SMS Kronprinz
SMS Kronprinz was the last dreadnought battleship of the four-ship König class of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SMS Markgraf and SMS Cöln.
SMS Markgraf
SMS Cöln
Cava
Island
Cava is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 107 hectares in extent and rises to 38 metres above sea level. The literal meaning of the name is calf island, a terminology often used to designate a small island near to a larger one.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Orphir.
Houton
Village
Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 2 miles northwest of SMS Kronprinz.
Orphir
Village
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. Orphir is situated 3 miles north of SMS Kronprinz.
Lyness
Village
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 4½ miles south of SMS Kronprinz.
SMS Kronprinz
- Type: Scuba diving
- Description: König-class battleship
- Categories: battleship, shipwreck, historic site, disaster remains, and sports location
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.89417° or 58° 53′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.16306° or 3° 9′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CCRVRVP+MQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreck
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=scuba_diving
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“SMS Kronprinz” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кронпринц (линеен кораб, 1914)”
- Bulgarian: “Кронпринц”
- Chinese: “王储号战列舰”
- Czech: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Dutch: “SMS Kronprinz”
- French: “SMS Kronprinz”
- German: “Kronprinz”
- German: “SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm”
- German: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Greek: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Hebrew: “קרונפרינץ (אוניית מערכה, 1914)”
- Hebrew: “קרונפרינץ”
- Irish: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Italian: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Japanese: “クローンプリンツ・ヴルヘルム (戦艦)”
- Persian: “اساماس کرنپرینز”
- Persian: “اساماس کرونپرینتس”
- Polish: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Portuguese: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Russian: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Russian: “Кронпринц”
- Slovak: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Spanish: “SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm”
- Swedish: “SMS Kronprinz”
- Vietnamese: “SMS Kronprinz”
- “SMS Kronprinz”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SMS Brummer and SMS Karlsruhe.
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