SMS Breslau
Sunk
Imperial German Navy, then Ottoman Navy
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 12 × 4.1″ guns |
Service
| 1912–1914 | Breslau | |
| from 1914 | Midilli Transferred to the Ottoman navy, keeping her German crew |
Escaped to Constantinople with Goeben in 1914 and became the Ottoman Midilli. Mined and sunk after the Battle of Imbros in January 1918.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 12 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 guns
- 120 mines
- 2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 60 mm (2.4 in)
- Deck: 60 mm
- Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
| Builder | AG Vulcan |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1910 |
| Launched | 16 May 1911 |
| Commissioned | 10 May 1912 |
| Displacement | Normal: 4,564 t (4,492 long tons) Full load: 5,281 t (5,198 long tons) |
| Length | 138.7 m (455 ft 1 in) |
| Speed | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
| Complement | 18 officers 336 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
16 May 1911
Renamed Midilli
16 August 1914 · Transferred to the Ottoman navy, keeping her German crew
29 October 1914
shelled Novorossiysk
18 November 1914
kept out of range
20 January 1918
mined