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Stralsund

SMS Stralsund

Survived

Imperial German Navy

TypeLight cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns12 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 guns

Rescued survivors of Ariadne at Heligoland Bight and fought at Dogger Bank. Handed to France after the war.

SMS Strassburg or SMS Stralsund, German light cruiser, photographed at sea during about 1915-1916. Photo: Unknown, PD · Wikimedia Commons

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)
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Laid down1910
Launched4 November 1911
Commissioned10 December 1912
DisplacementNormal: 4,570 t (4,500 long tons) Full load: 5,587 t (5,499 long tons)
Length138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
Speed27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
Complement18 officers 336 enlisted

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

Career

Launched

4 November 1911

28 August 1914

Rescued Ariadne's survivors

3–4 November 1914

Laid the minefield

24 January 1915

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1933–1935