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SMS Derfflinger was a battlecruiser of the Imperial German Navy built just before World War I. She was the lead vessel of her class of three ships; the Derfflinger-class battlecruisers were larger and featured significant improvements over previous German battlecruisers in terms of armament, armor protection, and cruising range. Derfflinger was part of the I Scouting Group of the High Seas Fleet for most of World War I. She took part in the bombardments of English coastal towns as well as the Battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland, where her stubborn resistance led to the British nicknaming her "Iron Dog". At Jutland Derfflinger and Seydlitz destroyed Queen Mary, and Lützow assisted Derfflinger in the sinking of Invincible. Derfflinger was interned with the rest of the fleet at Scapa Flow following the armistice in November 1918. Under the orders of Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter the fleet was scuttled on 21 June 1919, including Derfflinger. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battlecruisers of the world.)
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Hi Parsecboy and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:20, 18 June 2020 (UTC)