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Mechanical stokers in German battlecruiser plans

Planned German battlecruiser applications remained unimplemented as oil firing displaced the requirement.

Question

Were mechanical coal stokers intended for battlecruisers?

Short answer

The answer recalls later German plans, mentioning Mackensen, but says the applications were not implemented before oil firing overtook them.

Notes

The follow-up turns to mechanical stoking in later German battlecruiser plans, with Mackensen mentioned during the recollection. These projected applications did not become operational examples in the ships discussed. The move toward oil firing displaced the requirement. No claim is made that every coal-fired battlecruiser was fitted for mechanical stoking.