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Bremen of the Bremen Class
German Light Cruisers. Her sister ships were, SMS Hamburg, Berlin,
Lubeck, Munchen, Leipzig, and SMS Danzig.
SMS Bremen was built at
A G Weser at Bremen, and laid down in 1902, launched 9th July 1903 and completed
19th May 1904. S.M.S Bremen served over overseas foreign service between
1904 and 1914 and went into major refit in 1914-1915. at Wilhelmshaven
Dockyard. which included being re armed with Two 5.9 inch guns and size
4,.1 inch guns. On the 17th December 1915 near the Spon bank in the Baltic
sunk by two mines at 1804. (along with V191) with the loss of 250 killed.
Displacement: 3,250
tons, Speed: 23 knots. (Coal Fired) Crew 303. Armament:
Ten 4.1 inch Guns, two 18 inch Torpedo Tubes (Submerged)
Armament increased in 1914. as above.
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Bremen, 1900s.
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Bremen Class Cruisers |
| 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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