SMS München
Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SMS München ("His Majesty's Ship München")[lower-alpha 1] was the fifth of seven Bremen-class cruisers of the Imperial German Navy, named after the city of Munich. She was built by AG Weser in Bremen, starting in 1903, launched in April 1904, and commissioned in January 1905. Armed with a main battery of ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and two 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes, München was capable of a top speed of 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph).
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German Empire | |
Name | München |
Namesake | Munich |
Laid down | 18 August 1903 |
Launched | 30 April 1904 |
Commissioned | 10 January 1905 |
Stricken | 5 November 1919 |
Fate | Sunk as target, 28 October 1921 |
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Class and type | Bremen-class light cruiser |
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Length | Length overall: 111.1 meters (365 ft) |
Beam | 13.3 m (43.6 ft) |
Draft | 5.47 m (17.9 ft) |
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Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Range | 4,690 nmi (8,690 km; 5,400 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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München served with the fleet for the majority of her career, and saw extensive service during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916. There, she engaged British light cruisers on two instances, and was damaged in both; she contributed to the damaging of the cruiser HMS Southampton during the latter engagement. München was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS E38 on 19 October 1916, and was subsequently withdrawn from service. She spent the final year of the war as a barracks ship, and was surrendered as a war prize to the British in 1920. München was later sunk as a torpedo target.