Schlesien (1906)

**SMS Schlesien**
	1906 Deutschland-class battleship
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Instance of	pre-dreadnought battleship;
Named after	Silesia;
Operator	Kriegsmarine; Imperial German Navy;
Manufacturer	Schichau-Werke;
Location of creation	Gdańsk;
Yard number	751;
Country of registry	Germany;
Vessel class	Deutschland-class battleship;
Significant event	ship commissioning (1908); ship launching (1906); keel laying (1904);
Beam	22.2 m;
Draft	8.25 m;
Length	127.6 m;
Speed	18.5 kn;
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Schlesien was a German battleship that fought in World War I and World War II.

Photographed while transiting the Panama Canal, 8 March 1938.
Photographed on 8 March 1938, while transiting the Panama Canal.
Schleswig-Holstein (German battleship, 1908), in the foreground. Photographed circa 1930. Battleship Schlesien is at left, and battleship Hessen is in the right background.