SMS Undine
Undine steaming at speed
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 German Empire
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| Name: | Undine |
| Namesake: | Undine |
| Laid down: | 1901 |
| Launched: | 12 December 1902 |
| Commissioned: | 5 January 1904 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 7 November 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Gazelle-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,112 t (3,063 long tons) |
| Length: | 105 m (344 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 12.4 m (40.7 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.81 m (15.8 ft) |
| Installed power: | 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed: | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
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| Armor: | Deck: 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in) |
SMS Undine was the last member of the ten-ship Gazelle class, built by the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, laid down in 1901, launched in December 1902, and commissioned into the High Seas Fleet in January 1904. Armed with a main battery of ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and two 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes, Undine was capable of a top speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph).
Undine was initially used as a artillery training ship for the gunners of the German fleet. In November 1904, she accidentally rammed and sank the torpedo boat SMS S26 while on maneuvers off Kiel; thirty-three men were killed in the incident. After the outbreak of World War in August 1914, Undine was deployed to the Baltic Sea for use as a coastal defense ship. She was attacked by the British submarine HMS E19 on 7 November 1915 and was hit by two torpedoes, the second of which detonated the ship's ammunition magazines. Undine exploded and sank, but only 14 men were killed in the attack.
Undine was ordered under the contract name "J" and was laid down at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel in 1901 and launched on 11 December 1902, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 5 January 1904. The ship was 105 meters (344 ft) long overall and had a beam of 12.4 m (41 ft) and a draft of 4.81 m (15.8 ft) forward. She displaced 3,112 t (3,063 long tons; 3,430 short tons) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of two triple-expansion engines manufactured by Howaldtswerke. They were designed to give 6,000 shaft horsepower (4,500 kW), for a top speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph). The engines were powered by eight coal-fired Marine-type water-tube boilers. Undine carried 700 tonnes (690 long tons) of coal, which gave her a range of 4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). She had a crew of 14 officers and 256 enlisted men.
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