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| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nautilus |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Laid down: | 1905 |
| Launched: | 20 August 1906 |
| Commissioned: | 19 March 1907 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Nautilus class |
| Displacement: | 1975t designed 2345t full load |
| Length: | 315ft 7in (96.2m) waterline 331ft (100.9m) overall |
| Beam: | 36ft 9in (11.2m) |
| Draught: | 14ft 5in (4.4m) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft VTE, 4 Navy boilers, 6,600ihp |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Complement: | 201 to 208 |
| Armament: | Eight 3.45in (8.8cm) SKL/45 guns 200 mines |
SMS Nautilus[Note 1] was a German minelaying cruiser built before World War I. The ship was built by AG Weser, Bremen. The ship served during the war, and was scrapped in 1928. [1]
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Design
Nautilus was equipped with eight 3.45 in (8.8 cm) SK L/45 guns.[Note 2] The guns fired 22lb shells at a muzzle velocity of 2133 feet per second. The guns could elevate to 25 degrees, for a maximum range of 10,500 yards.[2] The ship also carried 200 mines.
Notes
- ^ "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German.
- ^ In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, "SK" (Schnelladekanone) denotes that the gun is quick loading, while the L/45 denotes the length of the gun. In this case, the L/45 gun is 45 calibers, meaning that the gun is 45 times long as it is in diameter.
Footnotes
References
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906-1922. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0870219073.
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