SMS Graudenz

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SMS GRAUDENZ.jpg
Overview
Type Small cruiser
Shipyard

Kaiserliche Werft Kiel
hull number 36

Order 1911 as
substitute for Prince Wilhelm
Keel laying 1912
Launch October 25, 1913
Namesake City of Graudenz
1. Period of service flag
Commissioning 1914
Decommissioning March 10, 1920
Whereabouts Italian spoils of war;
Scrapped in 1938
Technical specifications
displacement

Construction: 4912 t
Maximum: 6382 t

length

KWL : 139 m
above sea level: 142.7 m

width

13.8 m

Draft

5.75-6.08 m

crew

21 officers and 364 men

drive

2 sets of steam turbines with 26,000 HPw at 410 rpm on 2 shafts

speed

27.5 kn

Range

5500 nm at 12 kn

Armament
  • 12 × 10.5 cm L / 45
    with 1800 shots
    for this from 1915:
  • 7 × 15 cm L / 45
    with 980 shots
  • 2 × 8.8 cm L / 45 flak
  • 4 × torpedo tubes 50 cm
Boiler system
  • 10 coal-fired marine boilers
  • 2 oil-fired double-end boilers
propeller

2 three-winged (  3.5 m)

Armor
  • Deck: 20–40 mm,
    slopes: 40–60 mm
  • Bulkheads: 40 mm
  • Control station: 20–100 mm
  • Belt: 60 mm
  • Bow: 18 mm
Electrical system

2 turbo and
1 diesel generators
220 V / 260 kW

Seal mark K. Marine Command SMS Graudenz

SMS Graudenz was a small cruiser of the Imperial Navy , which was built from 1912 to 1914 at the Imperial Shipyard in Kiel. Sister ship was the small cruiser Regensburg .

Delivered to Italy in 1920, she served in the Italian Navy as Ancona from 1925 to 1935 .

Building history

With the two cruisers of the Graudenz class , the imperial navy returned to three-chimney ships in 1912. The launching of the ship was on 25 October 1913 the commissioning took place on August 10, 1914 the former Division Chief of the Naval Cabinet, Captain Karl von Restorff . The ship was 142.7 m long and 13.7 m wide and had a draft of 6.0 m. The maximum displacement was 6,382 t, empty the ship had a displacement of 4,900 t. It was powered by two steam turbines with a total of 26,000  hp , which enabled a top speed of 27  knots . Originally, the ship was equipped with twelve 10.5 cm guns, anti-aircraft cannons and two torpedo tubes below deck. The crew consisted of 21 officers and 364 NCOs and men.

War effort

In September 1914, the Graudenz ended its trials. They were assigned as flagship to the second leader of the torpedo boats , the previous commander, Captain Karl von Restorff, and at the same time belonged to the fourth reconnaissance group led by him in personal union. The cruiser performed outpost and security services in the North Sea. He also took part in forays into the east coast of England . On January 24, 1915, the Graudenz , under the leadership of Frigate Captain Püllen, took part in the battle on the Dogger Bank. In August 1915, the ship with the II reconnaissance group moved to the Baltic Sea for a short time . A month later the Graudenz was involved with the Pillau in the rescue of the torpedo boats V 1 and G 12 at Horns Reef , which had rammed each other. G 12 sank after explosions with 47 dead.

From October 26, 1915 to February 18, 1916 the Graudenz lay in the Imperial Shipyard in Kiel . During this time, the 10.5 cm guns were exchanged for seven 15 cm guns. In addition, two 8.8 cm anti-aircraft guns , two 50 cm torpedo tubes on deck, and a device for the transport of 120 mines were installed.

Then the Graudenz went back to the usual missions in the North Sea. On April 22, 1916, she ran southwest of the lightship Amrumbank on a mine . They towed the torpedo boat S 51 and the small cruiser Frauenlob to Wilhelmshaven . The ship was not ready to sail again until September 13, 1916.

In the last two years of the war, the Graudenz performed outpost and security services in the German Bight again . In March 1918 she took part in the trade war in the Skagerrak .

Post war fate

After the end of the war, the Graudenz initially remained in service. She did not have to go to internment at Scapa Flow , but instead was placed under the security association of the North Sea Commander . On November 5, 1919, she was deleted from the list of warships and finally decommissioned on March 10, 1920.

Then came the order for extradition. On June 1, 1920 the Graudenz was delivered to Cherbourg as ship E and then handed over to Italy . On May 6, 1925, she was put into service as Ancona for the Italian Navy , transferred to the reserve in September 1935 and finally scrapped in 1938.

Commanders

August 10, 1914 - September 8, 1914 Sea captain Karl von Restorff 1871-1946 Rear admiral
September 8, 1914 - April 1916 Frigate captain / sea captain Theodor Püllen 1871-1931 Vice admiral
May 1916 Lieutenant Carlo Peucer on his behalf 1882 -
May - June 1916 Lieutenant Richard Feldt on his behalf 1882-1918
June - July 1916 Sea captain Karl Less 1899-1941
July 1916 - January 1918 Frigate Captain Rudolf Madlung 1874-1940
January 1918 - June 1919 Corvette Captain Friedrich Bessel
June 1919 - March 10, 1920 Corvette / frigate captain Bernhard Bobsien 1878-1934 Rear admiral

literature

  • Gerhard Koop / Klaus-Peter Schmolke, Kleine Kreuzer 1903-1918, Bremen to Cöln Class , Volume 12 Ship Classes and Ship Types of the German Navy, Bernard & Graefe Verlag Munich, 2004, ISBN 3-7637-6252-3

Web links

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