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and IV Scouting Group were not heavily engaged during the early phases of the battle, since they were stationed close to the main body of the fleet and their guns could not hit targets at the long ranges at which the battle was primarily fought; through the daylight portion of the battle, they only
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received the report of German torpedo boats in contact with the British, and immediately weighed anchor and steamed off to support them. Twenty-six minutes later, she encountered the British destroyers and opened fire, at a range of 8.5 km (5.3 mi). The attack forced the British ships to
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departed for periodic maintenance in Wilhelmshaven on 8 December. By the time she returned to the Baltic on 17 February 1918, Nordmann's command had been merged with its counterpart for the central Baltic, and he became the Commander of the Defence of the Baltic, though he shifted his flag from
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had steam in all of her boilers, and was capable of her top speed. She therefore returned to the battle, and at 10:06, she encountered eight British destroyers and immediately attacked them, opening fire at 10:08. Several hits were observed in the British formation, which dispersed and fled. By
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came to within 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) of an isolated squadron of six British battleships. However, skirmishes between the rival screens in the darkness convinced Ingenohl that he was faced with the entire Grand Fleet. Under orders from Kaiser Wilhelm II to avoid risking the fleet
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and the rest of IV Scouting Group sortied for another sweep into the North Sea on 17–18 May. Another attempt to catch British vessels in the southern North Sea took place on 29–30 May. Neither operation located hostile ships. The pace of operations slowed somewhat, and on 2 July,
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too closely, forcing her to slow down. The rest of IV Scouting Group did not notice the reduction in speed, and so the ships became disorganized. Shortly thereafter, the British 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron came upon the German cruisers, which were joined by
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fell back to get steam in all of her boilers. During this portion of the battle, the ship was hit once, on the starboard No. 4 gun, which killed two men and badly injured another. Her intervention prevented the British from sinking the torpedo boats
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s aid. The Russian forces were significantly stronger than the German light cruisers, but they believed more powerful German forces would intervene, and so they disengaged; indeed, when reports of the action arrived at German headquarters, the
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escorted a flotilla of U-boats into the North Sea in an attempt to draw out the British fleet, which could then be attacked by the U-boats. The force sailed about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) to the northwest of
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could no longer see the fleeing destroyers, and so broke off the chase. The ship had been hit several times in return, without causing significant damage, but killing another two and wounding another four men. At around 13:40,
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during shooting practice. This period lasted until 10 November. She was detached from IV Scouting Group in August, and on 10 September, she became the flagship of the Commander of the Defenses of the Western Baltic Sea,
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earlier that year, but the discussion came to nothing. Instead, she served briefly as the flagship for the Commander of Minesweeping and Clearing Force from 10 June to 20 July, at which point she was replaced by the cruiser
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was surrendered to Great Britain under the transfer name "T". The terms of the Versailles treaty required that ex-German warships be dismantled or rendered unusable by specific dates; as the deadline for
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10.5 cm guns. A shell fragment punctured the steam pipe for the ship's siren, and the escaping steam impaired visibility and forced the ship to abandon an attempt to launch torpedoes. In the melee,
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German warships were ordered under provisional names. For new additions to the fleet, they were given a single letter; for those ships intended to replace older or lost vessels, they were ordered as "
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torn off a mast. The ship took part in her last peacetime training exercise with the High Seas Fleet in November 1913. She was thereafter replaced in the reconnaissance unit by the new cruiser
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and then returned to port without having encountered any British warships. They made a second sweep into the North Sea on 8 August, again without successfully locating any British ships.
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again served in the covering force for a torpedo-boat patrol among the fishing ships south of Horns Rev. On 10 August, the fleet went to sea again, this time to cover the return of the
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on 11–12 September. The final fleet operation of the war took place on 23–24 October in the direction of Horns Rev; like its predecessors, the ships did not encounter British vessels.
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that was 80 mm (3.1 in) thick amidships. The deck sloped downward at the sides, with a thickness of 45 mm (1.8 in), to provide protection against enemy fire. The
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work thereafter commenced, which was completed by September 1907. Because of her experimental turbines, the German Navy examined the ship thoroughly before accepting her. She was
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to inspect fishing boats in the area. Two further fleet operations into the North Sea followed on 17–18 and 21–22 April, again without resulting in action with British forces.
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thereafter returned to the U-boat school, where she remained until the end of the war in November. During this period, on 25 September, Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the ship.
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with the U-boat school. She was employed as a target ship for U-boat crews to practice torpedoing a moving target. There was some debate about converting the ship into a
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evaded one torpedo but another hit the ship. The warhead failed to detonate, but the impact nevertheless dented the hull and tore some of the plating. On 3 December,
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for two weeks, they returned to Germany. On the way back, they stopped in Vigo from 22 to 26 June, before continuing on to Kiel, arriving there three days later.
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briefly fired on the British ship, but poor visibility forced the ships to cease fire. Reuter turned his ships 90 degrees away and disappeared in the haze.
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was at anchor to the northeast of Helgoland, and the other two ships were on either side. The German screen was under the command of Rear Admiral
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On 26 January 1915, Restorff's commands were divided; he retained control over II Torpedo-boat Flotilla and shifted his flag to the cruiser
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was set on fire and sunk; as the German cruisers turned to avoid colliding with the sinking wreck, IV Scouting Group became dispersed. Only
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in 1910, from 7 to 30 July. This year, the ships cruised in Scandinavian waters. The ship's commander rotated again in September, with FK
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was decommissioned in Wilhelmshaven on 19 or 20 December in Kiel. She was specified among the list of vessels to be surrendered to the
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served in the reconnaissance forces of the German fleet. She saw heavy service for the first three years of the war, including at the
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for periodic maintenance from 8 to 25 March. Reuter temporarily left the ship on 28 March, as he was briefly transferred to command
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had suffered eight men killed and another 28 wounded. She had fired a total of 81 rounds of ammunition from her 10.5 cm guns.
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were detached to reinforce Scheidt's cruisers. Shortly after the bombardment, Libau was captured by the advancing German army, and
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spotted a British cruiser in the distance, but it did not join the battle. By 9:10, the British had withdrawn out of range, and
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and the rest of IV Scouting Group took place on 4 March, and it was a patrol to cover the return of the commerce raider
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and two flotillas of torpedo boats screened the rear of the formation. That evening, the German battle fleet of some twelve
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s normal peacetime routine of training exercises was interrupted from 17 June to 8 August, when she was ordered to escort
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continued in her role as a U-boat flotilla flagship after the start of hostilities. On 6 August, she and the cruiser
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and other warships bombarded the port. The ships of IV Scouting Group were ordered to patrol the line between
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at 14:05. The haze saved the ship, which was able to escape after ten salvos missed her. At 14:20, she encountered
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took part in a minelaying operation on 10 January 1917, which laid a defensive mine barrier between Helgoland and
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and the rest of IV Scouting Group were recalled to the High Seas Fleet, arriving back in the North Sea on 12 May.
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intermittently as British ships briefly came into range. But around 21:30, they encountered the British cruiser
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sides were 100 mm (3.9 in) thick. Her main battery guns were fitted with 50 mm (2 in) thick
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The German fleet saw little activity over the winter of 1915–1916. The first major operation carried out by
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had her crew reduced. On 1 July, the ship was reactivated and received a full crew; she was now to join the
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was armed with a main battery of ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and a pair of 45 cm (18 in)
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was removed from her role as flotilla flagship on 25 November, and two days later, she was assigned to
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reached the scene by 15:25, by which time the British had already disengaged and withdrawn. Hipper, in
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Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart
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with 4,000 rounds of ammunition. She was also equipped with a pair of 45 cm (17.7 in)
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was hit twice early in the engagement and was set on fire. One of these hits knocked out one of her
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unnecessarily, Ingenohl broke off the engagement and turned the battle fleet back toward Germany.
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During the withdrawal from the battle on the night of 31 May at around 23:30, the battlecruisers
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became involved in the raids on the British coast that were carried out by the battlecruisers of
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next went to sea for a fleet operation on 29 March, though IV Scouting Group was missing
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in late July, starting with the Austro-Hungarian declaration of war on Serbia on the 28th.
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Maps showing the maneuvers of the British (blue) and German (red) fleets on 30–31 May 1916
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sortied to cover a patrol by the 2nd and 13th Torpedo-Half-Flotillas to the area south of
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on an experimental basis; she was the second cruiser of the German fleet so equipped.
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took command of the ship. In February, she and the rest of the scouting unit visited
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took command of the ship; he served aboard the ship until March 1916. By that time,
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By 04:00 on 1 June, the German fleet had evaded the British fleet and reached
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s crew could see the large muzzle flashes in the haze, which after having disabled
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on 7 March 1907, and the mayor of Stettin gave a speech at the launching ceremony.
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Tin-pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders, 1880–1918
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went into effect, ending the fighting in World War I. Following Germany's defeat,
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replaced him as commander of IV Scouting Group. Scheidt, who was promoted to
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on the English coast. The main body of the High Seas Fleet, commanded by Admiral
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received orders to return to Germany. She reached Kiel on 26 May. In October, FK
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began on 15 December, when I Scouting Group, led by Hipper, conducted a
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was assigned to the East American Cruiser Division, which also included the
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force as it departed from and returned to its bases in Germany. On 4 July,
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was hit by approximately eighteen 10.5 cm shells, including some from
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and thirteen torpedo boats between 9 and 11 September 1920 and arrived in
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was torpedoed by a British submarine and had to be towed back to port by
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to ever visit the US. On 11 May 1912 the ships left Kiel and arrived off
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was surrendered to the Allies and broke up for scrap in 1921–1923.
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for repairs that lasted from 7 to 22 June. She was then moved to the
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The Russians did attempt to intervene with a force of four cruisers:
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break off and turn back west. During the engagement, lookouts aboard
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in May – June 1916, along with other smaller operations in the
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reported seeing fires aboard the British cruiser. In the meantime,
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went to the Baltic for training exercises; she was also used as a
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on 5 November 1919. She left Germany in company with the cruiser
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for a goodwill visit to the United States. After the outbreak of
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until the end of the war. In the aftermath of Germany's defeat,
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by the battlecruisers of I Scouting Group on 24–25 April.
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in operations off the coast of Anatolia. The ships arrived in
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On 4 May 1915, IV Scouting Group, which by then consisted of
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stood in support of the line of torpedo boats patrolling the
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as the group flagship. At that time, the unit consisted of
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to support a major operation against Russian positions at
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had a crew of 14 officers and 308 enlisted men.
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became the flagship of II U-boat Flotilla. At that time,
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replaced Scheidt as the group commander on 3 September.
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against Christians living in the country. At the time,
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taking command. The year 1911 passed uneventfully for
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was withdrawn from front line service and used as a
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class was an iterative development of the preceding
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She 3129: 3115: 2994:Germany's High Seas Fleet in the World War 1675: 902:was sent to replace her as the escort for 845:. During this period, the ships sailed to 2883:Hadley, Michael L.; Sarty, Roger (1995). 1301:10:13, the visibility had decreased, and 1070:Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg 700:The ship was protected by a curved armor 18:Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy 2933:. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. 2252:, Great Britain, on 17 September, where 2238:. She was accordingly stricken from the 2001: 1820: 1181: 950:relieved Rössing as the ship's captain. 719: 545: 262:24 knots (44.4 km/h; 27.6 mph) 3063:. London: Cassell Military Paperbacks. 1721:covered a minelaying operation off the 671:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns 3227: 3039: 3025:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime. 3020: 2968: 2540: 2528: 2516: 2468: 2377: 1773:. By this time, the unit consisted of 892:was detached to intervene in southern 3110: 1811:bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft 1375:had two men killed and nine wounded. 753:was ordered under the contract name " 48: 3092:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2973:. Oxford: Osprey. pp. 102–118. 2910:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2842:Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). 2804:Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting 2801: 2685: 2661: 2649: 1816: 1636:. The Russian ships briefly engaged 1525:; they were instead reinforced with 1205:Some two weeks later, on 28 August, 956:once again served as the escort for 932:, on 1 May. While the ships were in 634:steam turbines that drove a pair of 3058: 2905: 2673: 2637: 2625: 2613: 2576: 2333:(name of the ship to be replaced)". 2149:. She replaced the pre-dreadnought 1378: 13: 3078: 2987: 2924: 2860: 2774: 2564: 2504: 2492: 2439: 2415: 2269:and dismantled for scrap by 1923. 1215:. At the start of the engagement, 912:in company with the light cruiser 849:, Sweden, where the Swedish king, 816:, Spain, during a cruise with the 715: 573:of 13.2 m (43 ft) and a 301:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 14: 3261: 3214:List of light cruisers of Germany 2846:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. 2806:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 2727:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz 2715:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz 2698:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz 2602:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz 2553:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz 2457:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz 2397:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz 1201:Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914) 662:(10,650 km; 6,620 mi). 605:structure. Her hull had a raised 3235:Königsberg-class cruisers (1905) 3042:German Battlecruisers: 1914–1918 1195:s actions against the destroyers 976:became the ship's next captain. 550:Plan and profile drawing of the 181:: 3,822 t (3,762 long tons) 50: 26: 3250:World War I cruisers of Germany 3090:The Kaiser's Cruisers 1871–1918 3061:Jutland: The German Perspective 2997:. London: Cassell and Company. 2336: 1428:, stood by in distant support; 766:" on 20 December 1905. She was 683:5.2 cm (2 in) SK guns 642:that were vented through three 617:. She was fitted with two pole 565:was 115.3 meters (378 ft) 376:(Imperial Navy). She had three 308:5.2 cm (2 in) SK guns 2908:A Naval History of World War I 2321: 2301: 2284: 1038:aboard the presidential yacht 312:2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) 1: 2795: 2664:, pp. 276, 280–284, 390. 1702:, which was returning from a 693:submerged in the hull on the 2543:, pp. 10–11, 21–22, 26. 2353: 2272: 1347:. The German battlecruisers 7: 3088:; Nottelmann, Dirk (2021). 2313:class and does not include 2298:", or "His Majesty's Ship". 1660:pre-dreadnought battleships 1146:and led to the outbreak of 1014:Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz 908:. On 9 April, she departed 896:in the Ottoman Empire, and 336:: 100 mm (3.9 in) 10: 3266: 2866:German Warships: 1815–1945 2191:, as had been done to her 1945:. German observers aboard 1828: 1414:. The first that involved 1198: 1098:, and on 4 February 1914, 778:on 22 March 1906. She was 665:The ship was armed with a 613:, along with a pronounced 489: 458:Battle of Heligoland Bight 330:: 80 mm (3.1 in) 207:5.29 m (17.4 ft) 191:115.3 m (378 ft) 3209: 3183: 3147: 2906:Halpern, Paul G. (1995). 1314:reached with the cruiser 1213:Battle of Helgoland Bight 1178:Battle of Helgoland Bight 597:. The ship had a minimal 504:Germany's colonial empire 485: 137: 43: 25: 3044:. Oxford: Osprey Books. 3023:Battle on the Seven Seas 2925:Heyman, Neil M. (1997). 2277: 2081:. During the operation, 1557:Operations in the Baltic 1154:Actions in the North Sea 1136:Archduke Franz Ferdinand 654:) for a top speed of 23 492:Königsberg-class cruiser 199:13.2 m (43 ft) 3059:Tarrant, V. E. (1995). 2802:Campbell, John (1998). 2652:, pp. 35, 251–252. 2346:give conflicting dates. 2344:German Federal Archives 2234:under the terms of the 1676:Return to the North Sea 1000:, and was commanded by 918:, which was to support 460:in August 1914 and the 138:General characteristics 3240:Ships built in Stettin 2329: 2315: 2309: 2294:Seiner Majestät Schiff 2292: 2261: 2254: 2222: 2218:Armistice with Germany 2209: 2179: 2170: 2164: 2157: 2133: 2115: 2101: 2095: 2089: 2083: 2070: 2060: 2054: 2048: 2042: 2036: 2030: 2022: 2008: 1994: 1965: 1959: 1953: 1947: 1941: 1923: 1917: 1905: 1898: 1892: 1886: 1877: 1871: 1858:managed to fire a few 1853: 1841: 1826: 1805: 1799: 1793: 1787: 1781: 1775: 1769: 1760: 1746: 1730: 1717: 1708: 1689: 1682: 1668: 1650: 1644: 1638: 1581: 1575: 1569: 1563: 1545: 1539: 1533: 1527: 1521: 1515: 1509: 1503: 1485: 1473: 1467: 1461: 1430: 1426:Friedrich von Ingenohl 1416: 1406: 1394: 1384: 1371: 1355: 1337: 1331: 1322: 1310: 1303: 1296: 1274: 1268: 1261: 1255: 1249: 1239: 1223: 1217: 1207: 1196: 1188: 1165: 1159: 1124: 1118: 1100: 1084: 1060: 1051: 1018: 1002: 994:and the light cruiser 981: 968: 958: 952: 942: 920: 904: 898: 888: 872: 855: 831: 822: 802: 755: 749: 745: 725: 623: 561: 557: 552: 516: 508: 498: 478: 452: 427: 414: 404: 370: 354: 347: 69: 34: 2739:Campbell & Sieche 2428:Campbell & Sieche 2366:Campbell & Sieche 2002:Subsequent operations 1824: 1465:on 23 February, kept 1185: 1140:had been assassinated 808:(FK—Frigate Captain) 723: 549: 352:("His Majesty's Ship 3040:Staff, Gary (2006). 3021:Staff, Gary (2011). 2729:, pp. 190, 212. 2688:, pp. 341, 360. 2430:, pp. 140, 157. 2368:, pp. 142, 157. 2236:Treaty of Versailles 2216:On 11 November, the 1369:by 21:30. In total, 1211:was involved in the 1142:, which sparked the 1045:. After touring the 1022:was the only German 876:was cruising in the 2700:, pp. 189–190. 2676:, pp. 246–247. 2628:, pp. 191–193. 2555:, pp. 188–189. 2459:, pp. 187–188. 2442:, pp. 104–105. 2380:, pp. 110–114. 2066:action of 19 August 1138:of Austria-Hungary 1130:(Corvette Captain) 1036:William Howard Taft 974:Wilhelm von Krosigk 810:Friedrich Boedicker 2481:Hadley & Sarty 2290:"SMS" stands for " 2012:was docked at the 2006:After the battle, 1827: 1664:IV Battle Squadron 1197: 1132:Karl August Nerger 746: 640:water-tube boilers 558: 529:Russo-Japanese War 510:Kaiserliche Marine 402:shipyard in 1906, 372:Kaiserliche Marine 230:water-tube boilers 3222: 3221: 3099:978-1-68247-745-8 3051:978-1-84603-009-3 3032:978-1-84884-182-6 2980:978-1-4728-4071-4 2940:978-0-313-29880-6 2875:978-0-87021-790-6 2853:978-1-5267-4198-1 2834:978-0-85177-245-5 2813:978-1-55821-759-1 2787:Dodson & Cant 2763:Dodson & Cant 2751:Dodson & Cant 2579:, pp. 31–33. 2567:, pp. 68–69. 2507:, pp. 34–35. 2024:Kaiserliche Werft 1831:Battle of Jutland 1817:Battle of Jutland 1756:II Scouting Group 1713:Ludwig von Reuter 1695:auxiliary cruiser 1477:and the cruisers 1402:Karl von Restorff 1390:IV Scouting Group 880:with the cruiser 878:Mediterranean Sea 843:Kaiser Wilhelm II 776:her namesake city 648:metric horsepower 462:Battle of Jutland 400:AG Vulcan Stettin 342: 341: 3257: 3131: 3124: 3117: 3108: 3107: 3103: 3074: 3055: 3036: 3017: 3015: 3014: 3005:. Archived from 2989:Scheer, Reinhard 2984: 2965: 2944: 2932: 2921: 2902: 2890: 2879: 2857: 2838: 2817: 2790: 2784: 2778: 2772: 2766: 2760: 2754: 2748: 2742: 2736: 2730: 2724: 2718: 2712: 2701: 2695: 2689: 2683: 2677: 2671: 2665: 2659: 2653: 2647: 2641: 2635: 2629: 2623: 2617: 2611: 2605: 2599: 2580: 2574: 2568: 2562: 2556: 2550: 2544: 2538: 2532: 2526: 2520: 2514: 2508: 2502: 2496: 2490: 2484: 2478: 2472: 2466: 2460: 2454: 2443: 2437: 2431: 2425: 2419: 2413: 2400: 2394: 2381: 2375: 2369: 2363: 2347: 2340: 2334: 2332: 2325: 2319: 2318: 2312: 2305: 2299: 2297: 2288: 2264: 2257: 2225: 2212: 2182: 2173: 2167: 2160: 2147:Hermann Nordmann 2136: 2118: 2104: 2098: 2092: 2086: 2073: 2063: 2057: 2051: 2045: 2039: 2033: 2027: 2011: 1997: 1968: 1962: 1956: 1950: 1944: 1926: 1920: 1908: 1901: 1896:passed ahead of 1895: 1889: 1880: 1874: 1856: 1844: 1808: 1802: 1796: 1790: 1784: 1778: 1772: 1763: 1749: 1733: 1720: 1711: 1704:commerce raiding 1692: 1685: 1671: 1656: 1653: 1647: 1641: 1595:armored cruisers 1584: 1578: 1572: 1566: 1548: 1542: 1536: 1530: 1524: 1518: 1512: 1506: 1488: 1476: 1470: 1464: 1440:pre-dreadnoughts 1433: 1419: 1412:I Scouting Group 1409: 1399: 1387: 1379:Fleet operations 1374: 1358: 1340: 1334: 1328: 1325: 1313: 1306: 1299: 1277: 1271: 1264: 1258: 1252: 1245:Franz von Hipper 1242: 1226: 1220: 1210: 1194: 1191: 1168: 1162: 1129: 1126:Korvettenkapitän 1121: 1103: 1087: 1063: 1054: 1021: 1007: 984: 971: 961: 955: 945: 928:, an island off 923: 907: 901: 891: 875: 861:Curt von Rössing 858: 836: 828: 825: 807: 804:Fregattenkapitän 760: 752: 728: 636:screw propellers 626: 564: 555: 539:was fitted with 519: 513: 501: 481: 455: 430: 417: 407: 375: 357: 350: 287:308 enlisted men 72: 60: 55: 54: 53: 37: 30: 23: 22: 3265: 3264: 3260: 3259: 3258: 3256: 3255: 3254: 3225: 3224: 3223: 3218: 3205: 3179: 3143: 3141:-class cruisers 3135: 3100: 3081: 3079:Further reading 3071: 3052: 3033: 3012: 3010: 2981: 2941: 2918: 2899: 2876: 2854: 2835: 2814: 2798: 2793: 2785: 2781: 2773: 2769: 2761: 2757: 2749: 2745: 2737: 2733: 2725: 2721: 2713: 2704: 2696: 2692: 2684: 2680: 2672: 2668: 2660: 2656: 2648: 2644: 2636: 2632: 2624: 2620: 2612: 2608: 2600: 2583: 2575: 2571: 2563: 2559: 2551: 2547: 2539: 2535: 2531:, pp. 5–7. 2527: 2523: 2519:, pp. 4–5. 2515: 2511: 2503: 2499: 2491: 2487: 2479: 2475: 2467: 2463: 2455: 2446: 2438: 2434: 2426: 2422: 2414: 2403: 2395: 2384: 2376: 2372: 2364: 2360: 2356: 2351: 2350: 2342:Records in the 2341: 2337: 2326: 2322: 2306: 2302: 2289: 2285: 2280: 2275: 2189:seaplane tender 2127:to protect the 2075:Karl Seiferling 2004: 1837:Reinhard Scheer 1833: 1819: 1797:; in addition, 1678: 1654: 1615:Admiral Makarov 1559: 1381: 1326: 1235:Helgoland Bight 1203: 1192: 1180: 1156: 1088:had one of her 1012:—Rear Admiral) 979:In March 1912, 964:Johannes Hartog 948:Wilhelm Höpfner 938:Austria-Hungary 886:as the escort. 826: 818:High Seas Fleet 800:. At that time 729:(center), with 718: 716:Service history 675:pedestal mounts 494: 488: 410:High Seas Fleet 398:. Laid down at 212:Installed power 125:5 November 1919 117:29 October 1907 56: 51: 49: 39: 19: 12: 11: 5: 3263: 3253: 3252: 3247: 3242: 3237: 3220: 3219: 3217: 3216: 3210: 3207: 3206: 3204: 3203: 3194: 3184: 3181: 3180: 3178: 3177: 3170: 3163: 3156: 3148: 3145: 3144: 3134: 3133: 3126: 3119: 3111: 3105: 3104: 3098: 3080: 3077: 3076: 3075: 3069: 3056: 3050: 3037: 3031: 3018: 2985: 2979: 2966: 2945: 2939: 2922: 2916: 2903: 2897: 2880: 2874: 2858: 2852: 2839: 2833: 2818: 2812: 2797: 2794: 2792: 2791: 2779: 2777:, p. 105. 2767: 2755: 2743: 2741:, p. 157. 2731: 2719: 2717:, p. 190. 2702: 2690: 2678: 2666: 2654: 2642: 2630: 2618: 2616:, p. 191. 2606: 2604:, p. 189. 2581: 2569: 2557: 2545: 2533: 2521: 2509: 2497: 2495:, p. xix. 2485: 2473: 2461: 2444: 2432: 2420: 2418:, p. 104. 2401: 2399:, p. 188. 2382: 2370: 2357: 2355: 2352: 2349: 2348: 2335: 2320: 2300: 2282: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2240:naval register 2177:At that time, 2155:in that role. 2003: 2000: 1963:remained with 1829:Main 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Index


German Empire
Stettin
AG Vulcan
Königsberg-class
light cruiser
Normal
t
long tons
Full load
PS
kW
water-tube boilers
propellers
steam turbines
nautical miles
10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40
5.2 cm (2 in) SK guns
torpedo tubes
Deck
Conning tower
Königsberg-class
light cruiser
Kaiserliche Marine
sister ships
Königsberg
Nürnberg
Stuttgart
AG Vulcan Stettin
High Seas Fleet

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