SMS München
A prewar photograph of München
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 German Empire
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| Name: | München |
| Namesake: | Munich |
| Laid down: | 1903 |
| Launched: | 30 April 1904 |
| Commissioned: | 10 January 1905 |
| Struck: | 5 November 1919 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1920 |
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| Class and type: | Bremen-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,780 metric tons (3,720 long tons) |
| Length: | Length overall: 111.1 meters (365 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.3 m (43.6 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.47 m (17.9 ft) |
| Installed power: | 10,000 ihp (7,500 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Range: | 4,690 nmi (8,690 km; 5,400 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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| Armor: | Deck: 80 mm (3.1 in) |
SMS München ("His Majesty's Ship München") was the fifth of seven Bremen-class cruisers of the Imperial German Navy, named after the city of Munich. She was built by AG Weser in Bremen, starting in 1903, launched in April 1904, and commissioned in January 1905. Armed with a main battery of ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and two 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes, München was capable of a top speed of 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph).
München served with the fleet for the majority of her career, and saw extensive service during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916. There, she engaged British light cruisers on two instances, and was damaged in both; she contributed to the damaging of the cruiser HMS Southampton during the latter engagement. München was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS E38 on 19 October 1916, and was subsequently withdrawn from service. She spent the final year of the war as a barracks ship, and was surrendered as a war prize to the British in 1920. München was later broken up for scrap.
München was ordered under the contract name "M" and was laid down at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen in 1903 and launched on 30 April 1904, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 10 January 1905. The ship was 111.1 meters (365 ft) long overall and had a beam of 13.3 m (44 ft) and a draft of 5.47 m (17.9 ft) forward. She displaced 3,780 t (3,720 long tons; 4,170 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two triple-expansion engines, designed to give 10,000 indicated horsepower (7,500 kW) for a top speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). The engines were powered by ten coal-fired Marine-type water-tube boilers. München carried up to 860 tonnes (850 long tons) of coal, which gave her a range of 4,690 nautical miles (8,690 km; 5,400 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). She had a crew of 14 officers and 274–287 enlisted men.
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