Overview
SMS Konigsberg was ceded to France after World War 1 and served with the French Navy as the Metz until 1933.
SMS Konigsberg was ceded to France after World War 1 and served with the French Navy as the Metz until 1933.
Specifications
YEAR: 1915
STATUS: Decommissioned, Out-of-Service
OPERATOR(S): German Empire; France
CREW/COMPLEMENT: 475
LENGTH: 497 ft (151.49 m)
BEAM: 47 ft (14.33 m)
DRAUGHT: 19.5 ft (5.94 m)
DISPLACEMENT: 6,500 tons
CREW/COMPLEMENT: 475
PROPULSION: Boilers with steam turbines developing 31,000 horsepower to 2 x shafts.
SPEED: 27.5 kts (32 mph)
RANGE: 4,849 nm (5,580 miles; 8,980 km)
SHIP CLASS: Konigsberg-class
SHIPS-IN-CLASS (4): SMS Konigsberg; SMS Karlsruhe; SMS Emden; SMS Nurnberg
Armament
8 x 150mm SK L/45 main guns.
3 x 88mm SK L/45 Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns.
4 x 500mm (20") torpedo tubes.
8 x 150mm SK L/45 main guns.
3 x 88mm SK L/45 Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns.
4 x 500mm (20") torpedo tubes.
Air Wing
None.
None.
