| Laid down | 1905 |
| Launched | 28th May 1906 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 5th May 1908 |
| Fate | Sunk: 4th May 1945 in Baltic |
| Builders | Schichau, Danzig Germany |
| Complement | 745 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 13190 tons std 14220 tons max |
| Dimensions | 418' 6" x 72' 8" |
| Draught | 27' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 4 x 11"/40 (2 x 2) |
| Secondary guns | 14 x 6.7"/40 (14 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | 6 x 17.7" |
| Other weapons | 20 x 3.5"/30 (20 x 1) |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 9" on 3" teak Waterline belt: 4" Deck: 1.5" C.T.: 3" - 12" Turrets: 2" - 11" |
| 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 | 12 x Marine boilers 3 x vertical triple expansion |
| Power output | 20000ihp |
| Speed | 18kts |
| Shafts | 3 |
| Range | 4800NM @ 12kts |
| Fuel | 1690 tons coal |
Schlesien was mined in shallow water off Pommerania. She was still able to fire her guns against the advancing Russians. The wreck was scrapped postwar.
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