SMS Königsberg

Scuttled

Type	Light cruiser
War	First World War
Main guns	10 × 4.1″ guns

Sank the old cruiser Pegasus at Zanzibar in 1914, then hid up the Rufiji River for eight months. Wrecked by monitors in July 1915 and scuttled; her guns were taken ashore for von Lettow-Vorbeck's army.

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Armament and specifications

Armament

10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns
10 × 5.2 cm (2.0 in) SK L/55 guns
2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

Deck: 80 mm (3.1 in)
Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)

Builder	Kaiserliche Werft, Kiel
Laid down	12 January 1905
Launched	12 December 1905
Commissioned	6 April 1907
Displacement	Normal: 3,390 t (3,340 long tons) Full load: 3,814 t (3,754 long tons)
Length	115.3 m (378 ft 3 in)
Speed	24.1 knots (44.6 km/h; 27.7 mph)
Complement	14 officers 308 enlisted men

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

Career

Launched

12 December 1905

Battle of Zanzibar

Survived

20 September 1914

Battle of the Rufiji Delta

Scuttled

October 1914 – 11 July 1915