sms sms unique german armored cruiser built turn 20th century imperial_german_navy named younger brother built kiel laid completed march cost marks design modification previous armored cruiser traded smaller main battery higher speed comprehensive armor protection ship set precedent subsequent german armored cruisers concentrating secondary armament amidships opposed spread secondary armament length ship served german fleet majority career outbreak world war august ship participated operation british coast december transferred baltic_sea operated russian navy involved august damaged russian destroyer ship withdrawn active duty secondary roles kiel including acting floating office naval staff ultimately sold broken scrap later year design second naval law germany passed envisioned force fourteen armored cruisers intended overseas service german colonies german_navy required cruisers operations fleet attempted design ships fulfill roles primarily budget constraints product naval law alteration earlier vessel equipped fewer guns thinner armor trade higher speed lower cost design set precedent concentrating secondary battery amidships guns spread length hull subsequent armored cruisers developments laid kiel launched march completed years later march new cruiser cost marks dimensions machinery meters long waterline overall beam draft forward aft ship displaced metric tons long tons short tons built long tons short tons combat load hull constructed transverse longitudinal steel frames incorporated thirteen watertight compartments double extended percent length ship german navy considered ship good sea boat gentle motion suffered severe roll transverse metacentric height manned crew officers enlisted men duration career second command flagship standard crew augmented additional officers enlisted men carried number smaller vessels including picket boats launch ship propelled vertical cylinder triple expansion engines center shaft drove bladed screw diameter outer shafts drove meter wide bladed screws fourteen boilers produced supplied steam engines pressures standard kpa propulsion system rated indicated horsepower gave ship speed knots mph sea trials engines reached ihp speed mph designed carry long tons short tons coal additional storage allowed long tons short tons enabled maximum range nautical miles speed mph nmi cruising speed mph armor protected krupp armor armor belt millimeters thick central portion ship protected ammunition magazines machinery spaces vital areas cruiser belt reduced end main belt bow stern entire length belt backed equal teak armored deck thick connected belt thick sloped armor broadside forward conning tower thick sides thick roof aft conning tower thoroughly protected covered steel plating main battery gun turrets thick sides thick roofs gun turrets thick armor weapons protected gun shields casemates armored worth steel plating armament armed variety weapons primary armament consisted quick firing guns mounted single turrets end superstructure guns supplied rounds elevate enabled maximum range guns fired round muzzle velocity second secondary battery quick firing guns rounded offensive armament guns mounted amidships casemates vessel remaining mounted turrets ship hull casemates guns supplied rounds shells weighed fired muzzle velocity second guns elevate maximum range cruiser carried quick firing guns defense torpedo boats guns supplied shells shells weighed fired muzzle velocity second enabled maximum range elevation ship gun armament rounded subsequently removed ship fitted torpedo tubes mounted stern swivel mount mounted submerged bow placed submerged hull abreast forward gun turret service history following commissioning served fleet flagship protected cruiser light cruisers january cruiser passenger ships went norwegian town aftermath fire destroyed town ships carried supplies medical stores port assisted relief effort reassigned subdivision cruiser division active fleet arrival new armored cruiser included light cruisers hamburg attached second subdivision composed armored cruiser light cruisers attached squadron conducted series tests miller apparatus device navy resupply warships sea february ship engaged experiments test took place february resulted crew able transfer short tons coal hour 22nd test undertaken harsh weather conditions similar results reached went drydock kiel modernization arrangement modified superstructure deck removed masts modernized following improvements returned fleet world war following wave war major european powers end july britain declared war germany august participated second major german offensive north_sea operation bombard december flotilla torpedo boats assigned van high_seas_fleet commanded admiral main fleet providing distant cover rear admiral battlecruisers conducting bombardment night 15th german battle fleet dreadnoughts pre dreadnoughts came nmi isolated squadron british battleships skirmishes rival destroyer screens darkness convinced von faced entire grand fleet orders avoid fleet von broke engagement turned battle fleet germany operation determined year old place operations powerful transferred baltic_sea operate rear admiral commander reconnaissance forces baltic conducted major assault conjunction attempt german_army seize city attack took place consisted armored cruisers elderly coast defense ship light cruisers escorted number destroyers torpedo boats high_seas_fleet detached north_sea provide cover operation bombardment went planned destroyer struck harbor blew bow destroyed ship german ground forces successful assault took city july escorted cruisers seven destroyers laid minefield north returning port flotilla separated sections destroyers remainder unit went intercepted powerful russian squadron commanded consisting armored light cruisers commodore flotilla commander ordered slower steam neutral swedish waters recalled grounded escaped russian squadron briefly engaged sides broke contact informed situation sortied support von route cruisers encountered british submarine scored hit broke operation returned port damaged cruiser german naval forces baltic reinforced elements high_seas_fleet battle gulf august germans sought drive russians lay defensive minefields prevent russian counterattack battleships primary force rest older vessels assigned baltic fleet participated august bombarded russian defenses southernmost tip island russian destroyers anchored caught german bombardment damaged destroyers attack combination russian defense reports british submarines area proved battlecruiser august caused german navy break operation beginning removed line service floating office kiel left active duty ship armament removed subsequently tender kiel remainder service career stricken navy list january sold later year ship ultimately broken scrap
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