SMS Strassburg
Sunk
Imperial German Navy, then Regia Marina (Italy)
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 12 × 4.1″ guns |
Service
| to 1920 | Strassburg | |
| from 1920 | Taranto Ceded to Italy as war reparations |
Damaged at Heligoland Bight. Given to Italy in 1920 as Taranto. In the Second World War she was scuttled at La Spezia at the armistice in 1943, raised by the Germans, and sunk again by Allied bombers in 1943–44.
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)
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven |
|---|---|
| Laid down | October 1910 |
| Launched | 24 August 1911 |
| Commissioned | 1 October 1912 |
| Displacement | Normal: 4,564 t (4,492 long tons) Full load: 5,281 t (5,198 long tons) |
| Length | 138.70 m (455 ft 1 in) |
| Speed | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
| Complement | 18 officers 336 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 August 1911
Battle of Heligoland Bight
Damaged
28 August 1914
Raid on Yarmouth
Survived
3–4 November 1914
Battle of Moon Sound
Survived
16 October – 3 November 1917
Renamed Taranto
1920 · Ceded to Italy as war reparations
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by air attack in 1944