Gneisenau (Scharnhorst Class)


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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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