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Frauenlob

SMS Frauenlob

Sunk

Imperial German Navy

TypeLight cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns10 × 4.1″ guns

Damaged at Heligoland Bight. Torpedoed and sunk at night during Jutland.

German light cruiser SMS Frauenlob under the Levensau Bridge in the Kiel Canal, c. 1910 Photo: Arthur Renard, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns
  • 2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Deck: 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in)
  • Conning tower 80 mm (3.1 in)
  • Gun shields: 50 mm (2 in)
Laid down1901
Launched22 March 1902
Commissioned17 February 1903
DisplacementNormal: 2,706 t (2,663 long tons) Full load: 3,158 t (3,108 long tons)
Length105 m (344.5 ft) loa
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Complement14 officers 256 enlisted men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

22 March 1902

28 August 1914

31 May – 1 June 1916

Torpedoed at night