SMS Leipzig
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SMS Leipzig was a German Imperial Navy light cruiser of the early 20th century that served in World War I as part of Admiral von Spee’s East Asia Squadron.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light cruiser
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military ship ⓘ steam-powered ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 10.5 cm SK L/40 guns
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14 × 5.2 cm SK L/55 guns (as built) ⓘ 2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armor |
up to 100 mm conning tower armor
ⓘ
up to 80 mm deck armor ⓘ |
| assignedTo | East Asia Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 13.3 m ⓘ |
| belligerent | Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | AG Weser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | gunfire from British warships ⓘ |
| class | Bremen-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderDuringWWI | Kapitän zur See Haun (early war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1906-04-20 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 286 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1914-12-08 ⓘ |
| displacement |
3260 t (standard)
ⓘ
up to about 3730 t (full load) ⓘ |
| draft | 5.4 m ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Royal Navy battlecruisers at Falkland Islands
ⓘ
Royal Navy cruisers at Coronel ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| followedByClass | Königsberg-class cruiser (1905) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1903 ⓘ |
| launched | 1905-03-21 ⓘ |
| length | 111.1 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in Admiral Maximilian von Spee’s East Asia Squadron ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East Asia Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 10,000 ihp ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Gazelle-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
overseas station cruiser
ⓘ
scout cruiser ⓘ |
| propulsion |
10 coal-fired water-tube boilers
ⓘ
2 triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| range | about 4,690 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| servedIn | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Kaiserliche Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Bremen-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | AG Weser, Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Battle of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Coronel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 22 knots ⓘ |
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