The German light cruiser KMS Nurnberg at sea in late 1935.
The Leipzig class was a class of two light cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine; the class comprised Leipzig, the lead ship, and Nürnberg, which was built to a slightly modified design. The ships were improvements over the preceding Königsberg-class cruisers, being slightly larger, with a more efficient arrangement of the main battery and improved armor protection. Leipzig was built between 1928 and 1931, and Nürnberg followed between 1934 and 1935.
Specifications[]
- Type: Light Cruiser
- Service Period: 1931-194X
- Characteristics:
- Length: 595 feet (181.36 meters)
- Beam: 53 feet (16.15 meters)
- Draft: 18.8 feet (5.73 meters)
- Displacement: 7,930 tons (Standard); 8,900 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 534 (Leipzig); 673 (Nürnberg)
- Propulsion: 2 steam turbines, 4 diesel engines
- Range: 3,900 nautical miles (7,223 kilometers) at 10 knots (18.52 km/h)
- Speed: 32 knots (59.26 km/h)
- Armament:
- 9 × 15cm/60-caliber SK C/25 naval guns (3x3)
- 8 × 8.8cm/76-caliber SK C/32 anti-aircraft guns (8x1)
- 8 × 3.7cm/83-caliber SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns (4x2)
- 8 × 2cm/65-caliber C/30 anti-aircraft guns (8x1)
- 12 × 533mm (21") torpedo tubes
- 120 mines
- Armour:
- Belt armor: 2-inches (50.8 mm)
- Deck: 1.2-inches (30.5 mm)
- Conning tower: 3.9-inches (99.1 mm)
- Turrets: 3.1-inches (79 mm)
- Barbettes: 2.4-inches (61 mm)
Unit Run[]
- KMS Leipzig
- KMS Nürnberg