sms sms majesty ship fourth seven bremen class cruisers imperial_german_navy named city begun stettin launched march commissioned april armed main battery guns torpedo tubes capable speed knots mph served high_seas_fleet decade career outbreak world war august transferred baltic_sea defend germany coast potential russian attacks saw extensive service years war time participated seizure attacked allied submarines occasions struck repaired withdrawn secondary duties survived war ceded british war prize subsequently broken scrap construction ordered contract laid vulcan shipyard stettin launched march fitting work commenced commissioned high_seas_fleet april ship meters long overall beam draft forward displaced long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted parsons steam turbines designed shaft horsepower speed knots mph warship german_navy equipped turbine propulsion engines powered coal fired marine type water tube boilers carried tonnes long tons coal gave range nautical miles knots mph shorter range sisters efficient turbines 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 mounted deck fitted carry naval mines ship protected armored deck thick conning tower thick sides guns protected thick shields service history commissioning assigned high_seas_fleet served fleet outbreak world war relegated service coastal defense vessel baltic central powers prepared launch early extreme left flank german_army ordered launch attack april assigned naval support attack day attack cruiser shelled port days later army seize requested naval support attack cruisers torpedo boats covered assault city patrolled ensure russian naval forces attempted intervene rear admiral commander reconnaissance forces baltic conducted major assault conjunction attempt german_army seize city attack took place joined 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 week later lay minefield russian submarines area convinced germans cancel operation 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 august attacked russian submarine outside entrance fired spread torpedoes range successfully evaded november came attack allied submarine occasion british hms managed evade torpedoes escape undamaged allies finally success ship january russian damaged returned port repaired time sister bremen rearmed guns new bow fitted funnels replaced new models withdrawn line service employed training ship target ship served capacity end war november terms treaty versailles ship surrendered british war prize formally ceded september british turn sold scrapping dismantled germany following year
SMS Lübeck