Hamburg

SMS Hamburg of the Bremen Class German Light Cruisers.

Displacement: 3,250 tons

Speed: 23 knots. (Coal Fired)

Crew 303.

Armament: Ten 4.1 inch Guns, two 18 inch Torpedo Tubes (Submerged)

 

Her sister ships were, SMS Bremen, Berlin, Lubeck, Munchen, Leipzig, and SMS Danzig.

History

SMS Hamburg was built at A G Vulcan at Stettin and laid down in 1902, launched 27th July 1903 and commissioned into the German Fleet 8th March 1904.

S.M.S Hamburg served second command flagship for the U-Boat Flotilla no. 1 in 1912. and as flagship to the flotilla in 1914 then in 1915 becoming Squadron Flagship and accommodation for submarine commanders at Wilhelmshaven.

After the war served in the Reichmarine fleet between 1920 and 1923 becoming a training cruiser in 1924 to 1927.

Stricken in March 1931.

1936 used as an accommodation Hulk at Kiel for submarine crews.

19??, converted into a floating AA battery

In 1944 she was bombed and sunk at Hamburg-harbour by RAF bombers.

Raised in 1949 and scrapped at Hamburg

 

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