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Königsberg Class light cruisers. Sister ships included the Nürnberg, Stuttgart and Stettin. Königsberg was the station ship at Dares-Salaam in East Africa, blockaded into the Rufiji River she was eventually scuttled in July 1915. Königsberg and Nürnberg were built at Kiel while Stuttgart was built at Danzig and Stettin at Vulcan. Stuttgart was used as a seaplane carrier between February and May 1918. Stettin served with the High Seas Fleet and then with the submarine school Stuttgart and Stettin were transferred to Britain before being scrapped. Displacement: 3,550 tons. Speed: 25 knots. Complement: 322. Armament: 10 4.1 inch guns in single turrets, two 18 inch torpedo tubes. |
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Königsberg | 12th December 1905 | Scuttled on 11th July 1915. | |
Nurnberg | 29th August 1908 | Sunk on 8th December 1914. | |
Stuttgart | 22nd September 1906 | Broken up in 1921. | |
Stettin | 7th July 1907 | Broken up over the years 1921-23. | |
The German Light Cruiser Königsberg |
SMS Königsberg c.1909 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGC051 |
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SMS Konigsberg - thanks to Franz Kohlmann for identifying her. |
Konigsberg. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGC052 |
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Some crew of the Konigsberg |
SMS Konigsberg and a Royal Navy Destroyer Courtesy of Walker Archives |
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Konigsberg, 1907. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5509 |
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Königsberg was launched on 12th December 1905 and had a complement of 322. She was stationed at Dares-Salaam and took part in raids on commerce ships. In October 1914 she was part of the blockade at the Rufiji river and was scuttled after being bombarded by British monitors in July 1915. | |||
SMS Stuttgart c.1908 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGC055 |
Stuttgart at the breakers, October 1920. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5510 |
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Stettin. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGC054 |
SMS Stettin A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGC053 |
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Nurnberg |
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