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SANKT GEORG armoured cruiser (1905)

Sankt Georg 1905

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Sankt Georg     Marinearsenal Pola 11.3.1901 8.12.1903 21.7.1905 to United Kingdom 1920, BU

 

Displacement normal, t

7289

Displacement full, t

8070

Length, m

124.3 oa 123.2 wl

Breadth, m

19.0

Draught, m

6.83

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 4-cyl VTE, 12 Yarrow boilers

Power, h. p.

15000

Max speed, kts

22

Fuel, t

coal 1103

Endurance, nm(kts) 4500(10)
Armour, mm belt: 210 - 165, turrets: 210, bulkheads: 190, deck: 50 - 40, CT: 200

Armament

1 x 2 - 238/37 G. L/40 S., 5 x 1 - 190/40 G. L/42, 4 x 1 - 149/37 G. L/40 S. C.96, 2 x 1 - 66/16 G. L/18, 6 x 1 - 47/40 SFK L/44 S, 2 x 1 - 47/30 SFK L/33 H, 2 x 1 - 8.80, 2 - 450 TT (beam)

Complement

535

Project history: Improved version of previous ship.

Ship protection: The belt was 210-165mm. Main guns turrets had up to 210mm protection, 19cm guns were protected by up to 190mm casemates. There was 50-40mm protective deck. CT had 200mm sides.

Modernizations: 1916: + 1 x 1 - 66/47 G. L/50 BAG

Naval service: Sankt Georg was ceded as war reparation to UK, but sold to Italy and scrapped there.

Sankt Georg 1916

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