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a cruising speed of 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph), the ships could steam for 5,800 nmi (10,700 km; 6,700 mi). At a higher speed of 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph), the range fell considerably, to 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi). Electrical power was provided by two turbo generators and one
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instead, but the department heads decided to proceed with the cruiser proposal over his objection. Tirpitz eventually agreed on 5 December, and six days later AG Vulcan received the initial outline of the proposal. On 23 December, the RMA placed the formal order with Vulcan, which specified the
1050:. Reuter believed that the British intended to seize the German ships on 21 June 1919, and so he ordered the ships to be sunk at the next opportunity. On the morning of 21 June, the British fleet left Scapa Flow to conduct training maneuvers, and at 11:20 Reuter transmitted the order to
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anti-aircraft guns mounted on the centerline astern of the funnels. These guns fired a 10 kg (22 lb) shells at a muzzle velocity of 750 to 770 m/s (2,500 to 2,500 ft/s). The ships were also equipped with a pair of 50 cm (19.7 in)
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had grown to 4,300 t (4,200 long tons; 4,700 short tons), the armament had increased to four 15 cm (5.9 in) guns, the number of mines to a minimum of 300, and the cruising radius to 3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi). Tirpitz and
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Germany and Russia on opposing sides, the German government prevented the delivery of the turbines. AG Vulcan initially offered to design two 'torpedo boat catchers' around the turbines (two per vessel), but the
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February 1915. The new ships would be capable of mining an area under cover of darkness and quickly returning to port before they could be intercepted. They were designed to resemble the British
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made 47,748 shp (35,606 kW); they averaged a top speed of 30.2 knots (55.9 km/h; 34.8 mph) with a light load. The ships were capable of speeds up to 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph), though only in short bursts.
553:. The RMA concurred with the assessment on 19 January and informed Vulcan four days later that the design would have to be revised. The Construction Department issued new specifications on 2 February, by which time
666:-class ships to further disguise the vessels. The ships had a complement of 16 officers and 293 enlisted men. They carried several smaller vessels, including one picket boat, one barge, and two
878:) followed her sister onto the ways at AG Vulcan three days later. She was launched on 11 March 1916 and completed in less than four months; the ship was commissioned into the fleet on 1 July 1916.
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to aid in their ability to operate off the
British coast. During construction, the shape of their bow and its resemblance to British cruisers was covered by sheet metal to conceal their appearance.
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The two ships laid a series of minefields during their career, though their most significant success came in
October 1917, when they attacked a British convoy to Norway. They sank two escorting
482:(RMA—Imperial Naval Office) rejected the idea in October. Instead, the Construction Department of the RMA preferred using the turbines to power a pair of fast minelayers, as at that time, the
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s received Curtis-style turbines, which combined high- and low-pressure turbines on each propeller shaft. Moreover, according to surviving records, Dodson & Nottelmann point out that
382:. When the war broke out, the Germans had only two older mine-laying cruisers. Although most German cruisers were fitted for mine-laying, a need for fast specialized ships existed. The
670:. The German Navy regarded the ships as excellent sea boats, having gentle motion. The ships were highly maneuverable and had a tight turning radius, and only lost slight speed in a
802:. Designed as mine-layers, they carried up to 450 mines, depending on the type. Two rails ran down the main deck to the stern to allow the mines to be dropped behind the ship.
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that was 40 mm (1.6 in) thick amidships; the bow and stern were not armored. The deck was covered with 15 mm (0.59 in) thick armor plate.
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issued their approval to the revised specifications between 12 and 23 February, though authorization for Vulcan to begin construction was issued on the 15th.
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because of their high speed and large radius of action. Shortly after dawn on 17 October, the two cruisers attacked the convoy, which consisted of twelve
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general parameters for the new ships but left design specifics to Vulcan's internal design staff. The order called for ships of about 2,800
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401:. This machinery was confiscated on the outbreak of war and used for these ships. Both vessels were built by AG Vulcan.
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2508:List of ships of the Imperial German Navy
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2499:Building for the Netherlands when seized
1743:German naval ship classes of World War I
748:s 15 cm guns salvaged at Scapa Flow
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191:140.40 m (460 ft 8 in)
1567:Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020).
1477:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1436:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1078:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
1520:. New York City: Ballantine Books.
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1702:List of light cruisers of Germany
1571:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
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764:. One was placed forward on the
754:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45
297:15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45
223:33,000 shp (25,000 kW)
181:: 5,856 t (5,764 long tons)
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752:The ships were armed with four
333:Deck: 15 mm (0.59 in)
207:6 m (19 ft 8 in)
1475:A Naval History of World War I
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1496:. Amherst: Humanity Books.
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1822:Kaiser Friedrich III
1333:, pp. 140, 162.
813:Krupp cemented steel
362:Imperial German Navy
71:Imperial German Navy
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1292:, pp. 112–113.
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1578:978-1-5267-4198-1
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1512:Massie, Robert K.
1503:978-1-57392-286-9
1484:978-1-55750-352-7
1465:978-0-87021-790-6
1443:978-1-68247-745-8
1421:978-0-85177-245-5
1052:scuttle his ships
1048:Ludwig von Reuter
1003:. In the ensuing
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1864:Von der Tann
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1836:Braunschweig
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948:1 July 1916
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862:commissioned
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835:Construction
817:armored belt
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159:Displacement
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2487:Conversions
1950:Scharnhorst
1886:Derfflinger
1843:Deutschland
1829:Wittelsbach
1815:Brandenburg
1753:battleships
1750:Dreadnought
1547:: 185–189.
858:fitting-out
821:Gun shields
678:, however.
545:Admiralstab
532:naval mines
520:metric tons
492:mine-laying
471:World War I
366:World War I
355:mine-laying
280:16 officers
266:5,800
77:Preceded by
32:One of the
2522:Categories
2063:Königsberg
2000:Königsberg
1678:Königsberg
1543:. Toledo:
1402:References
1040:Scapa Flow
997:destroyers
903:Completed
766:forecastle
758:centerline
528:short tons
515:submarines
414:Scapa Flow
406:destroyers
275:Complement
237:propellers
235:2 Ă— screw
230:Propulsion
150:Minelaying
93:Königsberg
88:minelayers
2481:Cancelled
2244:Siegfried
2101:SMS
2056:Wiesbaden
2035:Karlsruhe
2028:Magdeburg
1977:SMS
1956:SMS
1927:SMS
1919:SMS
1893:Mackensen
1877:SMS
1862:SMS
1769:Helgoland
1553:0043-0374
1167:Citations
1132:received
1088:Footnotes
1009:Admiralty
973:Norderney
916:AG Vulcan
894:Laid down
864:into the
850:laid down
800:amidships
762:broadside
682:Machinery
632:portholes
610:full load
551:North Sea
524:long tons
503:Albatross
450:AG Vulcan
448:In 1913,
395:AG Vulcan
377:SMS
370:SMS
179:Full load
173:long tons
133:Completed
128:1916-1919
120:1915–1916
59:Operators
2504:See also
2042:Graudenz
2014:Nautilus
1879:Seydlitz
1514:(2003).
1454:(1990).
1114:Borodino
1001:trawlers
899:Launched
890:Builder
854:launched
672:head sea
668:dinghies
664:Arethusa
656:Arethusa
569:Arethusa
526:; 3,086
497:Nautilus
466:Svetlana
389:Svetlana
358:cruisers
290:Armament
97:cruisers
84:Nautilus
49:Builders
2262:U-boats
2070:Brummer
2021:Kolberg
2007:Dresden
1986:Gazelle
1958:BlĂĽcher
1796:L 20e α
1655:Brummer
1641:Brummer
1381:Halpern
1149:Navarin
1143:Brummer
1134:Parsons
1129:Navarin
1123:Navarin
1108:Brummer
1073:Brummer
1057:Brummer
1029:Brummer
1014:Brummer
982:Brummer
962:Brummer
955:Service
920:Stettin
910:Brummer
845:Brummer
842:(to be
808:Brummer
780:Brummer
739:One of
709:Brummer
645:Brummer
627:Brummer
583:Brummer
522:(2,756
454:Stettin
423:Brummer
399:Stettin
372:Brummer
348:Brummer
306:AA guns
171:(4,316
35:Brummer
2435:UC III
2420:UB III
2120:Large
2049:Pillau
1993:Bremen
1871:Moltke
1790:Bayern
1776:Kaiser
1762:Nassau
1662:Bremse
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1500:
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1462:
1440:
1418:
1393:Herwig
1319:Massie
1290:Gröner
1236:Gröner
1116:-class
1068:Lyness
1063:Bremse
1035:Bremse
1020:Bremse
995:, two
988:Bremse
968:Bremse
937:Bremse
875:Bremse
848:) was
829:bridge
786:Bremse
742:Bremse
725:diesel
715:Bremse
651:Bremse
637:Bremse
589:Bremse
438:Lyness
429:Bremse
391:-class
379:Bremse
188:Length
165:Normal
95:-class
86:-class
68:
2450:UE II
2430:UC II
2415:UB II
2400:U 151
2395:U 142
2390:U 139
2385:U 135
2380:U 131
2375:U 127
2370:U 115
2174:1916M
1783:König
1689:class
1680:class
1590:[
1348:Novik
1307:Novik
1199:Novik
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1093:Notes
887:Name
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704:knots
676:crank
606:draft
351:class
325:Armor
317:mines
263:Range
256:knots
251:Speed
204:Draft
117:Built
111:class
2445:UE I
2440:UD 1
2425:UC I
2410:UB I
2365:U 93
2360:U 87
2355:U 81
2350:U 66
2345:U 63
2340:U 57
2335:U 51
2330:U 43
2325:U 31
2320:U 27
2315:U 23
2310:U 19
2305:U 17
2300:U 16
2295:U 13
2251:Odin
2184:1918
2179:1917
2169:1916
2163:V105
2156:G101
2150:1914
2145:1913
2140:1911
2135:1906
2130:1898
2077:Cöln
1979:Hela
1943:Roon
1687:Cöln
1596:ISBN
1573:ISBN
1549:ISSN
1522:ISBN
1498:ISBN
1479:ISBN
1460:ISBN
1438:ISBN
1416:ISBN
1032:and
1017:and
985:and
965:and
805:The
783:and
648:and
622:keel
602:beam
586:and
500:and
375:and
344:The
315:400
302:2 Ă—
299:guns
295:4 Ă—
241:2 Ă—
217:6 Ă—
196:Beam
146:Type
109:Cöln
2290:U 9
2285:U 5
2280:U 3
2275:U 2
2270:U 1
2225:"I"
1080:to
452:in
364:in
268:nmi
254:28
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2460:UG
2455:UF
2405:UA
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