Midilli 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Midilli (ex-Breslau) | Vulcan, Stettin, Germany | 1910 | 16.5.1911 | 10.5.1912 // 16.8.1914 | sunk 20.1.1918 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
4564 |
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Displacement full, t |
5281 |
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Length, m |
138.7 oa 136.0 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
13.5 |
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Draught, m |
5.73 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
4 AEG-Vulcan steam turbines, 16 Marine boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
25000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
27 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1200 + oil 106 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
5820(12) |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 60 - 18, deck: 40 - 20, slopes: 60 - 40, glacises: 100, CT: 100, shields: 50 |
|
Armament |
12 x 1 - 105/42 SK L/45 C/11, 2 - 500 TT (beam), 120 mines |
|
Complement |
354 |
Project history: The German cruiser Breslau from 16 August 1914 served under the Turkish flag, with German command and crew as the Turkish Midilli. She served as the inseparable 'little sister' of Goeben alias Yavuz Sultan Selim.
Modernizations: 1916: - 2 x 1 - 105/42; + 2 x 1 - 149/42 SK L/45 C/09
1917: - 10 x 1 - 105/42; + 6 x 1 - 149/42 SK L/45 C/09
Naval service: Midilli took bow splinter damage from the Russian battleship Imperatritsa Maria on 22 July and mined at the sea of Azov afterwards. First mined on 18 July 1915 by a Russian mine near Kata Burnu, salvaged and repaired, again mined and sunk on 20 January 1918 by 5 British mines off Imbros. Her stern was blown off and she sank 30 minutes from the first detonation with the loss of two thirds of her 370 crew.
Midilli 1915
© Ivan Gogin, 2014