These four cruisers were the first to be equipped with belt armour for better protection. They also received more boilers, which required a fourth funnel, and were fitted with a cruiser bow instead of a bow ram to improve their seagoing capabilities. All of them entered service in 1912, and at the beginning of the war, they were among the most modern German cruiser designs. Still fitted with twelve 10,5cm guns at the beginning of the war, they were switched to seven of the more powerful and further reaching 15cm guns when it became apparent that the heavier 6” armament of the Royal Navy cruisers gave them a significant advantage. The best known ship of this class is SMS Breslau, which serves with Rear Admiral Souchons Mittelmeerdivision in the Black Sea, flying the Ottoman flag. An added f
| Attributes | Values |
|---|
| rdfs:label
| |
| rdfs:comment
| - These four cruisers were the first to be equipped with belt armour for better protection. They also received more boilers, which required a fourth funnel, and were fitted with a cruiser bow instead of a bow ram to improve their seagoing capabilities. All of them entered service in 1912, and at the beginning of the war, they were among the most modern German cruiser designs. Still fitted with twelve 10,5cm guns at the beginning of the war, they were switched to seven of the more powerful and further reaching 15cm guns when it became apparent that the heavier 6” armament of the Royal Navy cruisers gave them a significant advantage. The best known ship of this class is SMS Breslau, which serves with Rear Admiral Souchons Mittelmeerdivision in the Black Sea, flying the Ottoman flag. An added f
|
| dcterms:subject
| |
| abstract
| - These four cruisers were the first to be equipped with belt armour for better protection. They also received more boilers, which required a fourth funnel, and were fitted with a cruiser bow instead of a bow ram to improve their seagoing capabilities. All of them entered service in 1912, and at the beginning of the war, they were among the most modern German cruiser designs. Still fitted with twelve 10,5cm guns at the beginning of the war, they were switched to seven of the more powerful and further reaching 15cm guns when it became apparent that the heavier 6” armament of the Royal Navy cruisers gave them a significant advantage. The best known ship of this class is SMS Breslau, which serves with Rear Admiral Souchons Mittelmeerdivision in the Black Sea, flying the Ottoman flag. An added feature was a long aft deck fitted to carry up to 120 mines, which every following class of small cruiser would retain.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)