In
Service: 2 November1935 to 1961
Ordered: 1928
Builder: Deutsche
Werke AG, Kiel
Construction No: 234
Laid down: 4 November
1933
Launched: 8 December 1934
Commissioned: 2 November1935
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 producing up to 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
Electronics: Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants: Nürnberg Emden
Königsberg Karlsruhe
Köln Leipzig
Other: Light cruisers
Articles: 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.
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 Maaß.
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
Hubert
Schmundt
Takes command on 2 November 1935
Ends command on 13 October
1936
Theodor
Riedel
Takes command on 13 October 1936
Ends command on 8 October
1937
Walter
Krastel
Takes command on 8 October 1937
Ends command on 5 November
1938
Heinz
Degenhardt
Takes command on 5 November 1938
Ends command on 11 November
1938
Walter
Hennecke
Takes command on 11 November 1938
Ends command on 19 November
1938
Otto
Klüber
Takes command on 19 November 1938
Ends command on 7 August
1940
Leo
Kreisch
Takes command on 7 August 1940
Ends command on 19 March 1941
Ernst
von Studnitz
Takes command on 19 March 1941
Ends command on 6 June
1943
Gerhardt
Böhmig
Takes command on 6 June 1943
Ends command on 7 October
1944
Hellmuth
Gressler
Takes command on 7 October 1944
Ends command on 6 January
1946
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
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