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She primarily served as a guard ship in the German Bight; in poor condition by 1916, she was withdrawn from fleet service in February. She thereafter patrolled the Danish straits until replaced by the battleship Hannover in September 1917. After the war, she was converted into a depot ship for F-type minesweepers and placed in reserve in March 1920. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battleships of Germany.) Recently featured: "The Day Before the Revolution" 2019 FA Cup final George Town, Penang Search    Portals  General reference  The Arts  Geography  Health and fitness  History  Mathematics  Science  People and self  Philosophy  Religion  Society  Technology  In the news Hossein Amir-Abdollahian A landslide in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province leaves thousands of people missing. The European Union passes the Artificial Intelligence Act, aiming to establish a regulatory and legal framework for AI. 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