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SMS König Albert

SMS König Albert was a member of the Kaiser class (1912).

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The German battleship SMS König Albert , ca. 1913-14.
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ClassKaiser class (1912)
NavyImperial German Navy
CountryGermany
Builder / shipyardSchichau, Danzig
Laid down1910-07
Launched1912-04-27
Completed1913-07-31
Recorded statusScuttled

Overview

SMS König Albert was a member of the Kaiser class (1912).

SMS König Albert is associated with Germany and Imperial German Navy. It belonged to Kaiser class (1912), so the class page provides the shared design history while this page concentrates on the individual ship.

Construction and identity

The available construction record identifies SMS König Albert as built by Schichau, Danzig, laid down on 1910-07, launched on 1912-04-27, and completed on 1913-07-31.

The ship's documented identity includes service with Imperial German Navy.

Service history

Served with the High Seas Fleet during World War I, including fleet operations around Jutland; interned and scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919.

The ship's configuration should be interpreted through the documented class and the dates attached to this individual vessel; equipment should not be assumed to have remained unchanged throughout service.

Class context: Kaiser class (1912)

The Kaiser class was Germany’s third dreadnought generation and its first battleship class built around steam turbines.

As a member of Kaiser class (1912), SMS König Albert shared the class's documented design framework and intended roles of Fleet combatant. Individual refits, transfers, and wartime changes belong to this ship only when separately documented.

Later service and disposition

scuttled while interned. The associated date is 1919-06-21. The recorded location is Scapa Flow.

SMS König Albert matters as an individual career within Kaiser class (1912), allowing class-wide design history to be separated from this ship's own construction, identities, service, and fate.

This ship is recorded as a member of Kaiser class (1912). Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
  2. German Warships 1815–1945, Volume OneNaval Institute Press
  3. Kaiser History ↗German Naval History · accessed 2026-09-18
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