sms sms majesty ship fifth seven bremen class cruisers imperial_german_navy named city munich built bremen starting launched april commissioned january armed main battery guns torpedo tubes capable speed knots mph served fleet majority career saw extensive service world war including battle jutland june engaged british light cruisers instances damaged contributed damaging cruiser engagement torpedoed british submarine hms october subsequently withdrawn service spent final year war barracks ship surrendered war prize british later broken scrap construction ordered contract laid shipyard bremen launched april fitting work commenced commissioned high_seas_fleet january ship meters long overall beam draft forward displaced long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted triple expansion engines designed indicated horsepower speed knots mph engines powered coal fired marine type water tube boilers carried tonnes long tons coal gave range nautical miles knots mph crew officers enlisted men ship armed guns single mounts placed forward forecastle located amidships placed aft guns engage targets supplied rounds ammunition shells gun equipped torpedo tubes torpedoes submerged hull broadside fitted carry naval mines ship protected armored deck thick conning tower thick sides guns protected thick shields service history commissioning employed torpedo test ship conduct experiments wireless outbreak world war august ship assigned high_seas_fleet moored sister ship danzig route kiel morning august morning british attacked german patrol line ensuing battle bight danzig recalled ordered steam mouth wait orders cruisers ordered bight support cruiser instead ordered conduct reconnaissance north east battle jutland assigned june command commodore departed wilhelmshaven rest fleet tasked screening fleet torpedo boat positioned starboard fleet abreast later battle shortly rest encountered british 3rd ships leading high seas fleet south away deployed grand fleet long range poor visibility sms stettin able engage british cruisers fired shells cease fire scoring hits hit twice return hit caused minimal damage second struck funnel resulting explosion damaged boilers making difficult steam boilers turned ships hard starboard order draw british closer capital ships german fleet 3rd refused bait ferocious night fighting occurred high_seas_fleet forced way british rear encountered 2nd close range darkness squadrons closed germans illuminated concentrated fire ships ships badly damaged set fire forced retreat germans fell attempt bring british closer battlecruisers melee cruiser hit sunk torpedo launched southampton nearly collided sinking managed evade wreck fired torpedo southampton missed hit times engagement hits exploded water causing minor splinter damage shell went second funnel exploded funnel support shell splinters knocked starboard rangefinder erratic maneuvering bent wheel shaft helm forcing crew steer ship steering gear compartment half hours stettin briefly fired german torpedo boats discovered identity early morning june pre dreadnought battleships battle squadron opened fire thought british submarines firing threatened damage stettin steaming german line fleet commander vice admiral forced general cease fire order turn spotted imaginary submarine opened fire sea course battle hit total medium caliber shells killed men wounded fired rounds guns later operations october attempted repeat original jutland plan called bombardment route hit torpedo launched submarine hms convinced british knew location cancelled operation returned port took metric tons long tons short tons water got boilers freshwater produce steam taken tow torpedo boat sister berlin following day engines operation steamed power entered wilhelmshaven returning port decommissioned november battle damage incurred previous month later employed barracks ship patrol ships stricken naval register november ceded british war prize july terms treaty versailles subsequently broke scrap
SMS München