Königsberg-Class (1929)
First Modern German Light Cruisers - 3 ships built (1929-1930): Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln. Revolutionary design: 9× 15cm guns in 3× triple turrets (first triple turrets on German cruisers), 32.8 knots (fastest German light cruisers). 6,650 tons. Modern fire control, high-pressure oil boilers. All three lost in WWII: Königsberg: First German cruiser sunk WWII (10 Apr 1940, Bergen, bombed by Fleet Air Arm Skuas). Karlsruhe: Torpedoed by British submarine Truant (9 Apr 1940, Operation Weserübung, 40 killed). Köln: Sunk by US bombers (30 Mar 1945, Wilhelmshaven).
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 3390 t
- Displacement (full)
- 8350 t
- Length
- 378.3 ft
- Beam
- 43.3 ft
- Crew
- 514
- Ships built
- 3
- Commissioned
- 1929-1930
- Decommissioned
- 1940-1945 (all sunk)
Performance
- Top speed
- 23 kn
- Range
- 5700 nm at 19 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 9× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK C/25 (3× triple turrets)
- Secondary guns
- 6× 8.8cm SK C/32 AA
- Torpedoes
- 12× 53.3cm (4× triple mounts)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 50mm waterline belt
- Deck
- 20-40mm
- Fire control
- C/28 fire control system with stereoscopic rangefinders
In-Game
- Tier
- T5
- Game power
- 146.55
- Research cost
- 80,603
- Credit cost
- 102,585
Notable
- First modern German light cruisers (9× 15cm guns in triple turrets)
- Fastest German light cruisers (32.8 knots trial)
- First triple gun turrets on German cruisers
- Königsberg: First German cruiser sunk in WWII (10 Apr 1940, Bergen)
- Karlsruhe: Torpedoed by British submarine (9 Apr 1940, Operation Weserübung)
- Köln: Sunk by US bombers (30 Mar 1945, Wilhelmshaven)
- All three lost in WWII