SMS Hindenburg was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine, the third ship of the Derfflinger class, built to a slightly modified design. She was laid down in October 1913 and launched in Aug
Hindenburg at anchor at Scapa Flow
Launch of Hindenburg, 1 August 1915
Hindenburg steams to Scapa Flow
SMS Derfflinger was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine built in the early 1910s during the Anglo-German naval arms race. She was the lead ship of her class of three ships; her sister shi
SMS Hindenburg
…sides. Built by the Kaiserliche Werft at their shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Hindenburg was the third and final ship of her class; her sister ships were Derfflinger and Lützow. Designed as a replacement for the elderly protected cruiser Hertha, Hindenburg's keel was laid down on 30 June 1913 under the provisional…
The German battlecruisers bombard Lowestoft
Derfflinger fires a broadside salvo.
Queen Mary explodes under concentrated salvos from Seydlitz and Derfflinger