SMS Hessen was the third ship of the Braunschweig-class battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Named after the Grand Duchy of Hesse, she was laid down at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel in 1902, launched on 18 September 1903, and commissioned on 19 September 1905. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/german-pre-dreadnought-battleship-sms-hessen/ #battleship #FirstWorldWar #GermanNavy #HighSeasFleet #ImperialGermanNavy #KaiserlicheMarine #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #Navy #Predreadnought #SMSHessen #WorldWarOne #WW1