Nürnberg (Leipzig-Class, Ship 2)
Last German Light Cruiser (Second Leipzig-Class Ship) - Commissioned 1935, last German light cruiser built. Second and final Leipzig-class ship. 6,710 tons, 9× 15cm guns in triple turrets, 32 knots. Named after famous WWI cruiser SMS Nürnberg (sunk at Falklands 1914). Battle of Barents Sea (31 Dec 1942): Damaged by HMS Sheffield, failed to destroy Convoy JW 51B. Surrendered Copenhagen 1945. Soviet war prize 1946: Served as Admiral Makarov (Soviet Navy, 1946-1959, 14 years), longest post-war service of any German WWII cruiser. Scrapped Tallinn 1960.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 9040 t
- Displacement (full)
- 9040 t
- Length
- 594.8 ft
- Beam
- 53.5 ft
- Crew
- 850-896
- Ships built
- 1 (second Leipzig-class ship)
- Commissioned
- 1935
- Decommissioned
- 1959 (Soviet service)
Performance
- Top speed
- 32 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
- 139.46
- Research cost
- 76,703
- Credit cost
- 97,622
Notable
- Last German light cruiser built (1935)
- Second and final Leipzig-class ship
- Named after famous WWI cruiser SMS Nürnberg (sunk at Falklands 1914)
- Battle of Barents Sea (31 Dec 1942, damaged by HMS Sheffield)
- Only major German surface ship to serve Soviet Navy post-WWII
- Served as Admiral Makarov (Soviet Navy, 1946-1959, longest post-war service)
- Last German WWI/WWII-era cruiser in service