SMS Brummer (1915)
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SMS Brummer |
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| Construction data | ||
| Ship type | Mine cruiser | |
| Ship class | Brummer class | |
| Construction designation: | Mine steamer C | |
| Builder: | AG Vulcan in Stettin, construction no .: 422 |
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| Keel laying : | April 24, 1915 | |
| Launch : | December 11, 1915 | |
| Completion: | April 2, 1916 | |
| Ship dimensions | ||
| Measurement: | 3615 BRT 1632 NRT |
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| Displacement : | Construction: 4385 t maximum: 5856 t |
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| Length of the waterline : Length over all: |
L KWL 135 m L overall approx : 140.4 m |
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| Width: | 13.2 m | |
| Draft : | 5.88-6 m | |
| Side height : | 8.9 m | |
| Technical specifications | ||
| Boiler system : | 6 marine steam boilers (2 coal- / 4 oil-fired) |
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| Machinery: | 2 sets of steam turbines | |
| Number of propellers: | 2 three-leaf 3.2 m | |
| Shaft speed: | 366 / min | |
| Drive power: | Test Drive: 42,797 PSW continuous load: 33,000 PSW |
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| Speed: | 28 kn | |
| Driving range: | 5800 nm at 12 kn | |
| Fuel supply: | 300–600 t coal 500–1000 t heating oil |
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| Crew: | 16 officers and 293 men | |
| Armor | ||
| Belt armor: | 40 mm | |
| Deck: | 15 mm | |
| Gun shields: | 50 mm | |
| Control center: | horizontal: 100 mm vertical: 20 mm |
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| Armament | ||
| Sea target guns: | 4 Sk 15 cm L / 45 600 shots, 176 hm |
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| Flak : | 2 × 8.8 cm L / 45 | |
| Torpedo tubes 50 cm: | 2 on deck | |
| Mine capacity : | 400 | |
| Commanders | ||
| Frigate captain / sea captain Wilhelm Schulz | April 1916 - March 1917 | |
| Frigate Captain Max Leonhardi | March 1917 - November 1917 | |
| Frigate Captain Hans Quaet Faslem | November 1917 - December 1917 | |
| Frigate Captain Edmund Schulz | December 1917 - August 1918 | |
| Lieutenant Commander Theodore of Gorrisen | August 1918 - November 1918 | |
| Captain Walter Prahl | Internment Commander | |
| Whereabouts | ||
| November 26th 1918 Internment in Scapa Flow June 21st, 1919 Scuttling |
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The mine cruiser SMS Brummer of the German Imperial Navy was built as a “new mine steamer C” in Stettin at the Vulcan shipyard . The ship was launched on December 11, 1915 and was commissioned on April 2, 1916 with a crew of 309.
Technical specifications
The Brummer was equipped with a turbine system that allowed a speed of 28 knots. This system and that of its sister ship Bremse were originally intended for the Russian battle cruiser Navarin , but were confiscated when the war broke out in 1914.
The armament consisted of four 15 cm cannons and two 8.8 cm anti-aircraft cannons and two 50 cm torpedo tubes. For the purpose of offensive mine warfare, 400 mines could be taken on board.
Mission history
The Brummer took part in advances of the IV reconnaissance group in the North Sea. Together with the sister ship Bremse , a mining operation was carried out in January 1917. In October 1917, the two ships successfully chased Allied convoys between Bergen and the Shetland Islands . On October 17, 1917, the HMS Strongbow and the HMS Mary Rose and nine Scandinavian merchant ships were sunk. Further attacks were prevented by superior Allied naval forces. An advance to Doggerbank with the small cruiser Stralsund and torpedo boats remained fruitless. In June 1918 the Brummer laid mines in the German Bight with the small cruiser Strasbourg .
When unrest broke out in the fleet in November 1918, the Brummer and the Bremse were dispatched to the Baltic Sea, first to Sønderborg , then to Swinoujscie . There the ship was decommissioned. Shortly thereafter, had Brummer it running and with the rest of the German High Seas Fleet to return Scapa Flow are transferred. She was seven months later, on June 21, 1919 on the orders of Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter , sunk by her crew . The ship was not raised. The wreck lies on coordinates 58 ° 53 '49.5 " N , 3 ° 9' 14.2" W .
literature
- Erich Gröner , Dieter Jung, Martin Maass: The German warships 1815-1945. Volume 1: Armored ships, ships of the line, battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, gunboats. Bernard & Graefe, Munich et al. 1982, ISBN 3-7637-4800-8 .
- Gerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke: Ship classes and ship types of the German Navy. Volume 12: Small cruisers 1903-1918. (Bremen to Cologne class). Bernard & Graefe, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7637-6252-3 .
- Chris Sams: German Raiders of the First World War. Imperial Marine Cruisers and the Epic Chases. Fonthill Media, sl 2015, ISBN 978-1-78155-466-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Sams: German Raiders of the First World War. Imperial Marine Cruisers and the Epic Chases. Fonthill Media, sl 2015, ISBN 978-1-78155-466-1 .