SMS Pommern: The Lost Giant

A Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial German Navy. Named after the Prussian province of Pomerania.

SMS Pommern was commissioned into the navy on 6 August 1907. The ship was armed with four 28 cm (11 in) guns in two twin turrets and had a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).

Pommern was assigned to the II Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet for most of her career, including World War I. She participated in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916.

During the battle, she was torpedoed by the British destroyer HMS Onslaught. One or two torpedoes hit the ship, detonating one of the 17 cm magazines. The resulting explosion broke the ship in half and killed the entire crew of 839 officers and enlisted men.

Original photos provided by the Bundesarchiv. Digital reconstruction by XOMA.

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