Roon Class Cruisers Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Roon |
Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, Germany |
June 27, 1903 |
Apr. 5, 1906 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped in 1921.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Yorck |
Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany |
May 14, 1904 |
Nov. 21, 1905 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Nov. 4, 1914 by a German mine.
Wreck scrapped in stages from 1929 until the 1980's however some of the wreck still remains there. Location: Jade Estuary near Wilhelmshaven, Germany. 336 crewmen killed. |