Emden-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:armament 10 x 15 cm guns
gptkbp:armor up to 50 mm
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kaiserliche_Werft
gptkbp:class gptkb:Emden-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkb:1914
gptkb:1944
gptkbp:crew_capacity around 500
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment Pacific Theater
gptkbp:design_features high speed and maneuverability
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:displacement 5,400 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
gptkbp:fate sunk or scrapped
gptkbp:historical_context pre-World War I naval arms race
gptkbp:historical_significance notable for early naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Wilhelmshaven
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emden-class
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kiel
gptkbp:launched 1913
gptkbp:legacy influenced future cruiser designs
gptkbp:length 165 meters
gptkbp:notable_operations Raid on the Indian Ocean
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:SMS_Emden
gptkb:6
4 x 53.3 cm
gptkbp:operational_range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:primary_role fleet support
scouting and raiding
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
oil-fired boilers
gptkbp:radar Fu MO 23
gptkbp:replaced_by light cruisers of the K-class
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service 1945
gptkbp:service_frequency 1914-1945
gptkbp:speed 25 knots
gptkbp:successor K-class
gptkbp:surviving_ships gptkb:none
gptkbp:type gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SMS_Emden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5