Leipzig class cruiser
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| Class overview | |
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| Built: | 1928-1934 |
| In commission: | 1931-1959 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Leipzig: 8,380 tons Nürnberg: 9,040 tons |
| Length: | Leipzig: 177 m (580 ft 9 in) Nürnberg: 181.3 m (594 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | Leipzig: 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) Nürnberg: 5.74 m (18 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines and Diesel 3 shafts (Diesel on center shaft) 66,000 shp (45 MW) turbines + 12,400 hp (9.3 MW) diesel |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Complement: | Leipzig: 850 Nürnberg: 683-896 |
| Armament: | 3 × triple 150 mm (5.9 in) guns 6 × 88 mm (3.5 in) 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) 12 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 120 mines |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Arado 196 floatplanes |
The Leipzig class was a class of light cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine, consisting of two ships named after German cities, Leipzig and Nürnberg. The Leipzig class, an improved K class cruiser, was the last class of light cruisers built by Germany. Contrary to the practice used in the K class, with the Leipzig class designers opted to mount the gun turrets on the center-line again.
The second ship of the class, Nürnberg ,was slightly modified and different from the original design. The Nürnberg, which became the Russian Admiral Makarov, continued to soldier on for years to come (NHC).
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