 {|     |} the mackensen class was the last class of battlecruisers to be built by germany in world war i. the class was to have comprised four ships: mackensen, the name ship, graf spee, prinz eitel friedrich, and fÃ¼rst bismarck. the lead ship of the class was named for august von mackensen, a prominent military commander during the war. none of the vessels were completed, as shipbuilding priorities during the war were redirected towards u-boats. they were broken up in the early 1920s. in response to the mackensen-class ships, the british royal navy laid down the s, all but one of which would eventually be canceled; the sole survivor, , was completed after the end of the war. the design of the mackensens was a much improved version of the previous . the most significant improvement was a new, more powerful 35&nbsp;cm (13.8&nbsp;inch) gun, compared to the {{convert|3
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