class cruiser class group light cruisers built german_imperial_navy class comprised vessels sms lead ship sms stettin ships improvement preceding bremen class slightly larger faster mounting armament guns torpedo tubes ships saw extensive service world war conducted commerce warfare indian_ocean trapped sunk british warships guns continued action converted artillery pieces german_army german participated battles islands sank british armored cruiser turn sunk cruiser stettin remained german waters war saw action battle jutland june cruisers engaged close range night fighting british fleet significantly damaged ships withdrawn service later war stettin serve training ship converted seaplane tender survived war surrendered britain war prizes dismantled early 1920s design naval law authorized construction new light cruisers bremen classes filled requirements seventeen vessels design followed general parameters earlier classes significant improvements terms size speed like member class stettin fitted steam turbines evaluate performance compared traditional triple expansion engines general characteristics ships class slightly different characteristics lead ship meters long waterline long overall beam draft forward remaining ships long waterline long overall beam draft forward displaced metric tons long tons short tons designed long tons short tons combat load designed displace long tons short tons load long tons short tons long tons short tons respectively stettin displaced long tons short tons designed long tons short tons combat load ships hulls constructed transverse longitudinal steel frames steel outer hull built hulls divided thirteen fourteen watertight compartments double ran seven percent length keel steering controlled single rudder ships class good sea boats rolled degrees wet high speeds suffered slight weather helm case suffered severe weather helm ships metacentric height ships crew fourteen officers enlisted men carried number smaller boats including picket boat barge cutter machinery class ships propulsion system consisted cylinder triple expansion engines rated indicated horsepower speed knots mph stettin instead equipped pair parsons steam turbines rated shaft horsepower speed knots mph ship exceeded design speed half knot speed trials ships engines powered coal fired marine type boilers funnels ships designed carry long tons short tons coal store long tons short tons steam nautical miles knots mph ships ranges considerably shorter cruise nmi speed stettin range nmi electricity generators ships equipped generators generators produced total output kilowatts volts respectively armament armor ships armed guns single pedestal mounts placed forward forecastle located amidships aft guns maximum elevation degrees allowed engage targets supplied rounds ammunition shells gun later pair guns installed ships equipped guns rounds ammunition ships equipped pair torpedo tubes torpedoes submerged hull broadside armor protection members class consisted layers steel layer krupp armor ships class protected armored deck millimeters thick amidships reduced thick aft sloped armor thick gave measure vertical protection conning tower thick sides thick roof ships guns protected thick gun shields construction ships class built government shipyards laid kiel launched december commissioned german_navy april laid kiel launching occurred august commissioned april built laid launched september commissioned february stettin ship class built private firm namesake city laid launched march commissioned seven months later october service history ships class served high_seas_fleet saw service gunnery training ship deployed overseas respectively sent went east african waters stettin remained germany ships active careers world war saw action major battles conflict outbreak war stationed german ordered begin raiding british commerce region relatively unsuccessful regard having sunk british freighter city winchester surprise british cruiser harbor sank battle blockaded eventually destroyed british monitors guns removed wreck mounted improvised gun carriages german world war land campaign assigned admiral war broke initially based china squadron crossed pacific attempt raid british commerce south_america ship saw action battle november british squadron attempted intercept german flotilla sank british armored cruiser following month sunk armored cruiser british squadron sent hunt squadron stettin saw action high_seas_fleet north_sea stettin participated bight august suffered relatively minor damage cruisers participated battle jutland june stettin hit twice badly damaged night emerged battle unscathed ships withdrawn service stettin training ship converted seaplane tender ships survived war surrendered britain war prizes later broken scrap early 1920s
Königsberg-class cruiser (1905)