Construction and design SMS König

könig ordered under provisional name s , built @ kaiserliche werft dockyards in wilhelmshaven, under construction number 33. keel laid in october 1911 , launched on 1 march 1913 king s cousin, albrecht, duke of württemberg. fitting-out work completed 9 august 1914, day commissioned high seas fleet. had cost imperial german government 45 million goldmarks. first of 4 ships in class, könig later joined in service grosser kurfürst, markgraf, , kronprinz.

könig displaced 25,796 t (25,389 long tons) built , 28,600 t (28,100 long tons) loaded, length of 175.4 m (575 ft 6 in), beam of 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) , draft of 9.19 m (30 ft 2 in). powered 3 parsons steam turbines, developed total of 42,708 shaft horsepower (31,847 kw) , yielded maximum speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph).

she armed ten 30.5 cm (12.0 in) sk l/50 guns arranged in 5 twin gun turrets: 2 superfiring turrets each fore , aft , 1 turret amidships between 2 funnels. könig first german battleship mount of main battery artillery on centerline. earlier kaiser-class battleships, könig bring of main guns bear on either side, newer vessel enjoyed wider arc of fire due all-centerline arrangement. secondary armament consisted of fourteen 15 cm (5.9 in) sk l/45 quick-firing guns, 6 8.8 cm (3.5 in) sk l/45 quick-firing guns , 5 50 cm (20 in) underwater torpedo tubes, 1 in bow , 2 on each beam.

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