Gazelle-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
light cruiser
gptkbp:armament 10 × 10.5 cm SK L/40 guns
2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:armorDeck 20–25 mm
gptkbp:beam 12.2 meters
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:crewComplement 257
gptkbp:displacement 2,643 tons
gptkbp:draught 4.8 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gazelle-class cruiser
gptkbp:introduced 1898
gptkbp:length 105 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 21.5 knots
gptkbp:notableEvent SMS Frauenlob sunk at Battle of Jutland
gptkbp:notableFor design influenced later German light cruisers
first modern light cruisers of the German Navy
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:SMS_Amazone
gptkb:SMS_Arcona
gptkb:SMS_Frauenlob
gptkb:SMS_Gazelle
gptkb:SMS_Medusa
gptkb:SMS_Nymphe
gptkb:SMS_Thetis
gptkb:SMS_Undine
gptkb:SMS_Hansa
gptkb:SMS_Niobe
gptkbp:numberBuilt 10
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy unprotected cruiser
gptkbp:propulsion triple-expansion steam engines
coal-fired boilers
gptkbp:role gptkb:ship
colonial service
fleet scout
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1898–1929
gptkbp:successor light cruiser
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:light_cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5