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STRASBOURG light cruiser (1915/1920)

Strasbourg 1920

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Strasbourg (ex-Regensburg)   197 Weser, Bremen, Germany 1912 25.4.1914 3.1.1915 // 4.6.1920 accommodation ship 6.1936

 

Displacement normal, t

4912

Displacement full, t

6382

Length, m

139.0 wl 142.7 oa

Breadth, m

13.8

Draught, m

5.75 normal 6.08 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Marine steam turbines, 12 Marine boilers (10 coal- + 2 oil-fired)

Power, h. p.

29000

Max speed, kts

28

Fuel, t

coal 1280 + oil 375

Endurance, nm(kts) 5500(12)

Armour, mm

belt: 60 - 18, shields: 50, deck: 40 - 20 with 60 - 40-mm slopes; CT: 100 sides, 20 roof

Armament

7 x 1 - 149/42 SK L/45 C/09, 2 x 1 - 88/45 SK L/45 C/13, 4 x 1 - 500 TT, 120 mines

Complement

385

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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