Battlecruiser Yavuz (SMS Goeben) was one of the famous
and powerful warships
of her time. She had ten 11 in. (280 mm) guns
with a maximum firing
range of
23.700 meters, a top speed of 28 knots and a full (total) displacement
of 25.407
tons. She served for Turkish Navy as flagship, until 1971.

Yavuz, during a naval ceremony in Istanbul
Technical
Specifications
Laid
down: 12.08.1909
Launched on:
28.03.1911
Commisioned:
02.07.1912
Designed and
built by: Blohm & Voss AG
Hamburg, Germany
Major class:
Moltke class batlle-cruiser
Total crew
members: 1057
Displacement:
22.979 tons
Full
displacement: 25.407 tons
Maximum speed:
28 knots
Dimensions:
L:186.5m/B:29.5m/D:9.2m
Boilers:
24 X Schuls Tornieroft high pressure Marine Boilers
Machinery:
4 X Parsons - Blohm & Voss steam turbines
Propellers:
4
Max. coal
capacity: 2950 tons
Total full
machine power output: 85.200 HP
Armor
thickness: 271mm to 82mm (in
turrets: 250mm)
Armament:
listed below
10 X 280mm main guns in 5 twin turrets
12 X 150mm secondary guns
12 X 88mm AA guns
4 X 500mm torpedo tubes
Maximum gunnery
range: 23.700 meters with 280's
Maximum
operation range: 6500 nautical
miles/10 knots
Career:
1912-1914 Kaiserliche Marine, and 1914-1971 Turkish Navy
The end of
career: scrapped in 1976