Nautilus-class minelayer
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Stranded SMS Albatross
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| Name: | Nautilus class |
| Builders: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Operators: |  Kaiserliche Marine |
| Succeeded by: | Brummer class |
| Built: | 1905 to 1907 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 1 |
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| Type: | Light cruiser |
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| Beam: | 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft VTE, 4 Navy boilers, 6,600 PS (6,510 ihp; 4,850 kW) |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 201 to 208 |
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The Nautilus class was a pair of light cruisers designed for minelaying operations. Nautilus was laid down in 1905 and completed by 1907, and SMS Albatross was laid down in 1907, and completed the same year. Both ships were built by the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen.
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Design
The Nautilus-class ships were equipped with eight 3.45 in (8.8 cm) SK L/45 guns.[Note 1] The guns fired 22lb shells at a muzzle velocity of 2133 feet per second. The guns could elevate to 25 degrees, for a maximum range of 10,500 yards.[1] The ships also carried 200 mines.
See also
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Notes
Footnotes
- ↑ Gardiner and Gray (1984), p. 140
References
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