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| Laid down | 1904 |
| Launched | 14th June 1906 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 6th March 1908 |
| Fate | Sunk: 8th December 1914 |
| Builders | AG Weser, Bremen Germany |
| Complement | 38 + 726 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 11616 tons std 12985 tons max |
| Dimensions | 474' 9" x 71' |
| Draught | 27' 6" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 8 x 8.2"/40 (2 x 2, 4 x 1) 700 rounds |
| Secondary guns | 6 x 5.9"/40 (6 x 1) 1020 rounds |
| Torpedo tubes | 4 x 17.7" 11 rounds |
| Other weapons | 18 x 3.46" (18 x 1) 2700 rounds |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Deck: 1" - 2.5" Belt: 3" - 6" C.T.: 1" - 4" Turrets: 1.5" - 8" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | None |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 18 x Marine boilers 3 x 3 cyl. vertical triple expansion |
| Power output | 30396ihp |
| Speed | 23.6kts |
| Shafts | 3 |
| Range | 5120NM @ 12kts |
| Fuel | 2000 tons coal |
After fleet serive until 1909, Gneisenau was part of the East Asiatic Squadron. She was sunk by gunfire from the battlecruisers Invincible and Inflexible at the battle of the Falklands.
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