SMS Nymphe (1899)
SMS Nymphe circa 1901
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  German Empire
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| Name: | Nymphe |
| Laid down: | 1898 |
| Launched: | 21 November 1899 |
| Commissioned: | 20 September 1900 |
| Struck: | 31 August 1931 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1932 |
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| Class and type: | Gazelle-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,017 tonnes (2,969 long tons) |
| Length: | 105.1 m (344.8 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 12.2 m (40.0 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.11 m (13.5 ft) |
| Installed power: | 8,000 ihp (6,000 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed: | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Range: | 3,570 nmi (6,610 km; 4,110 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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| Armor: | Deck: 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in) |
SMS Nymphe was the third member of the ten-ship Gazelle class, built by the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, laid down in 1898, launched in November 1899, and commissioned into the High Seas Fleet in September 1900. Armed with a main battery of ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and two 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes, Nymphe was capable of a top speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph). The ship had a long, if uneventful, career that spanned over thirty years and saw service in both the Imperial Navy and the Reichsmarine. She served as a coastal defense ship during the first two years of World War I before being reduced to a barracks ship. She returned to active duty with the Reichsmarine in 1924 and served until 1929. She was stricken in August 1931 and broken up for scrap the following year.
Nymphe was ordered under the contract name "A" and was laid down at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel in 1898 and launched on 21 November 1899, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 20 September 1900. The ship was 105.1 meters (345 ft) long overall and had a beam of 12.2 m (40 ft) and a draft of 4.11 m (13.5 ft) forward. She displaced 3,017 t (2,969 long tons; 3,326 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two triple-expansion engines manufactured by AG-Germania. They were designed to give 8,000 shaft horsepower (6,000 kW), for a top speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph). The engines were powered by ten coal-fired Marine-type water-tube boilers. Nymphe carried 500 tonnes (490 long tons) of coal, which gave her a range of 3,570 nautical miles (6,610 km; 4,110 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She had a crew of 14 officers and 243 enlisted men.
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