...The would-be last unit of the class,
Prinzessin Sofia, was instead re-ordered as the Kingdom's first true dreadnought. Renamed
Kaiserin Sofia to emphasize her groundbreaking status, she was joined by
Namaqualand and it was believed that Kingdom had finally entered into the superpower era. Unfortunately, KvN
Namaqualand launched around the same time as the first
super-dreadnoughts - it seemed that the Kingdom would perpetually lag behind the major powers, but
Kaiserin Sofia and
Namaqualand nonetheless proved to be powerful assets even with a reduction back to a 21 knot speed.
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