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Emden early 1930s

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Emden		100	KMW Wilhelmshaven	8.12.1921	7.1.1925	15.10.1925	scuttled 3.5.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	5600
Displacement full, t	6990
Length, m	150.5 wl 155.1 oa
Breadth, m	14.3
Draught, m	5.80 mean 6.60 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Brown-Boveri geared steam turbines, 4 coal-burning and 6 oil-burning Marine boilers
Power, h. p.	45900
Max speed, kts	29
Fuel, t	oil 860 + coal 875
Endurance, nm(kts)	5200(18)
Armour, mm	belt: 50, deck: 40 - 20, shields: 20, CT: 100 - 50
Armament	8 x 1 - 149/42 SK C/09, 2 x 1 - 88/45 SK C/13, 2 x 2 - 500 TT, 120 mines
Complement	650

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Project history

Being the first ship laid down in Germany after defeat in the First World War, Emden (when laid "cruiser A", or "Ersatz Niobe") repeated WWI-era cruiser of Königsberg (ii) class, slightly differing by configuration of superstructures and artillery arrangement. Armour corresponded to a prototype and ensured protection against 152mm shells on midranges. 50mm belt covered about 70% of hull length; 40mm deck was connected with its lower edge by slopes, tapering near ship ends to 20mm. Armament consisted from 8 single 150mm/45 guns of C1906 model, 2 single 88mm/45 obsolete anti-aircraft guns (one more later is added) and two twin 500mm TTs. Turbine units of Brown-Boveri production were single-reduction. 4 boilers from 10 uses coal, remaining oil. In 1934 all boilers were converted to oil-firing; endurance has a little increased.

Cruiser was obsolete already at the moment of commission and most part of career she was used as training ship. Planed re-arming by 4 twin 150mm/48 guns has not taken place; early 1944 150mm/45 guns were replaced by 150mm/48s similar installed on 1936A type destroyers.

Ship protection

3m-high 50mm belt protected 70% of hull length. 20mm main deck connected with lower edge of belt by 40mm slopes. Ship ends outside citadel were protected by flat 20mm lower deck. There was 40mm fore bulkhead. Shell hoists had 20mm protection. CT had 100-50mm sides and 20mm roof.

Modernizations

1931: - 2 x 2 - 500 TT; + 1 x 1 - 88/45 SK C/13, 2 x 2 - 533 TT

1934: all boilers were oil-burning, oil stowage was 1266t, endurance 5300(18)nm

1939: + 6 x 1 - 20/65 C/38

1942: + 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, FuMO 22 radar

early 1944: - 8 x 1 - 149/42; + 8 x 1 - 149/46 Tbts KC/36

Autumn 1944: - 3 x 1 - 88/45, 6 x 1 - 20/65; + 3 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 1 - 40/56 FlaK 28, 2 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 6 x 2 - 20/65 C/38

2/1945: + FuMO 25 radar

Naval service

Emden was damaged 9.12.1944, grounding as a result of navigating accident in Oslo-fiord, repair was not completed, she was again damaged by Allied aircraft 12.3.1945, 3.4.1945 and 13.4.1945 and finally blown up by own crew at Kiel 3.5.1945.