Braunschweig-class battleship
 The Braunschweig-class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine (the German Imperial Navy). The class comprised five ships: Braunschweig Elsass Hessen Preussen and Lothringen. The ships were an improvement over the preceding Wittelsbach class; the ships mounted a more powerful main battery were two knots faster and had better armor protection.The five ships all saw active service during World War I primarily as coast defense ships in the IV Battle Squadron.