The “Hela” is a small cruiser of 2,000 tons, with a nominal speed of 20 knots. She is armed with two 21-pounder and four smaller guns, and has three torpedo tubes. There is a steel deck over boilers and machinery. The complement is 191 officers and men.
GAZELLE.
NIOBE.
(Completed 1898-1901.)
These vessels were the first fast light cruisers which Germany has built in such numbers during recent years. The displacement is 2,600 tons, and the present speed about 201⁄2 knots. They are armed with ten 4·1-in. quick-firing guns and two submerged torpedo tubes. With coal bunkers full the steaming radius at moderate speed is 4,000 knots. A 2-in. steel deck protects boilers and engines from shell fire. Complement: 270 officers and men.
NYMPHE.
THETIS.
ARIADNE.
AMAZONE.
MEDUSA.
FRAUENLOB.
UNDINE.
ARKONA.[5]
(Completed 1901-03.)
These ships are protected cruisers of 2,620 tons, with a speed of about 211⁄2 knots. Armament: Ten 4·1-in. quick-firers and two torpedo tubes. There is a 2-in. curved deck over boilers and machinery spaces. With a full coal supply on board, these cruisers have a steaming radius at low speed of slightly more than 4,000 knots. The complement numbers 275 officers and men.
[5] Fitted as a mine-layer.
HAMBURG.
BREMEN.
BERLIN.
DANZIG.
MÜNCHEN.
LÜBECK.
LEIPZIG.
(Completed 1904-06.)
These are protected cruisers of 3,200 tons, with a speed of over 22 knots. They are armed with ten 4·1-in. guns and two torpedo tubes. Starting with coal bunkers full, they are capable of steaming 5,000 knots at low speed without re-coaling. A complement of 303 officers and men is carried.
KŒNIGSBERG.
(Completed 1907.)
A protected cruiser of 3,350 tons, with a maximum speed of 24 knots. She was launched in 1905. Armed with ten 4·1-in. quick-firing guns and two torpedo tubes. The radius of action at low speed is 5,000 knots. Complement: 322 officers and men.