Lothringen-class battlecruiser

Concept: Larger and more powerful version of the Moltke-class battlecruisers. Armed with 12-inch (305mm) instead of 11-inch (280mm) main battery guns and has a top speed of 29 knots.

General Information

Name:

Lothringen-class

Namesake:

Names of places in Germany

Aliases:

Ships:

Specifications

Type
Battlecruiser
Length
186m
Beam
25.6m
Displacement
21,823t standard
27,999t full load
Max Speed
Unspecified
Range
Unspecified
Armament and Equipment
2*5 305mm main guns
1*11 152mm secondary guns
1*2 457mm torpedoes (submerged tubes)

*Armament key: Armament in a turret*num. of turrets; e.g. 2*5 guns would mean 5 twin turret mounts.

Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts configuration

Components
-Shaft II

Protection
-Armor: Krup III
-Bulkheads: Reinforced Bulkheads 1

Equipment
-Rangefinder: Rng-C III
-Acoustics: Hydro I
-Radio: Advanced

Lothringen as built in Ultimate Admirals: Dreadnoughts.

One portside casemate gun is removed to stabilise the ship. Note the empty casemate gun mount.

Lore

Battle of the Celtic Sea (Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts)
An unexpected battle took place in 1916, after the Entente blockade at the English channel was awkwardly broken. SMS Lothringen passed through the English channel with escorts at night and not without a Royal Navy and Marine Nationale pursuit. Lothringen however, was able to pass through these waters much farther while the Royal Navy was distracted by other naval actions.

Lothringen goes out to the Atlantic to initiate commerce raiding. Two patrolling British ships- heavy cruiser HMS Cumberland and light cruiser HMS Persian- spotted the Lothringen and opened fire. Lothringen spotted the two ships minutes later and returned fire. The battle then continues, which ends with Cumberland taking serious damage while the Persian sank. Lothringen takes minor damage and escapes out to sea.