SMS Dresden-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:armament 10 × 15 cm guns
2 × 50 cm torpedo tubes
4 × 8.8 cm guns
gptkbp:armor belt armor
deck armor
gptkbp:beam 16.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:AG_Vulcan
gptkbp:class Dresden-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1916
1916 in the Imperial German Navy
gptkbp:crew around 400 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1919
1919 after World War I
gptkbp:design light cruiser design
gptkbp:displacement 5,800 tons
6,000 tons full load
gptkbp:drafted_by 5.9 meters
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:finale_date scuttled in the Caribbean Sea
gptkbp:historical_context World War I naval engagements
gptkbp:historical_role commerce raider
gptkbp:historical_significance naval warfare history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SMS Dresden-class cruiser
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:launched 1915
gptkbp:legacy influence on cruiser design
gptkbp:length 175.5 meters
gptkbp:mission evade capture
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Karl_von_Müller
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
Scuttled in 1919
Chilean Navy service
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
South Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_history patrolled South American waters
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:post_war_career sunk by own crew
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 4,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replaced_by light cruisers
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
1919
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:SMS_Karlsruhe
gptkb:SMS_Emden
gptkb:SMS_Nürnberg
gptkbp:speed 26 knots
25 knots maximum
gptkbp:sunk 1919 during scuttling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:High_Seas_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6