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Großer Kurfürst

Schlachtschiff 1914-1919  König  Class

   Info   History   Operations   Technical Data 
15.07.1914:   First sea trial.
20.07.1914:   Second sea trial.
30.07.1914:   Großer Kurfürst is commissioned and attached to the 3rd Battleship Squadron at the outbreak of the war.
02-03.11.1914:   Fleet operations in the North Sea.
15-16.11.1914:   Fleet operations in the North Sea.
07.12.1914:   Rams the battleship König near Wilhelmshaven, both ships remained undamaged.
23.01-11.02.1915:   Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
24.04-10.05.1915:   Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
23-24.10.1915:   Fleet operations in the North Sea.
05-26.12.1915:   Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
18-23.01.1916:   Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
12.02-03.03.1916:   Repairs in Wilhelmshaven.
05-06.03.1916:   Operations at the Hooften.
26.03.1916:   Covers fleet operations at the Amrumbank.
21-22.04.1916:   Fleet Operations at the Horns Reef.
24-25.04.1916:   Covers battlecruiser coastal bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
31.05.1916:   Battle of Jutland: Großer Kurfürst is hit 8 times, killing 15 crew members, 10 others are wounded.
06.06-17.07.1916:   Repairs at AG "Vulcan" in Hamburg.
28.07-04.08.1916:   Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
18-19.08.1916:   Raid against the British East Coast.
19.10.1916:   Operation in the Doggerbank area.
21.10-03.11.1916:   Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
05.11.1916:   Operation at the Danish West Coast, torpedoed by British submarine J1 .
10.11.1916-09.02.1917:   Repairs.
09.02.1917:   On its way to Kiel, the Großer Kurfürst runs aground.
05.03.1917:   Collision with the battleship Kronprinz Wilhelm , bow of the Großer Kurfürst is damaged.
-23.04.1917:   Repairs.
17.05-08..06.1917:   Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
11-19.10.1917:   Operations near the Baltic Islands, hit by a mine, despite the damage, the ships continues its operation to bombard the batteries as Cape Ninnast.
-01.12.1917:   Repairs in Wilhelmshaven.
24-25.04.1918:   Unsuccessful raid in the northern North Sea, the ship is damaged  while entering Wilhelmshaven harbor after the operation.
27.04-02.05.1918:   Repairs in Wilhelmshaven.
30.05.1918:   Großer Kurfürst runs aground near Helgoland, damaging one of the shafts.
-12.08.1918:   Repairs in Wilhelmshaven.
26.11.1918:   Interned at Scapa Flow.
21.06.1919:   Scuttled by own crew at 13:30.
1936:   Wreck raised and broken down.

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