#smsweissenburg

SMS Weissenburg was one of four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships constructed for the Imperial German Navy in the early 1890s. As part of Germany’s first generation of true seagoing battleships, Weissenburg symbolized the country’s growing naval ambitions and marked a turning point in its maritime strategy. Though she would later be overshadowed by more modern warships, Weissenburg served with distinction during her years in the German fleet before being sold to the Ottoman Empire, where she had an extended second career under the name Turgut Reis.