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Nürnberg

SMS Nürnberg

Sunk

Imperial German Navy

TypeLight cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns

Finished off Monmouth at Coronel. Sunk by Kent at the Falklands.

Photo: Unknown, PD-US · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns
  • 8 × 5.2 cm (2 in) SK guns
  • 2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Deck: 80 mm (3.1 in)
  • Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)
BuilderKaiserliche Werft, Kiel
Laid down16 January 1906
Launched28 August 1906
Commissioned10 April 1908
DisplacementNormal: 3,469 t (3,414 long tons) Full load: 3,902 t (3,840 long tons)
Length116.8 m (383 ft)
Speed23.4 knots (43.3 km/h)
Complement14 Officers 308 Enlisted men

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

Career

Launched

28 August 1906

1 November 1914

Finished off Monmouth