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.
YEAR: 1915
SHIP CLASS: Konigsberg-class
SHIPS-IN-CLASS (4): SMS Konigsberg; SMS Karlsruhe; SMS Emden; SMS Nurnberg
OPERATORS: Imperial Germany; France
SPECIFICATIONS
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base SMS Konigsberg (1915) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base SMS Konigsberg (1915) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
CREW: 475
LENGTH: 497 feet (151.49 meters)
BEAM: 47 feet (14.33 meters)
DRAUGHT: 19.5 feet (5.94 meters)
DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE): 6,500 tons
PROPULSION: Boilers with steam turbines developing 31,000 horsepower to 2 x shafts.
SPEED (SURFACE): 27.5 knots (32 miles-per-hour)
RANGE: 4,849 nautical miles (5,580 miles; 8,980 kilometers)
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.
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