., 4-in.; f., 2-in.; a., 2-in.; P.D., 2-in.; Trt., 6-in.; Battery, 4-in.; C.T., 6-in.	9·4-in., two; 6-in., ten; 3·4-in., ten; torpedo tubes, four.

Note to Armour.—am. = amidships; f. = forward; a. = aft; P.D. = protective deck; C.T. = conning tower.