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602:, four on either side; and two were side by side aft. The guns had a maximum elevation of 30 degrees, which allowed them to engage targets out to 12,700 m (41,700 ft). They were supplied with 1,800 rounds of ammunition, for 150 shells per gun. She was also equipped with a pair of 50 cm (19.7 in)
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steamed to
Barbados on the night of 4 November, a spontaneous internal explosion destroyed the ship at approximately 18:30. The hull was split in half; the bow section quickly sank and took with it Köhler and most of the crew. The stern remained afloat long enough for 146 of the ship's crew to escape
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that was 60 mm (2.4 in) thick amidships. Additional protection was provided by a curved armor deck that sloped downward at the sides of the ship and connected to the bottom edge of the belt. The deck was 60 mm thick on the flat portion, decreasing to 40 mm (1.6 in) on the
415:. Her superior speed allowed her to escape, after which she operated off the northeastern coast of Brazil. Here, she captured or sank sixteen ships. While en route to attack the shipping lanes to
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s boilers nevertheless significantly reduced her radius of action. In addition to making use of German colliers, Köhler frequently took coal from the ships he captured. He also kept one or two
464:, incorporating fairly slight modifications in an effort to keep costs down. Some question was given to revising the armament, but all of the proposals to increase the number or size of the
1109:, Argentina; in the course of these operations, she sank or captured at least sixteen merchant ships. These merchantmen, fifteen British ships and one Dutch vessel, totaled 72,805
1113: (GRT). Köhler then decided to move to another area, as remaining in one area would increase his chances of being tracked down by the British. He turned his ship toward the
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to take on more coal and oil. After reaching the northern coast of Brazil, she sank her first
British steamship on 18 August. Over the course of 21–23 August, the ship went to
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conducted further trials that lasted until June. She then returned to the yard for modifications in an unsuccessful attempt to improve the situation. The navy intended to send
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over
Ferdinand's assassination was at its peak, and there were numerous British and French warships already present for the celebration. Instead, he took his ship to
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970:. The British were forced to disperse their ships to cover the areas in which the two German cruisers, and any auxiliary cruisers they might arm, could operate.
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in the port before departing for the coast of Brazil, since merchant traffic was heavier there. The area was also not as heavily patrolled by the
British.
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carried 1,300 t (1,280 long tons) of coal, and an additional 200 t (197 long tons) of fuel oil that gave her a range of approximately 5,000
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in an attempt to evade any observers. To throw any pursuers off his trail, Köhler broadcast a message in the open that he intended to call at
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slopes. The conning tower had 100 mm (3.9 in) thick sides, and her main battery guns were fitted with 50 mm (2 in) thick
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on 4 November 1914, a spontaneous internal explosion destroyed the ship and killed the majority of the crew. The survivors used one of
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had a top speed of 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph), which allowed her to escape from
British cruisers during her career.
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to replenish her coal stocks from a German steamship. The German prewar plans had arranged for German merchant vessels to act as
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turned east and again used her high speed to evade the
British ships. The British failed to relocate her, and by 9 August,
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577:(19,000 kW), but reached 37,885 shp (28,251 kW) in service. The engines gave the ship a top speed of 28.5
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to support commerce raiding cruisers by operating in neutral waters at pre-planned meeting points. The voraciousness of
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Germany and France, and the greatly increased risk of conflict with Britain.
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and steamed north for
Iceland. The ship used the cover of a major storm to slip through the British blockade of the
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s standing orders in the event of war were to conduct a commerce raiding campaign against
British merchant traffic.
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was assigned to overseas duties in the
Caribbean. She arrived in the area in July 1914, days before the outbreak of
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in single pedestal mounts. Two were placed side by side forward on the forecastle; eight were located on the
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at the end of July, which complicated the British attempt to hunt down the German cruisers. To hunt down
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was introduced as part of the propulsion system on an experimental basis. The class comprised two ships:
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driving two 3.5-meter (11 ft) propellers. These were powered by twelve coal-fired Marine-type
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joined the pursuit and briefly fired on the German cruiser. The German gunners scored two hits on
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591:(9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).
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was in the process of transferring guns and equipment to the liner when Craddock, in his
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with the navy, which revealed that the ship consumed coal at a prodigious rate. She was
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reached Puerto Rico with only 12 tons of coal in her bunkers. There, she coaled from a
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arrived. The two ships quickly departed in different directions;
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submerged in the hull on the broadside. She could also carry 120
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back to Germany, though this was not to be carried out.
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located on the forecastle. She was fitted with two pole
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about 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) north of
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would have resulted in considerable delays. The side
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508:of 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in) forward. She
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726:. Following her commissioning in January 1914,
781:three days before. The ship then proceeded to
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1375:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
1343:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
1287:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
1270:Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz
1150:and the captured British steamer
1139:onto the attending colliers, the
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685:on 11 November 1912, after which
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253:(54.3 km/h; 33.7 mph)
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536:that consisted primarily of a
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2003:World War I commerce raiders
921:On the night of 3/4 August,
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1953: /
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1111:gross register tons
544:with platforms for
532:deck and a minimal
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1471:978-1-68247-745-8
1449:978-0-85177-245-5
1428:978-1-84415-300-8
1415:Bennett, Geoffrey
1345:, pp. 84–85.
1272:, pp. 83–84.
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1480:Gröner, Erich
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1459:
1458:Dodson, Aidan
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1401:, p. 89.
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1377:, p. 85.
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1362:, p. 79.
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1333:, p. 75.
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983:
977:
973:On 6 August,
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730:
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724:Fritz Lüdecke
721:
716:
715:
705:
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696:
692:
688:
684:
680:
679:Karl Siegrist
676:
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671:Germaniawerft
668:
664:
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658:
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650:
641:
636:
627:
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568:
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396:
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364:
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344:light cruiser
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1917:October 1914
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1080:Amazon River
1059:
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878:
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855:Cay Sal Bank
837:Panama Canal
814:
767:Saint Thomas
758:
746:
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719:
695:commissioned
673:shipyard in
661:
646:
619:armored belt
616:
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546:searchlights
498:long overall
490:
484:
466:main battery
459:
448:
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334:
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314:: 60 mm
214:26,000
150:Displacement
138:
113:Commissioned
15:
1960: /
1181:Admiralstab
1141:Hamburg Süd
1115:West Indies
1066:stopped in
944:World War I
913:coaling in
900:World War I
841:July Crisis
759:On 1 July,
687:fitting-out
624:gun shields
514:metric tons
400:World War I
363:sister ship
324:Gun shields
263:18 officers
1993:1912 ships
1977:Categories
1948:55°25′00″W
1945:11°07′00″N
1684:Shipwrecks
1408:References
1173:, Norway.
1117:to attack
1068:Willemstad
960:Royal Navy
691:sea trials
665:" and was
606:with five
571:centerline
530:forecastle
522:short tons
500:and had a
470:belt armor
258:Complement
249:29.3
238:propellers
236:2 × screw
225:Propulsion
1841:HMS
1824:HMS
1781:HMS
1743:Karlsruhe
1734:HMS
1723:HMS
1701:HMS
1696:Good Hope
1694:HMS
1612:Magdeburg
1589:Karlsruhe
1575:Karlsruhe
1194:Karlsruhe
1188:Karlsruhe
1175:Rio Negro
1167:North Sea
1159:Rio Negro
1147:Rio Negro
1135:Karlsruhe
1102:Karlsruhe
1089:Karlsruhe
1063:Karlsruhe
1055:freighter
1047:Karlsruhe
1041:Karlsruhe
1022:Karlsruhe
1016:Karlsruhe
1013:followed
1000:HMS
992:Karlsruhe
976:Karlsruhe
949:Karlsruhe
930:Karlsruhe
924:Karlsruhe
910:Karlsruhe
889:Karlsruhe
870:HMS
850:Karlsruhe
832:Karlsruhe
820:Karlsruhe
804:Karlsruhe
788:Karlsruhe
762:Karlsruhe
753:Karlsruhe
735:Karlsruhe
729:Karlsruhe
704:Karlsruhe
697:into the
667:laid down
649:Karlsruhe
640:Karlsruhe
608:torpedoes
600:broadside
584:Karlsruhe
551:Karlsruhe
526:full load
518:long tons
510:displaced
493:Karlsruhe
479:Karlsruhe
460:Magdeburg
449:Karlsruhe
422:Karlsruhe
412:Karlsruhe
395:Karlsruhe
386:Karlsruhe
375:Magdeburg
367:SMS
349:Karlsruhe
338:Karlsruhe
170:Full load
164:long tons
139:Karlsruhe
97:Laid down
77:Karlsruhe
66:Karlsruhe
1881:12 Nov:
1850:28 Nov:
1839:26 Nov:
1822:25 Nov:
1811:23 Nov:
1801:22 Nov:
1790:17 Nov:
1779:11 Nov:
1703:Monmouth
1621:Graudenz
1482:(1990).
1417:(2005).
1152:SS
1145:SS
1127:Trinidad
1119:Barbados
1107:La Plata
1084:colliers
997:flagship
915:San Juan
877:SS
799:Veracruz
779:Sarajevo
765:reached
683:launched
662:Seeadler
643:underway
520:; 5,400
474:fuel oil
430:colliers
417:Barbados
404:SS
273:Armament
105:Launched
73:Namesake
1843:Bulwark
1832:Nygaard
1804:Nilufer
1768:9 Nov:
1757:7 Nov:
1732:4 Nov:
1721:3 Nov:
1710:2 Nov:
1692:1 Nov:
1596:Rostock
1387:Bennett
1360:Halpern
1331:Bennett
1314:Bennett
1302:Halpern
1171:Ålesund
1163:Indrani
1154:Indrani
1072:Curaçao
1036:Bristol
1031:Bristol
1011:Suffolk
1007:Suffolk
1002:Suffolk
955:Dresden
939:Dresden
872:Berwick
863:Tampico
857:in the
826:Dresden
810:Dresden
794:Dresden
769:in the
747:Dresden
669:at the
569:on the
567:funnels
516:(4,800
485:Rostock
369:Rostock
346:of the
162:(4,800
144:cruiser
83:Builder
40:History
1863:Buresk
1761:Jaguar
1532:
1509:
1490:
1468:
1446:
1425:
1234:Gröner
1143:liner
1097:prizes
882:as an
845:Havana
741:Bremen
656:Ersatz
512:4,900
436:Design
342:was a
290:120 ×
179:Length
156:Normal
141:-class
1853:Akula
1783:Niger
1772:Emden
1750:Yorck
1623:class
1614:class
1524:[
1201:Notes
1093:'
1052:HAPAG
1026:'
934:'
708:'
612:mines
579:knots
542:masts
506:draft
451:class
426:'
351:class
300:Armor
292:mines
278:12 ×
246:Speed
208:14 ×
195:Draft
1913:1915
1905:1914
1897:1913
1815:U-18
1792:SMS
1770:SMS
1759:SMS
1748:SMS
1741:SMS
1736:Hood
1712:SMS
1530:ISBN
1507:ISBN
1488:ISBN
1466:ISBN
1444:ISBN
1423:ISBN
1121:and
807:and
675:Kiel
502:beam
482:and
335:SMS
312:Deck
306:Belt
230:2 ×
187:Beam
121:Fate
91:Kiel
61:Name
1813:SM
1132:As
1070:in
797:in
614:.
453:of
216:shp
1979::
1829:,
1826:D2
1746:,
1739:,
1725:D5
1699:,
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815:FK
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251:kn
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