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Hamburg

SMS Hamburg

Sunk

Imperial German Navy

TypeLight cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns10 × 4.1″ guns

Fought at Jutland with the 4th Scouting Group.

The German light cruiser SMS Hamburg underway. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns
  • 10 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Maxim guns
  • 2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Deck: 80 mm (3.1 in)
  • Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Gun shields: 50 mm (2 in)
Laid down1902
Launched25 July 1903
Commissioned8 March 1904
DisplacementNormal: 3,278 t (3,226 long tons) Full load: 3,797 t (3,737 long tons)
LengthLength overall: 111.1 meters (365 ft)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement14 officers 274–287 enlisted men

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

Career

Launched

25 July 1903

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Sunk

Sunk in 27 July 1944, Raised and Scrapped in 1956