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806:(10,100 kW) and a top speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph). Each ship exceeded their design speed by at least half a knot on speed trials, however. All four ships' engines were powered by eleven coal-fired Marine-type boilers, which were trunked into three funnels. The ships were designed to carry 400 t (390 long tons) of coal, though they could store up to 880 t (870 long tons).
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of 5.29 m (17 ft 4 in) forward. The remaining three ships were 116.80 m (383 ft 2 in) long at the waterline and 117.40 m (385 ft 2 in) long overall; they had a beam of 13.3 m (43 ft 8 in) and a draft of 5.14 to 5.4 m (16 ft
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from thirteen to fifteen, thereby reducing the risk of flooding disabling multiple boilers. This change necessitated a rearranging of the coal storage bunkers, so the three 1905 cruisers had to be lengthened by 2 m (6 ft 7 in) compared to the
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class were protected by an armored deck that was 80 millimeters (3.1 in) thick amidships, and reduced to 20 mm (0.79 in) thick aft. Sloped armor 45 mm (1.8 in) thick gave a measure of vertical protection. The
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on 31 May and 1 June 1916. The two cruisers engaged in close-range night fighting with the
British fleet, but neither was significantly damaged. Both ships were withdrawn from service later in the war,
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The ships' hulls were constructed with transverse and longitudinal steel frames, over which the steel outer hull was built. The hulls were divided into thirteen or fourteen watertight compartments. A
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was 0.54 to 0.65 m (1 ft 9 in to 2 ft 2 in). The ships had a crew of fourteen officers and 308 enlisted men. They carried a number of smaller boats, including one
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was stationed in German East Africa; she was ordered to begin raiding
British commerce in the region. She was relatively unsuccessful in this regard, having sunk only the British freighter
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were designed to displace 3,469 t (3,414 long tons), with full load displacements of 3,902 t (3,840 long tons) and 4,002 t (3,939 long tons), respectively.
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had two electricity generators, while the other three ships were equipped with three generators. The generators produced a total output of 90 and 135
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was also laid down at the
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would be evaluated for lessons that could be incorporated into the new vessels. The need for enhanced protection against underwater weapons like
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s guns were removed from the wreck and mounted on improvised gun carriages and used in German East Africa during the World War I land campaign.
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design followed the same general parameters as the two earlier classes, but with significant improvements in terms of size and speed. Like the
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had 100 mm (3.9 in) thick sides and a 20 mm thick roof. The ships' guns were protected with 50 mm (2.0 in) thick
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and sunk by
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Nottelmann, Dirk (2020). "The
Development of the Small Cruiser in the Imperial German Navy". In Jordan, John (ed.).
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guns with 4,000 rounds of ammunition. All four ships were also equipped with a pair of 45 cm (17.7 in)
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later had a pair of 8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns installed. The last three ships were also equipped with eight
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had been aptly demonstrated in these early engagements, and so the German design staff made alterations to the
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Campbell, N. J. M. & Sieche, Erwin (1986). "Germany". In
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displaced 3,480 t (3,430 long tons) as designed and 3,822 t (3,762 long tons) at combat load.
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and rolled up to twenty degrees. They were also very wet at high speeds and suffered from a slight
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Armor protection for the members of the class consisted of two layers of steel with one layer of
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in 1905, launched on 12 December 1905, and commissioned into the German Navy on 6 April 1907.
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in August 1914, and suffered relatively minor damage. Both cruisers participated in the
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could cruise for 4,120 nmi (7,630 km; 4,740 mi) at the same speed, and
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emerged from the battle unscathed. Both ships were withdrawn from service in 1917;
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advising him that before work began on the 1905 cruisers, the early battles of the
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and saw action at many major battles during the conflict. At the outbreak of war,
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class, being slightly larger and faster, and mounting the same armament of ten
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in 1918. The two ships survived the war and were surrendered to
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was the only ship of the class built by a private shipbuilding firm, by
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in 1918. They both survived the war, and were surrendered to
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The first three ships of the class were built by government shipyards.
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in single pedestal mounts. Two were placed side by side forward on the
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remained in German waters during the war, and both saw action at the
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Figures varied across the class; these statistics are those of the
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was hit twice but was not badly damaged during the night, while
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had a range of 4,170 nmi (7,720 km; 4,800 mi).
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filled the requirements for the first seventeen vessels. The
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719:. The ships of the class were good sea boats, but they were
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was still assigned to the East Asia Squadron under Admiral
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s included an additional boiler to increase the top speed.
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1841:] (in German). München: Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
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Small Cruisers 1903–1918: The Bremen Through Cöln Classes
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she suffered from quite severe weather helm. The ships'
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ran for forty-seven percent of the length of the
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to evaluate their performance compared to traditional
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design. The designers added an additional watertight
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1606:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 134–189.
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1833:Koop, Gerhard & Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2004).
1692:"Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888–1918
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1603:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
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1161:both saw action with the High Seas Fleet in the
1566:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military Classics.
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2769:List of ships of the Imperial German Navy
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2760:Building for the Netherlands when seized
2004:German naval ship classes of World War I
1073:and eventually destroyed by two British
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1770:. London: Cassell Military Paperbacks.
1112:when war broke out. Initially based in
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1751:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime.
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788:(9,800 kW) for a top speed of 23
715:. Steering was controlled by a single
415:. At the former, she sank the British
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1818:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1792:Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020).
1732:. Oxford: Osprey. pp. 102–118.
1675:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1583:Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting
1580:
1564:Naval Battles of the First World War
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330:. The class comprised four vessels:
16:Class of 1900s German light cruisers
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1644:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
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1963:List of light cruisers of Germany
1796:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
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1585:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
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1130:. The following month during the
2794:Königsberg-class cruisers (1905)
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1140:was sunk by the armored cruiser
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802:steam turbines, rated at 13,500
634:Plan and profile as depicted in
174:: 3,814 t (3,754 long tons)
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2799:World War I cruisers of Germany
1816:The Kaiser's Cruisers 1871–1918
1768:Jutland: The German Perspective
1041:meanwhile remained in Germany.
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770:moored in harbor before the war
210:13,200 ihp (9,800 kW)
1673:A Naval History of World War I
1132:Battle of the Falkland Islands
1065:in harbor and sank her in the
856:The ships were armed with ten
278:2 × 45 cm (17.7 in)
1:
2454:Small / Coastal torpedo boats
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1029:went to east African waters.
882:submerged in the hull on the
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579:, the state secretary of the
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2067:Pre-dreadnought battleships
1814:; Nottelmann, Dirk (2021).
1694:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
1179:on 31 May and 1 June 1916.
613:, increasing the number of
302:: 100 mm (3.9 in)
10:
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1711:The Germans Who Never Lost
1654:German Warships: 1815–1945
1173:Battle of Heligoland Bight
575:In December 1904, Admiral
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274:10.5 cm SK L/40 naval guns
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247:23 knots (42.6 km/h)
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1749:Battle on the Seven Seas
1534:, pp. 280–281, 390.
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236:triple-expansion engines
137:General characteristics
21:Königsberg-class cruiser
1766:Tarrant, V. E. (1995).
1709:Hoyt, Edwin P. (1969).
1690:Herwig, Holger (1980).
1621:Farwell, Byron (1989).
1581:Campbell, John (1998).
626:General characteristics
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922:was laid down at the
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636:Jane's Fighting Ships
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516:s, one member of the
2736:Single ship of class
2083:Kaiser Friedrich III
1747:Staff, Gary (2011).
1625:. New York: Norton.
1348:, pp. 140, 157.
1171:participated in the
786:indicated horsepower
536:. The first vessel,
319:was a group of four
65:Imperial German Navy
1498:, pp. 94, 125.
1474:, pp. 154–155.
1462:, pp. 132–134.
1375:, pp. 104–105.
1301:, pp. 113–114.
1110:Maximilian von Spee
893:. The ships of the
609:to both of the aft
2354:Protected cruisers
1713:. London: Frewin.
1067:Battle of Zanzibar
1056:City of Winchester
1021:East Asia Squadron
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852:Armament and armor
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735:metacentric height
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593:Russo-Japanese War
577:Alfred von Tirpitz
528:, was fitted with
409:Battles of Coronel
405:East Asia Squadron
395:German East Africa
215:water-tube boilers
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1971:
1970:
1825:978-1-68247-745-8
1803:978-1-5267-4198-1
1758:978-1-84884-182-6
1739:978-1-4728-4071-4
1701:978-1-57392-286-9
1663:978-0-87021-790-6
1613:978-0-85177-245-5
1592:978-1-55821-759-1
1560:Bennett, Geoffrey
1486:, pp. 71–72.
1289:, pp. 45–46.
1177:Battle of Jutland
1118:Battle of Coronel
985:The ships of the
962:her namesake city
944:Imperial Dockyard
942:was built by the
924:Imperial Dockyard
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912:Construction
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152:Displacement
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2748:Conversions
2211:Scharnhorst
2147:Derfflinger
2104:Deutschland
2090:Wittelsbach
2076:Brandenburg
2014:battleships
2011:Dreadnought
1046:World War I
906:gun shields
891:Krupp armor
739:picket boat
676:metric tons
597:naval mines
381:World War I
257:14 Officers
71:Preceded by
2783:Categories
2324:Königsberg
2261:Königsberg
1902:Königsberg
1888:Königsberg
1553:References
1311:Nottelmann
1299:Nottelmann
1240:Königsberg
1209:war prizes
1094:Königsberg
1051:Königsberg
1026:Königsberg
1010:Königsberg
988:Königsberg
919:Königsberg
896:Königsberg
878:with five
867:Königsberg
862:forecastle
837:Königsberg
809:Königsberg
777:Königsberg
767:Königsberg
749:, and two
668:Königsberg
645:Königsberg
602:Königsberg
569:Königsberg
539:Königsberg
519:Königsberg
507:Königsberg
473:war prizes
386:Königsberg
334:Königsberg
314:Königsberg
252:Complement
230:propellers
228:2 × screw
223:Propulsion
105:In service
40:Königsberg
2742:Cancelled
2505:Siegfried
2362:SMS
2317:Wiesbaden
2296:Karlsruhe
2289:Magdeburg
2238:SMS
2217:SMS
2188:SMS
2180:SMS
2154:Mackensen
2138:SMS
2123:SMS
2030:Helgoland
1916:Stuttgart
1251:Citations
1238:SMS
1234:lead ship
1220:Footnotes
1200:Stuttgart
1188:Stuttgart
1163:North Sea
1158:Stuttgart
1142:HMS
1125:HMS
1086:HMS
1079:HMS
1060:HMS
1032:Stuttgart
998:Stuttgart
958:AG Vulcan
939:Stuttgart
884:broadside
880:torpedoes
842:kilowatts
825:Stuttgart
757:Machinery
730:Stuttgart
695:Stuttgart
684:full load
680:long tons
672:displaced
620:lead ship
557:Stuttgart
464:Stuttgart
437:Stuttgart
427:HMS
420:HMS
357:SMS
352:Stuttgart
350:SMS
343:SMS
339:lead ship
332:SMS
172:Full load
166:long tons
113:Completed
108:1907–1918
100:1905–1907
53:Operators
2765:See also
2303:Graudenz
2275:Nautilus
2140:Seydlitz
1909:Nürnberg
1652:(1990).
1562:(2005).
1532:Campbell
1137:Nürnberg
1127:Monmouth
1105:Nürnberg
1075:monitors
1023:, while
1016:Nürnberg
1004:Nürnberg
933:Nürnberg
819:Nürnberg
751:dinghies
689:Nürnberg
607:bulkhead
545:Nürnberg
422:Monmouth
400:Nürnberg
345:Nürnberg
267:Armament
2523:U-boats
2331:Brummer
2282:Kolberg
2268:Dresden
2247:Gazelle
2219:Blücher
2057:L 20e α
1948:Dresden
1923:Stettin
1544:Tarrant
1520:Tarrant
1496:Bennett
1484:Halpern
1460:Bennett
1448:Farwell
1424:Halpern
1397:Farwell
1358:Farwell
1194:Stettin
1182:Stettin
1168:Stettin
1152:Stettin
1114:Qingdao
1062:Pegasus
1038:Stettin
978:Stettin
953:Stettin
831:Stettin
800:Parsons
795:Stettin
701:Stettin
678:(3,340
566:s, the
551:Stettin
525:Stettin
522:class,
502:classes
494:Gazelle
454:Stettin
443:Stettin
359:Stettin
164:(3,340
129:Retired
89:Dresden
2696:UC III
2681:UB III
2381:Large
2310:Pillau
2254:Bremen
2132:Moltke
2051:Bayern
2037:Kaiser
2023:Nassau
1939:Bremen
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1373:Gröner
1334:Gröner
1287:Herwig
1263:Herwig
1088:Severn
1081:Mersey
948:Danzig
745:, two
743:cutter
717:rudder
674:3,390
563:Bremen
554:, and
513:Bremen
500:Bremen
479:Design
461:, and
365:Bremen
355:, and
337:, the
325:German
181:Length
158:Normal
76:Bremen
62:
2711:UE II
2691:UC II
2676:UB II
2661:U 151
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