Emden-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SMS_Emden
gptkb:SMS_Emden_(1925)
gptkbp:active_years 1916-1945
gptkbp:armament 4 × 50 cm torpedo tubes
6 × 8.8 cm guns
10 × 15 cm guns
gptkbp:armor up to 80 mm
gptkbp:beam 17.5 meters
gptkbp:category gptkb:battle
gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 1916
1945
gptkbp:constructed_in German shipyards
gptkbp:country gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:crew 400-500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:displacement 5,400 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 5.9 meters
gptkbp:famous_for raiding missions
gptkbp:fate sunk or scrapped
gptkbp:features high speed
light armor
heavy armament
long range
gptkbp:historical_period early 20th century
gptkbp:historical_significance naval warfare evolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emden-class cruiser
gptkbp:launched 1915
gptkbp:legacy influenced future cruiser designs
gptkbp:length 186 meters
gptkbp:notable_operations blockade running
commerce raiding
patrol missions
escort duties
naval skirmishes
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:SMS_Karlsruhe
gptkb:SMS_Leipzig
gptkb:SMS_Emden
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:6
gptkbp:operational_history various naval engagements
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 6,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role scout cruiser
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:successor Königsberg-class cruiser