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German FK Cruiser Designs
The German Imperial Navy (''Kaiserliche Marine'') created a series of fleet cruiser designs—designated ''Flottenkreuzer''—in 1916 to follow the s ordered in 1915. They were initially intended to favor high speed for reconnaissance over the heavier gun armament of the ''Cöln'' class, though by the final iterations, they were as powerful as the earlier class. The design staff ultimately drew up five different designs: FK 1, FK 1a, FK 2, FK 3, and FK 4. The proposals ranged in size from to designed displacement and were armed with a main battery of between five and eight guns. Each proposed design grew in size over the preceding draft, as the weaponry and propulsion systems were increased. None of the designs were built, owing to shifting construction priorities in the German Navy in the last year of World War I. FK 1 and FK 1a By 1916, thirteen German light cruisers had been lost in the course of World War I. To replace them, the ''Kaiserl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Cruiser Emden
''Emden'' was a light cruiser built for the German Navy (''Reichsmarine'') in the early 1920s. She was the only ship of her class and was the first large warship built in Germany after the end of World War I. She was built at the ''Reichsmarinewerft'' in Wilhelmshaven; her keel was laid down in December 1921 and her completed hull was launched in January 1925. ''Emden'' was commissioned into the fleet in October 1925. Her design was heavily informed by the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles and the dictates of the Allied disarmament commission. Displacement was capped at , though like all German warships built in the period, ''Emden'' exceeded the size limitations. She was armed with a main battery of surplus guns left over from World War I, mounted in single gun turrets, as mandated by the Allied powers. She had a top speed of . ''Emden'' spent the majority of her career as a training ship; in the inter-war period, she conducted several world cruises to train naval c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
