Battleship - Koenig class

	These were the first German battleships with all centre line turrets. Under steam they could travel at over 20 knots and had an effective range of over 4000 miles. Firepower was awesome for the time. The 12 inch guns had a range of 18500 yards (850 lb shell).
Dimensions:	Length          575  ft Breadth          97  ft Draught          30+ ft Displacement  25500  tons
Armament:	10   12" guns on 5 centre line turrets. 2.5 rounds / min. 14    5.75" side guns. 16 rounds / min 4    3.4" anti aircraft guns 2    Machine guns 5   19.7" torpedo tubes (20 torpedoes carried). 1 in the bow, 4 in the beam Normally, no mines were carried.
Decks:	Above the basic armoured deck there are: Middle deck Main or battery deck - contains the 5.75" side guns & the most aft pair of 12" guns Upper deck - gives access to 4 of the 5 12" gun turrets Armour plating was extensive. The main armour was 14" thick with 4" over the main deck. The main armament had 12" protective plating.
Engine:	Turbines of 46000 Hp drove 3 propellors. Designed speed was 21 knots which gave a maximum radius of action of over 4000 miles with a daily coal consumption of 500 tons. Normal use would be considerably less. Battleships would coal from lighters at usually 900 tons / week. Oil fuel was also used - probably under 20% of the coal.
Cost (pounds):	Hull, machinery etc     1,460,000 Gun armament               881,000 Torpedo armament           67,000
Miscellaneous:	4 anchors were carried - 3 in the bows with steam capstans, and 1 in the stern with an electric capstan.
Complement:	Around 1150 men with about 70 men per turret