Hessen (Braunschweig Class)
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| Laid down | 1902 |
| Launched | 18th September 1903 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 19th September 1905 |
| Fate | Decommissioned: 11th March 1920 |
| Builders | Germaniawerft, Kiel Germany |
| Complement | 743 |
| Dimensions | |
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| Displacement | 13200 tons std 14390 tons max |
| Dimensions | 419' x 72' 8" |
| Draught | 26' 9" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 4 x 11"/40 (2 x 2) |
| Secondary guns | 14 x 6.7"/35 (14 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | As built: 6 x 17.7" Refitted: 4 x 19.7" |
| Other weapons | 18 x 3.46"/30 (18 x 1) |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 8" on 4" teak Waterline belt: 4" Deck: 2" - 4" C.T.: 3" - 12" Turrets: 2" - 10" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | None |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 14 x Marine boilers 3 x vertical triple expansion |
| Power output | 16000ihp |
| Speed | 18kts |
| Shafts | 3 |
| Range | 6500NM @ 10kts |
| Fuel | 1600 tons coal |
