The design staff were also required to provide sufficient range to the new battleships; they would have to make long voyages from German ports to reach the Atlantic, and Germany had no overseas bases where the ships could refuel.
设计人员还需要为新战列舰提供足够的航程，它们必须长途跋涉从德国港口驶抵大西洋，而德国没有海外基地可供舰只补料。