Leipzig-class cruiser
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 Nürnberg |
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |    |
| Built: | 1928-1934 |
| In commission: | 1931-1959 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Leipzig: 8,380 tons Nürnberg: 9,040 tons |
| Length: | Leipzig: 177 m (580 ft 9 in) Nürnberg: 181.3 m (594 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | Leipzig: 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) Nürnberg: 5.74 m (18 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines and Diesel 3 shafts (Diesel on center shaft) 66,000 shp (45 MW) turbines + 12,400 hp (9.3 MW) diesel |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Complement: | Leipzig: 850 Nürnberg: 683-896 |
| Armament: |
3 × triple 15 cm C/25 guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Arado 196 floatplanes |
The Leipzig class was a class of light cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine, consisting of two ships named after German cities, Leipzig and Nürnberg.
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Design [edit]
General characteristics [edit]
Machinery [edit]
Armament and armor [edit]
History [edit]
The Leipzig class, an improved K class cruiser, was the last class of light cruisers built by Germany. Contrary to the practice used in the K class, the Leipzig class designers opted to mount the gun turrets on the center-line again.
The second ship of the class, Nürnberg, was slightly modified and different from the original design. The Nürnberg, which became the Russian Admiral Makarov, continued to soldier on for years to come (NHC).
After the war the Leipzig, in fairly bad condition, served as an accommodation hulk for the German Mine Sweeping Administration.
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References [edit]
- Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0870219138.
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- Williamson, Gordon (2003). German Light Cruisers 1939–1945. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-503-1.
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