sms sms class light cruiser built world war germany sisters ship named previous light cruiser sunk battle islands new cruiser laid shipyard bremen launched april commissioned high_seas_fleet february armed guns ship speed mph saw relatively limited service war commissioning late conflict participated october baltic following month engaged second battle bight significantly damaged engagement assigned final planned operation high_seas_fleet taken place closing days war major mutiny forced cancellation plan end war ship interned scapa_flow german fleet june british ships managed beach later refloated sunk gunnery target construction ordered contract laid shipyard bremen launched april fitting work commenced commissioned high_seas_fleet february ship meters long overall beam draft forward displaced long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted sets steam turbines powered coal fired oil fired marine type boilers provided speed mph range nautical miles mph ship armed guns single pedestal mounts placed forward forecastle located amidships arranged super firing pair aft supplied rounds ammunition shells gun carried anti aircraft guns mounted centerline astern funnels equipped pair torpedo tubes torpedoes deck mounted swivel launchers amidships carried mines ship protected waterline armored belt thick amidships conning tower thick sides deck covered thick armor plate service history early september following german conquest russian port german navy decided eliminate russian naval forces held navy high command planned operation seize baltic island specifically russian gun batteries september order issued joint operation army capture primary naval component comprise flagship iii battle squadrons high_seas_fleet invasion force amounted approximately officers enlisted men rest commanded rear admiral provided cruiser screen task force operation began morning october ships engaged russian positions squadron shelled russian gun batteries beginning bombardment entered began landing troops covered landing october rest covered operating island insufficient bad weather operation postponed 19th danzig sent intercept russian torpedo boats reported area locate vessels broke operation october islands german control russian naval forces destroyed forced withdraw ordered naval component return north_sea second battle bight november frankfurt assigned cover operation bight command force supported battleships kaiser british battlecruisers supported force light cruisers attacked german cruisers covered fleeing retreating smoke screen opened fire british cruisers range heavy smoke fog obscured british ships quickly forced cease firing came heavy fire british cruisers powerful battlecruisers courageous glorious armed inch guns hit directly shell splinters near misses deck killed man wounded later died wounds damaged shell fragments returned fire briefly concealed british ships kaiser intervened exactly time prompting british break engagement immediately hour german forces reinforced capital ships including battlecruiser realizing british fled german forces returned port fate october planned final climactic attack british high_seas_fleet planned operation called raids allied shipping thames estuary flanders draw grand_fleet german fleet attack grand fleet damage possible order enhance germany military position coming peace talks assigned force tasked attacking flanders morning october order given sail wilhelmshaven following day starting night october sailors battleships unrest spread rest fleet ultimately forced hipper cancel operation following capitulation germany november high_seas_fleet ships command interned british naval base scapa_flow ships interned fleet remained captivity negotiations ultimately produced versailles treaty believed british intended seize german ships june deadline germany signed peace treaty unaware deadline extended 23rd ordered ships sunk opportunity morning june british fleet left scapa_flow conduct training maneuvers transmitted order ships british sailors explosive charges blast away anchor chains dragged aground sank ship refloated july eventually expended target ship july
SMS Nürnberg (1916)