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1/700 SMS Derfflinger (1916) Superstructure
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SMS Derfflinger was the lead ship in a class of three, although Hindenburg was completed to a slightly altered design.
The Derfflinger class was an attempt by the Kaiserliche Marine of building a larger battle cruiser design for fleet scouting, in response to the British adoption of 13.5'' guns on the Lion class. The Germans had previously been using 28 cm twin turrets with en echelon positions amidships; Derfflinger had a 30.5 cm main battery, all on the centreline. Armour thickness and speed were brought over from previous classes (Moltke and SMS Seydlitz), as well as the roughly 26,000 tons displacement (just 1,000 tons heavier than previous German battle cruisers).
Launched in July 1913, Derfflinger would be commissioned just over a month after the start of hostilities in 1914. During the early war, the ship would be part of Aufklarungsgruppe I (I Scouting Group) during war sweeps and raids against British coastal towns, most notably Scarborough.
At Dogger Bank in January 1915, Derfflinger was third in line when I SC intercepted British battle cruisers and battle ensued. The end result was a German armoured cruiser (Blucher) sunk and relatively light damage to the British, which allowed enemy vessels to slip away due to tactical command blunders.
In mid-1916, Derfflinger was second in line at the Battle of Jutland, behind her newly commissioned sister Lutzow. She received heavy damage there, especially during the second run-in of I SC (the 'death ride of the battle cruisers') to cover Adm. Scheer's, withdrawal, but returned to port while her sister did not. It was in that engagement the ship earned the nickname 'the Iron Dog', courtesy of British sailors.
Derfflinger participated in other, smaller operations during 1917-18 but did not see notable action herself. Interned at the surrender of the High Seas Fleet in November 1918, she would be scuttled on 21 June 1919 as per Admiral von Reuter's orders, capsizing at 14:45.
The wreck was raised in 1939 but broken up only in 1948. Both her bells survive; one is in Scotland while the other was returned to Germany in 1965.
The Derfflinger class was an attempt by the Kaiserliche Marine of building a larger battle cruiser design for fleet scouting, in response to the British adoption of 13.5'' guns on the Lion class. The Germans had previously been using 28 cm twin turrets with en echelon positions amidships; Derfflinger had a 30.5 cm main battery, all on the centreline. Armour thickness and speed were brought over from previous classes (Moltke and SMS Seydlitz), as well as the roughly 26,000 tons displacement (just 1,000 tons heavier than previous German battle cruisers).
Launched in July 1913, Derfflinger would be commissioned just over a month after the start of hostilities in 1914. During the early war, the ship would be part of Aufklarungsgruppe I (I Scouting Group) during war sweeps and raids against British coastal towns, most notably Scarborough.
At Dogger Bank in January 1915, Derfflinger was third in line when I SC intercepted British battle cruisers and battle ensued. The end result was a German armoured cruiser (Blucher) sunk and relatively light damage to the British, which allowed enemy vessels to slip away due to tactical command blunders.
In mid-1916, Derfflinger was second in line at the Battle of Jutland, behind her newly commissioned sister Lutzow. She received heavy damage there, especially during the second run-in of I SC (the 'death ride of the battle cruisers') to cover Adm. Scheer's, withdrawal, but returned to port while her sister did not. It was in that engagement the ship earned the nickname 'the Iron Dog', courtesy of British sailors.
Derfflinger participated in other, smaller operations during 1917-18 but did not see notable action herself. Interned at the surrender of the High Seas Fleet in November 1918, she would be scuttled on 21 June 1919 as per Admiral von Reuter's orders, capsizing at 14:45.
The wreck was raised in 1939 but broken up only in 1948. Both her bells survive; one is in Scotland while the other was returned to Germany in 1965.
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