SMS Anhalt



Anhalt is the fourth of nine Bismarck-class battleships built for the Imperial German Navy during the mid 1930's. Named after the province of Saxony-Anhalt he ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyards in Hamburg in January of 1932, and her hull was launched two and a half years later. Work was completed in June 1937, and SMS Anhalt was built to the same standard of her sister ship, Tirpitz. With construction completed SMS Anhalt was commissioned into the German fleet six months later. Like her sister ship Tirpitz was armed with a main battery of eight 38-centimeter (15 in) guns in four twin turrets.

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