Gazelle-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Gazelle-class light cruisers preceded by SMS Hela succeeded by Bremen-class. Ordered under the contract name “G”. Laid down by AG Weser shipyard, Bremen mid 1901, launched on 22 March 1902, commissioned on 17 Februay 1903 and sunk by a torpedo of the British cruiser HMS Southampton during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. Wreck discovered in 2002.
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