SMS Konigsberg (1915)

Light Cruiser Warship

Naval Warfare / Ships

SMS Konigsberg was ceded to France after World War 1 and served with the French Navy as the Metz until 1933.

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Specifications

Year:
1915

Status
Decommissioned, Out-of-Service

Complement
475 Personnel

Ship Class [ Konigsberg-class ]
Ships-in-Class [ 4 ] Ship Names: SMS Konigsberg; SMS Karlsruhe; SMS Emden; SMS Nurnberg

German Empire; France

- Blue Water Operations
- Fleet Support
- Hunter
- Direct-Attack

Length:
497 ft (151.49 m)

Width / Beam:
47 ft (14.33 m)

Height / Draught:
19.5 ft (5.94 m)

Displacement (Surface):
6,500 tons

Boilers with steam turbines developing 31,000 horsepower to 2 x shafts.

Speed (Surface):
28 kts (32 mph)

Range:
4,849 nm (5,580 miles; 8,980 km)

8 x 150mm SK L/45 main guns.
3 x 88mm SK L/45 Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns.
4 x 500mm (20") torpedo tubes.

None.

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