SMS Victoria Luise, also spelt
Viktoria Luise, armoured cruiser of the Victoria Luise class. Built at A G
Weser at Bremen, laid down in 1896 launched 29th March 1897 and completed
20th February 1898. The Victoria Luise class Cruisers were intended for
Colonial Service. She was re-boilered during refit in 1906 - 1908 at
Wilhelmshaven Dockyard. becoming two funneled instead of three. After
1908 SMS Victoria Luise became a cadet training ship and at the
outbreak of war she was mobilized into the 5th Scouting group which was
the cruiser training squadron. in the Baltic this only lasted until the
end of 1914. when she was again de commissioned and used as accommodation
ship. compared to the rest of the class which were scrapped in 1919.
Victoria Luise was converted into a cargo ship named Flora
Sommerfeld for a Danzig firm but was finally broken up in 1923.
Displacement: 5,800 tons to 6,389
tons. Speed: 18.5 knots, Coal Fired Compliment;
477 Armament: Two 210mm (8.2 inch) guns Eight 150mm (5.9
inch guns) Ten 88mm (3.4 inch ) Ten machine guns and Three 450mm (18
inch) Torpedo Tubes (1 bow and Two Stern) all submerged
