Schlesien, a 13,191-ton Deutschland class battleship built at Danzig, Germany, was commissioned in May 1908. She served the Imperial German Navy as a combat ship until 1917, and was thereafter employed as a barracks and training ship. Schlesien was one of the old armored warships that Germany was allowed to keep in service during the post-World War I era and was modernized in the early 1930s. Though mainly serving in a training role, she was also used as a fighting ship in the Baltic area during World War II. In May 1945, Schlesien was badly damaged by a mine and aircraft bombs near Swinemünde and was subsequently scuttled. Her wreck was broken up over next three decades.
This page features our only views of the German battleship Schlesien.
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In addition to the images presented above, the National Archives appears to hold at least one other view of the German battleship Schlesien. The following list features that image:
The image listed below is NOT in the
Naval Historical Center's collections.
DO NOT try to obtain it using the procedures described in our
page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
German battleship Schlesien, probably photographed during the 1930s. Port stern view taken at surface level from a sailboat. Schlesien appears to be at anchor, with a boat boom rigged out to port. Reproductions of this image should be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system for pictures not held by the Naval Historical Center. The image listed in this box is NOT in the Naval Historical Center's collections. DO NOT try to obtain it using the procedures described in our page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 21 March 2001