62:
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587:(Imperial Shipyard) in Kiel. Her stern overhang was extended by 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in), bringing the ship's overall length to 100.9 m (331 ft), and her superstructure deck was extended further aft. The work was completed by January 1910.
444:
of 4.42 m (14.5 ft) forward. She displaced 1,975 metric tons (1,944 long tons; 2,177 short tons) normally and up to 2,345 t (2,308 long tons; 2,585 short tons) at full load. Her crew numbered ten officers and 191 enlisted men.
952:
In
Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, "SK" (Schnelladekanone) denotes that the gun is quick loading, while the L/45 denotes the length of the gun. In this case, the L/35 gun is 35
1344:
349:
spent her peacetime career conducting training exercises with the main fleet and minesweeping experiments before being placed in reserve in 1911. Reactivated at the start of
813:
695:
laid a pair of mine fields that were both 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long. On the way back to port, the German vessels sank six
British fishing vessels.
614:. These were interrupted only by the annual fleet exercises. On 30 October, she was again decommissioned in Kiel, having been replaced by the light cruiser
756:
704:
594:
returned to her previous role with the fleet, and she took part in the annual fleet maneuvers that year. At the end of the year, she went to Kiel for an
620:
for the minesweeping experiments. She remained in reserve for over a year and a half, until she was reactivated on 5 June 1914 to replace the minelayer
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846:
339:
and a battery of eight 8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns, but she was later modified to carry 205 mines and, in 1918, numerous light weapons to support
1390:
914:, where she was assigned to the Training Inspectorate. She remained there for just four months, before being sold for 180,000 marks and
621:
1385:
598:; the work lasted from 27 December to 27 January 1911. On 4 April, she returned to Kiel, her role in the fleet again being taken by
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1370:
1269:
1226:
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1147:
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835:, and four mine-launchers, in addition to her normal capacity of mines. In February that year, she was assigned to the
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1245:
1188:
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839:(Special Unit) tasked with supporting the anti-communist faction fighting in Finland's civil war. On 30 April,
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on 19 March 1907, which lasted until 25 May. She was initially used for mine warfare training and was based in
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took part in the annual fleet maneuvers in August and
September 1907 and 1908 before being decommissioned in
1101:
953:
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495:
424:
317:
284:
158:
823:. Her armament now consisted of two 7.6 cm (3.0 in) guns, four 2 cm (0.79 in)
894:, were to either be sold for scrap or demilitarized. As a result, the ship was stricken from the
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245:
582:
331:
taking place in
December 1905. She was launched in August 1906 and commissioned in March 1907.
361:. She was permanently transferred to the Baltic in 1916, and the following year she supported
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472:
222:
1306:
873:
820:
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340:
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Before
Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914–February 1915
509:, and the last two were mounted side by side at the stern. She initially carried 186
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3,530 nautical miles (6,540 km; 4,060 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
8:
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until after the German squadron had cleared
Russian forces from the area. She arrived in
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In 1918, the ship's armament was revised significantly to allow the ship to support
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slightly exceeded those figures on speed trials. She had a cruising radius of 3,530
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739:
568:; her role in the peacetime fleet was then taken over by her recently commissioned
362:
103:
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was classified as a coastal defense mine cruiser. She was temporarily sent to the
487:(6,540 km; 4,060 mi) at a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph).
883:
456:
437:
1157:
895:
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724:
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943:"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German.
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Following the end of the war in late 1918, Germany was forced to sign the
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was transferred to the Baltic after the newer, faster minelaying cruiser
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666:. The two minelayers proceeded independently, and were each covered by a
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Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993).
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to lay defensive minefields against a possible attack by the
Russian
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on 18 October to improve the defenses of the port. On the 21st,
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on 21 March 1919 in Kiel. From 1921, she was used as a storage
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battleships, six light cruisers, twelve destroyers, and twelve
659:
529:
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92:
956:, meaning that the gun is 35 times long as it is in diameter.
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463:. The ship's engines were rated to produce a top speed of 20
727:, but upon realizing British forces were operating off the
565:
540:
as "mine steamer A" on 19 December 1905, and her completed
533:
513:, though her storage capacity was later increased to 205.
183:
626:, which was at the time going through a major overhaul.
1221:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Maritime.
1178:
861:. Following the disbanding of the unit the next month,
808:, but the depth of the water was too shallow. Instead,
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entered service. By 1917, the ship was assigned to the
606:
spent the rest of the year conducting experiments with
16:
Imperial German Navy's
Nautilus-class minelayer cruiser
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steamed into the North Sea to lay a minefield off the
731:, they broke off the operation and returned to port.
459:, with steam supplied by four coal-fired marine-type
1238:
The
Collapse of Power: Mutiny in the High Seas Fleet
1044:
Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz, pp. 149–150
804:was to have laid mines in a channel to the west of
691:early on the morning of 25 August. After arriving,
1117:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
498:guns in individual mounts. Six were placed on the
377:from 1921 to 1928 before being sold for scrap and
1120:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
1357:
865:remained in the northern Baltic, patrolling off
174:2,345 t (2,308 long tons; 2,585 short tons)
869:, until she was decommissioned on 10 December.
812:transferred her mines to some vessels from the
306:was a German minelaying cruiser built for the
1284:
1270:
906:on 1 January 1923. She was renamed again, as
788:was assigned to the task force that launched
713:on 9–10 September. On 14 October 1914,
1116:
467:(37 km/h; 23 mph) from 6,600
440:of 11.2 m (37 ft) and an average
1277:
1263:
1201:Germany's High Seas Fleet in the World War
792:in October 1917; she remained outside the
709:laid a defensive minefield in the western
1065:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz, p. 150
1061:
1059:
1008:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz, p. 149
816:, after which she returned to Arensburg.
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1137:
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
1104:Section II: Naval Clauses, Article 181.
448:Her propulsion system consisted of two
1391:Minelayers of the Imperial German Navy
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1197:
1183:(in German). Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
1181:Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe (Volume 6)
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285:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/35 guns
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658:were sent to lay a minefield off the
58:
1142:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1123:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
681:s group, which included the cruiser
552:work, the ship was commissioned for
548:on 28 August 1906. After completing
257:20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
182:98.2 m (322 ft 2 in)
969:
13:
1156:
516:
312:(Imperial Navy) in the 1900s, the
201:4.42 m (14 ft 6 in)
193:11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
14:
1402:
1386:World War I minelayers of Germany
496:8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/35
902:in Bremen, before being renamed
890:. All other vessels, to include
759:, along with the light cruisers
373:was demilitarized and used as a
60:
31:
1381:World War I cruisers of Germany
1204:. London: Cassell and Company.
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1086:
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738:Map of German movements during
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1029:
1020:
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946:
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703:, and the auxiliary minelayer
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432:was 98.2 meters (322 ft)
48:shortly after entering service
1:
1371:Ships built in Bremen (state)
1345:List of minelayers of Germany
1219:Battle for the Baltic Islands
1110:
910:on 1 April 1928 and moved to
963:
925:
7:
335:initially carried 186
10:
1407:
1162:German Warships: 1815–1945
422:
369:. After Germany's defeat,
18:
1366:Nautilus-class minelayers
1340:
1317:
1295:
1240:. London: Arthur Barker.
1198:Scheer, Reinhard (1920).
490:The primary armament for
388:
149:
53:
30:
1236:Woodward, David (1973).
1138:Goldrick, James (2015).
1092:Staff, pp. 144–145
930:
425:Nautilus-class minelayer
323:. The ship was built by
246:triple expansion engines
882:was limited to six old
814:II Minesweeper Flotilla
494:was a battery of eight
150:General characteristics
742:
717:and the light cruiser
634:After the outbreak of
581:was modernized at the
455:each driving a single
420:
365:, the conquest of the
821:amphibious operations
737:
670:and half-flotilla of
505:, with three on each
396:
341:amphibious operations
1217:Staff, Gary (2008).
1102:Treaty of Versailles
874:Treaty of Versailles
849:took command of the
577:. In 1909–10,
273:11 officers, 197 men
46:Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
42:Levensau High Bridge
244:2 Ă— three cylinder
825:anti-aircraft guns
743:
650:. In late August,
421:
309:Kaiserliche Marine
213:water-tube boilers
40:passing under the
1353:
1352:
1289:-class minelayers
1228:978-1-84415-787-7
1171:978-0-87021-790-6
1149:978-1-61251-881-7
757:VI Scouting Group
584:Kaiserliche Werft
524:was built by the
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450:triple-expansion
419:to the main mast
363:Operation Albion
113:19 December 1905
104:German gold mark
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853:, and he chose
845:(Rear Admiral)
745:In April 1916,
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590:On 23 January,
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517:Service history
457:screw propeller
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206:Installed power
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994:Gröner, p. 169
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896:naval register
827:, twenty-four
775:, and the old
725:Firth of Forth
638:in July 1914,
631:
628:
518:
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500:superstructure
485:nautical miles
423:Main article:
415:deck from the
413:superstructure
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851:Sonderverband
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844:
843:
842:Konteradmiral
838:
837:Sonderverband
834:
833:flamethrowers
830:
826:
822:
817:
815:
811:
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668:light cruiser
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527:
523:
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512:
508:
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501:
497:
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488:
486:
482:
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475:; 4,850
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
453:steam engines
451:
446:
443:
439:
435:
431:
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418:
417:conning tower
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26:
22:
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1322:
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1180:
1161:
1139:
1119:
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1088:
1079:
1070:
1049:
1040:
1031:
1022:
1013:
948:
939:
907:
903:
891:
879:Reichsmarine
877:
871:
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836:
829:machine guns
818:
809:
801:
794:Gulf of Riga
785:
780:
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760:
751:
746:
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719:
714:
711:German Bight
705:
700:
696:
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655:
651:
648:Baltic Fleet
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608:minesweepers
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561:
545:
528:shipyard in
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489:
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471:(6,510
447:
434:long overall
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367:Gulf of Riga
346:
345:
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221:(6,510
171:Displacement
159:
126:Commissioned
78:
37:
25:
21:SMS Nautilus
1074:Staff, p. 4
912:Bremerhaven
729:Dogger Bank
636:World War I
630:World War I
570:sister ship
550:fitting-out
511:naval mines
359:Baltic Seas
351:World War I
337:naval mines
329:keel laying
327:, with her
217:6,600
1376:1906 ships
1360:Categories
1111:References
920:Copenhagen
766:Strassburg
672:destroyers
664:River Tyne
644:Baltic Sea
554:sea trials
479:), though
436:and had a
411:bow and a
383:Copenhagen
270:Complement
236:Propulsion
102:2,879,000
1308:Albatross
964:Citations
926:Footnotes
916:broken up
798:Arensburg
701:Albatross
689:Helgoland
656:Albatross
612:North Sea
600:Albatross
574:Albatross
538:laid down
507:broadside
503:amidships
400:Albatross
397:Model of
379:broken up
314:lead ship
165:minelayer
110:Laid down
1301:Nautilus
1287:Nautilus
1160:(1990).
954:calibers
892:Nautilus
863:Nautilus
859:flagship
855:Nautilus
810:Nautilus
806:Schildau
802:Nautilus
786:Nautilus
772:Augsburg
747:Nautilus
715:Nautilus
697:Nautilus
693:Nautilus
676:Nautilus
662:and the
652:Nautilus
640:Nautilus
604:Nautilus
596:overhaul
592:Nautilus
579:Nautilus
562:Nautilus
558:Cuxhaven
546:Nautilus
526:AG Weser
522:Nautilus
492:Nautilus
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405:Nautilus
371:Nautilus
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333:Nautilus
325:AG Weser
319:Nautilus
303:Nautilus
278:Armament
241:2 shafts
160:Nautilus
134:Stricken
118:Launched
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904:Hulk I
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781:Blitz
777:aviso
684:Mainz
679:'
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1242:ISBN
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