A mature wartime cruiser
Improved armament, speed and endurance made these ships effective late-war scouts, though strategic conditions limited their use.
7125 tMaximum displacement
151,4 mOverall length
27,8 knMaximum speed
475Complement
The full story
History of Nürnberg II
The four ships of the Königsberg II class were part of the constant development of small cruisers in Germany. Like their half sisters, the Pillau class (which original was built for Russia after modified plans of the Königsberg II class) they were equipped with 15 cm guns, giving them a much higher offensive potential than the older cruisers, only equipped with 10,5 cm guns.
Like other German small cruisers, they had a mixed coal/oil fires boiler system. They were maneuverable ships, but their stern tended to take over much water at high speed.
Nürnberg II had a similar operational history than the other ships of its class. The scuttling at Scapa Flow failed too, and it was sunk near the Isle of Wight on 07.02.1922.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.
Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 7125 t
- Length (Total)
- 151,4 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 145,8 m
- Beam
- 14,2 m
- Draft
- 5,96 m
- Crew
- 475
Armament
- 15 cm
- 8
- 8,8 cm
- 2
- 50 cm Torpedo tubes
- 4
- Mines
- 200
Armor
- Deck
- 40mm (max)
- Command tower
- 60mm (max)
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Geared turbines
Performance
- Total Performance
- 45900 shp
- Speed
- 27,8 kn
- Range
- 4850 miles as 12 kn
Construction record
Nürnberg II
- Laid down
- Howaldt Kiel, 1915
- Launched
- 14.04.1916
- Commissioned
- 15.02.1917
- Fate
- scuttled in Scapa Flow on 21.06.1919, raised and sunk at Wight on 07.02.1922