Brandenburg-class battleship
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The Brandenburg class consisted of four pre-dreadnought battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine, the first modern battleships of the fleet. The four ships of the class—Brandenburg, Wörth,
SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
Leo von Caprivi, the Chef der Admiralität (Chief of the Admiralty) during the 1880s
A lithograph of the Siegfried-class coastal defense ship SMS Heimdall
The French Amiral Baudin class, which heavily influenced the Brandenburg design
28 cm MRK L/35
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The 28 cm MRK L/35 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I as the primary armament of the Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships. It also saw use as a Coastal-defense gun during Wor
Brandenburg-class battleship
…determined that the heavier broadside outweighed the reduction in firing arcs ahead or astern. The ships were to have carried a uniform battery of six 28 cm MRK L/35 guns, but during construction a longer 40-caliber version, the MRK L/40 variant, became available. The fore and aft turrets received the longer guns, but…
A 28 cm gun at Oscarsborg Fortress
28 cm gun at Oscarsborg Fortress
28 cm gun at Oscarsborg Fortress
The Blücher sinking