Russian battleship Slava
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Slava was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships. Completed too late to participate in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japan
Slava
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1906
The sinking Slava
SMS König
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SMS König was the first of four König-class dreadnought battleships of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. König was named in honor of King William II of Württemberg. The battleship was armed
Russian battleship Slava
…positions and troops for the rest of 1915 and during 1916. During the Battle of Moon Sound in 1917, Slava was badly damaged by the German dreadnought SMS König, significantly increasing her draft. The shallow channel made it impossible to escape and she was scuttled in the Moon Sound Strait between the island…
Drawing of SMS König at sea
Recognition drawing of SMS König prepared by the Royal Navy
Painting of a König-class ship under fire at Jutland by Claus Bergen
A König-class battleship firing her main guns at Jutland, by Claus Bergen