SMS Yorck, The German heavy or protected
Cruiser of the Roon Class. Very similar tot the Prinz
Adalbert class of cruiser except that Yorck and
Roon had four funnels instead of three. SMS Yorck was
built by Blohm and Voss at Hamburg and laid down in 1903 launched 14th May
1904 and completed 21st November 1905. Was in Service with the German
Fleet at the outbreak of world war one
Displacement: 9,350 tons to 10,104
tons speed 21knots. fired by both coal and oil. Compliment 633
Armament: Four 210mm (8.2 inch) Guns (2x2), Ten 150mm (5.9-inch) Twelve
88mm,(3.4-inch) Four machine guns and Four 450mm Torpedo Tubes. (all
submerged)