SMS WIESBADEN IN DOCK 36

SMS WIESBADEN A GERMAN LIGHT CRUISER 1915

FWD PORT QTR VEIW -------- AFT PORT QTR VEIW

A CLOSE UP VEIW OF THE VERY BASIC BRIDGE AREA WITH LOTS OF WORK TO DO

DETAIL OF MIDSHIPS BULKHEAD WORK RQD ---------- AFT VEIW WITH PARTS THAT NEED UPGRADE

OVERHEAD VEIW OF BASIC BOW DETAILS ( MUCH TO BE UPGRADED )

BOW OVERHEAD VEIW --------- STERN OVERHEAD VEIW

PORT SIDE BASIC DETAIL WORKS SO FAR

BOW VEIW ----------- STERN VEIW

STD VEIW OF WORK SO FAR

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Name: SMS Wiesbaden
Builder: A.G. Vulcan
Laid down: 1913
Launched: 20 January 1915
Commissioned: 23 August 1915

Fate: Sunk at the Battle of Jutland, 1 June 1916

General characteristics

Class and type: Wiesbaden-class light cruiser

Displacement:

Design: 5,180 t (5,100 long tons; 5,710 short tons)
Full load: 6,601 t (6,497 long tons; 7,276 short tons)

Length: 145.30 m (476 ft 8 in)
Beam: 13.90 m (45 ft 7 in)
Draft: 5.76 m (18.9 ft)

Propulsion:

10 coal-fired & 2 oil-fired boilers
two steam turbines
31,000 hp (23,100 kW)

Speed: 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)

Range: 4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Crew:

17 officers
457 enlisted

Armament:

8 × 15 cm SK L/45 guns
2 × 8.8 cm SK L/45 guns
4 × 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes
120 mines

Armor:

Belt: 60 mm (2.4 in)
Deck: 60 mm
Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)

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