merchant submarine Deutschland
This photograph appears to show the merchant submarine Deutschland in rough seas. The submarine is likely stilling completing its sea trials before delivery to German Ocean Navigation a subsidiary of…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog Weapon: 30.5cm Gun
Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine BlogWeapon: 30.5cm Gun This weapon would serve as the principal armament of the battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine. The weapon would be fielded on the classes: Helgoland,…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog Birthday: SMS Ostfriesland
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine BlogBirthday: SMS OstfrieslandSince this proud German Schlachtschiff & I share the same birthday, I am sharing this photo from personal collection.
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog
Submarine: SM U-21 Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine Blog Submarine: SM U-21 Class: Type U 19 Length: 64.15 meters Width: 6.10m Height: 8.10m Draft: 3.58m Shafts: 2 Powerpoint: 2 Man Stroke 8-Cylinder…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog
Kapitanleutnant Otto Hershing Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine Blog Kapitanleutnant Otto Hershing The captain of the German submarine SM U-21. Otto Hersing commanded the U-21 in the sinking of the HMS Pathfinder…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog: Langer Max
Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine Blog: Langer MaxWhile the battleships Sachsen & Wurttemberg were never completed, their 38cm SK-L/45 guns would still see combat bombarding targets on the Western Front. The first…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog: Post #9: My Own Connection to World War One
Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine Blog:Post #9: My Own Connection to World War OneFor many of us, our connection to history comes from our family. My own connection to World War One…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog Post #7: 1st Battle Squadron
Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine BlogPost #7: 1st Battle SquadronThe 1st Battle Squardorn would operate the High Seas Fleet first & second generation of dreadnoughts. The SMS Westfalen (Nassau Class) would be…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog Post #6: SMS Moltke Skagarrek Battle Damage
Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine BlogPost #6: SMS Moltke Skagarrek Battle DamageThe battlecruiser SMS Moltke was the least damaged heavy unit of the 1st Scouting Group after the Skagerrak Battle. She would…
Kyler’s Kaiserliche Marine Blog Post #5 – The Only German Dreadnought Visit to the USA
Kyler's Kaiserliche Marine BlogPost #5 - The Only German Dreadnought Visit to the USAAfter a Baltic Sea visit from the US Navy's Second Battleship Division in 1911, Kaiser Wilhelm made…