| German "Pillau" Class |
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Cruisers |
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| The Russian Navy ordered two small cruisers ('Kleine Kreuzer') Murawjw Amurski and Admiral Newelskoj at the Schichau shipyard, Danzig. The ships should be armed with 8x130mm and 4x63mm guns and were laid down in 1913. | ||||
| At the outbreak of the war they were secured by the Germans and commissioned as Pillau and Elbing. | ||||
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| Technical Data | Explanation of data sheets | |
| Built: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Range: Crew: |
- 1913 at Schichau shipyard (Danzig) 4,390 / 5,252 ts 135.3 × 13.6 × 5.98 m 30,000 shp 27.5 kts ? 442 |
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| Main Armament: AA: Armour: Torpedoes: Mines: |
8×150 cal 4×52; later 2x88 ? 2×500 (on deck) 120 |
| The Imperial German Navy secured the Murawjw Amurski in 1914 and
commissioned the ship as Pillau,
classified as "Kleiner Kreuzer" ("Panzerkreuzer"). The PILLAU was
delegated to the II. Reconnaissance Group and took part at the Battle off
Jutland. After WW I the Italian Navy got the Pillau and recommissioned it as Bari in 1920. In September 1943 the Bari was sunk at Livorno after bomb hits. |
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| The Elbing was commissioned in 1915. She sunk after a collision with the battleship Posen at June 1st 1916. |
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