SMS "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" ("HMS Emperor William the Great") was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the , built around the turn of the 20th century. The ship was one of the first battleships built by the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) as part of a program of naval expansion under Kaiser Wilhelm II. "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" was built in Kiel at the Germaniawerft shipyard. She was laid down in January 1898, launched in June 1899, and completed in May 1901. The ship was armed with a main battery of four guns in two twin turrets.