SMS Königsberg-class cruiser

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:action engaged British forces
gptkbp:armament 10 x 10.5 cm guns
2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes
4 x 3.7 cm guns
gptkbp:armor 4.5 inches
gptkbp:beam 14 meters
gptkbp:built German shipyards
gptkbp:captures gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkbp:class Königsberg-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1915
gptkbp:crew 400 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1919
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:German_East_Africa
gptkbp:displacement 3,400 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 5.5 meters
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:famous_for raiding British shipping
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:historical_period early 20th century
gptkbp:historical_role raider
gptkbp:historical_significance naval warfare in World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SMS Königsberg-class cruiser
gptkbp:launch_date 1914-05-01
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1914
gptkbp:legacy influence on naval tactics
gptkbp:length 150 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rufiji_River
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rufiji_River
gptkbp:notable_commanders Captain Max Looff
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of Rufiji River
gptkbp:operational_area East Africa
gptkbp:operational_period 1914-1919
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:replaced_by light cruisers
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Rufiji_River
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_I
1919
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:SMS_Karlsruhe
gptkb:SMS_Nürnberg
gptkbp:speed 25 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance disruption of supply lines
gptkbp:sunk 1915-07-11
gptkbp:survivors crew rescued
gptkbp:type gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:High_Seas_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6