| Bremen Class
German Light Cruisers. Consisted of SMS Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin,
Lubeck, Munchen, Leipzig, and SMS Danzig. These light cruisers were
designed in 1902 and were larger version of the successful Gazelle class
cruisers.
Displacement: 3,250
tons, Speed: 23 knots. (Coal Fired) Crew 303. Armament:
Ten 4.1 inch Guns, two 18 inch Torpedo Tubes (Submerged)
Armament
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| SMS
Bremen |
9th July 1903 |
Mined on 17th December 1915. |
| SMS
Hamburg |
25th July 1903 |
Stricken on 31st March 1931. |
| SMS
Berlin |
22nd September 1903 |
Hulked in 1935, scuttled in 1947. |
| SMS
Lübeck |
26th March 1904 |
Stricken on 5th November 1919. |
| SMS München |
30th April 1904 |
Stricken on 5th November 1919. |
| SMS Leipzig |
21st March 1905 |
Sunk 8th December 1914. |
| SMS Danzig |
23rd September 1905 |
Stricken on 5th November 1919. |
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Munchen |
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Munchen.
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Leipzig |
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Leipzig.
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Leipzig, 1912.
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German Light Cruiser Leipzig which was sunk off the
Falkland Islands by the British fleet. |
Leipzig.
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Danzig |
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SMS Danzig
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SMS Danzig - launched in 1905 and was eventually handed
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The Crew of the Danzig. Sent
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One of the Bremen Class Cruisers at Port Said,
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