Metz 1920
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Metz (ex-Königsberg) | 210 | Weser, Bremen, Germany | 1914 | 18.12.1915 | 12.8.1916 // 20.7.1920 | stricken 8.1933 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
5440 |
|
Displacement full, t |
7125 |
|
Length, m |
145.8 wl 151.4 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
14.2 |
|
Draught, m |
5.96 normal 6.32 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Marine steam turbines, 12 Marine boilers (10 coal- + 2 oil-fired) |
|
Power, h. p. |
45900 |
|
Max speed, kts |
27.8 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1340 + oil 500 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4850(12) |
|
Armour, mm |
belt: 60 - 18, shields: 50, deck: 40 - 20 with 60 - 40-mm slopes; CT: 100 sides, 20 roof, mine deck: 30 sides, 20 roof |
|
Armament |
8 x 1 - 149/42 SK L/45 C/09, 2 x 1 - 88/45 SK L/45 C/13, 2 x 1 - 500 TT (4), 2 - 500 TT (beam, sub, 4), 200 mines |
|
Complement |
475 |
Project history: Ex-German cruiser, transferred as war reparation.
Ship protection: 60mm belt protected machinery and magazines (about 80% of ship length), its thickness decreased to 18mm at fwd part, there was 40mm transverse bulkhead between 60mm and 18mm parts of the belt, aft part of waterline was unprotected. 40-20mm armour deck was connected with lower edge of the belt by 60-40mm slopes. Guns were protected by 50mm shields, ammo tubes had 20mm armour.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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