Nassau class battleship
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The Nassau class were the first class of German Dreadnought battleships.
Laid down in 1907, they were the first German response to the introduction of the 'all-big-gun' British HMS Dreadnought. Each ship carried 12 11in guns in an unusual 'hexagonal' configuration - with one turret fore and aft, and two on each flank of the ship. Seconday armament consisted of 12 5.9in guns, along with 16 3.45in guns for close defence and six torpedo tubes. While their armour was slightly superior to that of Dreadnought the Nassaus adopted older triple-expansion steam engines rather than steam turbines, limiting their speed to 19 knots.
Four ships of the class were built, all seeing action at the Battle of Jutland.
- SMS Nassau - Built Wilhelmshaven Navy Yard, laid down July 1907, completed May 1910, cost 37,399,000 Marks
- SMS Posen - Built Germaniawerft, Kiel, laid down June 1907, completed September 1910, cost 36,920,000 Marks
- SMS Rheinland - Built Vulcan, Stettin, laid down June 1907, completed September 1910, cost 36,916,000 Marks
- SMS Westfalen - Built Weser, Bremen, laid down August 1907 , completed May 1910, cost 37,615,000 Marks
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