S.M.S. Königsberg
1907
(Navis 53N)
- Class: Königsberg - 1 light cruiser of 1904
- Displacement: 3,400 tons
- Dimensions: 378 x 44 x 18 ft.
- Machinery: Vertical triple expansion, 2 shafts. I.H.P. 13,200 = 24 knots
- Armor: Deck 2 in.
- Armament: 10-4.1 in. (10x1); 2-17.7 in. (submerged) T.T.
- Complement: 332
- Builder: Kiel Dockyard
- Laid Down: 1905
- Launched: 12 Dec 1905
- Completed: 6 Apr 1907
- Actions: 1914 Station ship at Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa - engaged in cruiser warfare in Indian Ocean. Blockaded 30 Oct 1914 by Royal Navy squadron in the Rufiji Delta. Destroyed by gunfire of monitors HMS Severn and HMS Mersey 11 Jul 1915. Guns salved and used by German land forces. Wreck not broken up until 1962/63.
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