SMS Schleswig-Holstein 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | SMS Schleswig-Holstein | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | German Empire, Nazi Germany | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Imperial German Navy, Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I, World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Finland | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Estonia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 12 km from land |
| Position | 59.3329, 23.5334 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SMS Schleswig-Holstein (pronounced [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ) was the last of the five pre-dreadnought Deutschland-class battleships built by the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ship, named for the province of Schleswig-Holstein, was laid down in the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel in August 1905 and commissioned into the fleet nearly three years later. The ships of her class were already outdated by the time they entered service, being inferior in size, armor, firepower and speed to the new generation of dreadnought battleships.
Schleswig-Holstein fought in both World Wars. During World War I, she saw front-line service in II Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet, culminating in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916. Schleswig-Holstein saw action during the engagement, and was hit by one large-caliber shell. After the battle, Schleswig-Holstein was relegated to guard duty in the mouth of the Elbe River before being decommissioned in late 1917. As one of the few battleships permitted for Germany by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Schleswig-Holstein was again pressed into fleet service in the 1920s.
Location
- Recorded position: 59.3329, 23.5334 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Finland
- Nearest coast: Estonia
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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