Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-19
srn1any tOLOse Half Of Her Drealhloughts
Peace Conference May Decide Final Disposition of War ships. ...-.

arlington, Nov. 1S.-There was no announcement here today regarding the delivery of the fleet of battleships, pattle cruisers and light cruisers which Germany was required under Si,e' terms of the arnistice to surrender touay to the associated na tions. Nor was there any information as to the names or the ports at which the yes seis were to be interned There was much speculation as to the final disposition of the ships. but Tn lne absence of any official infor- nation, many officers thought this matter would be left until the peace conference meets. The ar1nistice pro vlded that the vessels were to be dis armed before they left Germany and | that they were to be internedtat neu- tlal or allied ports as the associated 1 governments might direct with only l caretakers. on board.
 l Publication of the names of the bat tiesnlps and cruisers which were des- | lgnated by the associated governments for delivery reveals that Germsny is stripped of at least half of the fleet of dreadnoughts which it had in com mission or building when the war be- gan and of virtually all of it's battle cruisers
 The dreadnoughts Kronprinz Will
 helm. Grosser kurgurs& ,Markgraf and honig are of the same type, each 5S0 l feet long and of 26,000 tons. They were designated for speed of 2
 knots and had just been completed when the war opened They were armed with ten 12inch and fourteen
 5.9 inch guns.
 l The Prinzregent Luitpold, Konig AL lbert,e Kaiserin, Kaiser, and Friedrich der Crosse were completed in 1913 and lare 564 feet longs with a speed of q knots and of A, 600 tons. They also
 carried ten t2-inch guns each and fourteen 5.9 inch rifles. i Available naval records here do no,
 show a battleship Bayern, but it is re- l Sarded as possible that this is one ot I tho three newer. dreadnorghts com pfcted since the war. started. These
 were authorized in 1913 and 1914 ant
 wre to have been of 2S.09O tons dis.
 placement with eight 15-inch rife.
 each
 Besides the craft delivered German,
 had four older dreadnoughts, bu
 their surrender was not required. The,
 must be disarmed and laid up in Ger.
 man ports. however
 The Derhinger IS the largest of tn. battle cruisers. her displacement be.
 ing 2S.000 tons and length 71S feet i, Her armament consisted of eight 12 inch rifles and her designed speed wa
 30 knots an hour. There is no men
 tion of a cruiser Hindenburg in maya
 records available here, but this shij probably is a sister of the Derflinger
 and originally was named the Lut zow. 5
 The seidlitz is a battle cruiser o
 2f,660 tons and carried ten 11Sinci guns. Her speed is 29 kr1cts and sh
 v7as completed in 1915 The battle cruiser Moltke, a siste snip of the GoeEen. was completed il : 1912 and, soon afterwards visited thi : country as the flagship of d fleet wf1iel President Taft reviewed at Hampto
 Roads, She then was regarded as on g of the finest battle cruisers afioat be : ing 610 feet long, of 22,60e tons dis
 placement and 25.5 knots speed. Sh Is rad ten, 11-inch rifles in her mai battery.
 . The Won der Tam was quilt in 191
 and has a displacement of Is. 800 ton. e Her speed is 27.6 knots an hour an : her armament consists of eight II l inch rifles. ten 5.9 inch rifles an . many smaller guns