sister ship Königsberg. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Leipzig. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Königsberg- or K-class preceded by Emden succeeded by Leipzig-class. Ordered as “Cruiser C” and contract name Ersatz Medusa (1900). Laid down by Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany on 27 July 1926, launched on 20 August 1927, commissioned on 6 November 1929, torpedoed by the British submarine HMS Truant and scuttled on 9 April 1940.
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