Magdeburg-Class
First German Light Cruisers with Waterline Belt Armor - 4 ships built (1912-1913): Magdeburg, Breslau, Strassburg, Stralsund. Revolutionary innovation: First German light cruisers with waterline belt armor (60mm), significantly improving protection. Fastest to date (28.2 knots), first mixed coal/oil firing. SMS Breslau: Famous Mediterranean operations with battlecruiser SMS Goeben (1914-1918), escaped to Constantinople, transferred to Ottoman Turkey (became Midilli), sunk by mines (20 Jan 1918, 330 killed). SMS Magdeburg: Ran aground in fog (26 Aug 1914), codebooks captured by Russia, contributed to breaking German naval codes.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 4570 t
- Displacement (full)
- 5587 t
- Length
- 455.1 ft
- Beam
- 44.3 ft
- Crew
- 354
- Ships built
- 4
- Commissioned
- 1912-1913
- Decommissioned
- 1914-1944
Performance
- Top speed
- 27.5 kn
- Range
- 5820 nm at 12 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 12× 10.5cm (4.1-inch) SK L/45
- Secondary guns
- 2× 5cm SK L/40
- Torpedoes
- 2× 50cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 60mm waterline belt
- Deck
- 20-80mm
- Fire control
- Optical rangefinders
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 47.78
- Research cost
- 9,460
- Credit cost
- 33,446
Notable
- FIRST German light cruisers with waterline belt armor (60mm)
- Fastest to date (28.2 knots trial)
- First mixed coal/oil firing (increased range)
- SMS Breslau: Famous Mediterranean operations with SMS Goeben (1914-1918)
- SMS Magdeburg: Ran aground (26 Aug 1914), codebooks captured (Enigma precursor)
- Breslau: Transferred to Ottoman Turkey (became Midilli), survived WWI, sunk by mines 1918