Nürnberg

Light Cruiser

Service Data

In Service: 2 November1935 to 1961

Production Data

Ordered: 1928
Builder: Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Construction No: 234
Laid down: 4 November 1933
Launched: 8 December 1934
Commissioned: 2 November1935

Technical Data

Type: Light cruiser
Class: Leipzig

Displacement: 7,150 tons standard 9,040 tons full load
Length: 181.3 m
Beam: 16.3 m
Draft: 5.74 m
Propulsion: 3 × shafts steam turbines and diesel engines
Power: 66,075 hp
Propellers: 3
Speed: 32.3 knots
Range: 2.800 nautical miles at 16.5 knots
Crew: 896 men and officers
Armament:
3 × 15 cm
8 × 8.8 cm L/76 SK C/32
carried 3,200 rounds
8 × 3.7 cm L/83 SK C/30
carried 9,600 rounds
6 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 after 1941
carried 2,000 rounds
12 × 53.3 cm torpedoe tubes
120 mines
Armour Belt 50 to 70 mm, Deck 40 mm, Turrets 20 mm,
Aircraft: 2 × Arado Ar 196 seaplanes
Variants:
Nürnberg
Emden
Königsberg
Karlsruhe
Köln
Leipzig

Other: Light cruisers
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History

The Nürnberg, was a German light cruiser of the Leipzig class called after the city of Nuremberg. Some sources regard the Leipzig and Nürnberg to be of separate, distinct ship, classes. After World War II, Nürnberg was moved to the Soviet Union and recalled after Admiral Makarov.

Career

2 November1935
The Nürnberg is commissioned.

1 September 1939
The Nürnberg carries out operations in the Danzig Beight along with Köln, Leipzig and the destroyer Leberecht Maas.

12 to 13 December 1939
The Nürnberg along with Köln, and Leipzig conduct mining operations. The British submarine HMS Salomon torpedoes Leipzig and Nürnberg.

25 July 1940 The Nürnberg along with four destroyers, escorts the damaged Gneisneau back to Kiel.

10 September 1942
The Nürnberg along with Admiral Hipper, Köln, and Admiral Scheer, moves to the Alta Fjord to attack Convoy PQ-18.

27 January 1945 The Nürnberg is stationed in Copenhagen harbour, and has to defend itself with Flak guns against attacking Danish partisans.

1961
The Nürnberg is broken up, and scrapped

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Sources

German Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels.
ISBN-10: 0851775330

German Warships, 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.
ISBN-10: 155750301X

German warships of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0668040378

For a complete list of sources