Moltke-class battlecruiser

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aircraft_operated seaplanes
gptkbp:armament 8 × 28 cm guns
gptkbp:armor 300 mm
gptkbp:built gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:commissioned 1911
gptkbp:crew_capacity 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:design_features high speed
heavy armament
thin armor
gptkbp:design_influence influenced later designs
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Gustav_Krupp
gptkbp:discovery_year 1948
gptkbp:displacement 30,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Jutland
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dardanelles
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:has_limitations high fuel consumption
vulnerable to air attacks
limited armor protection
reliance on coal
gptkbp:historical_context German naval expansion
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_significance first modern battlecruisers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Moltke-class battlecruiser
gptkbp:launched 1910
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval tactics
symbol of German naval power
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:location British shipyards
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Hipper
Admiral von Spee
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:SMS_Goeben
gptkb:SMS_Moltke
2
yes
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar early radar systems
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replaced_by Hindenburg-class battlecruiser
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:retirement post-war treaties
gptkbp:service_frequency 1911-1945
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:SMS_Goeben
gptkb:SMS_Moltke
gptkbp:speed 28 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance fleet in being
gptkbp:successor Hindenburg-class battlecruiser
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:Moltke-class
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SMS_Moltke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5