Wiesbaden Class Cruisers Class Overview


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Stettiner Maschinenbau AG Vulcan
Stettin, Germany

Jan. 30, 1915
Aug. 23, 1915
Fate
Sunk June 1, 1916 at the Battle of Jutland by HMS Invincible and destroyers.

Location: North Sea, 109 mi NW of Ringkobing, Jutland, Denmark .
(57.01N - 05.53E)

589 crewmen killed, 1 survivor.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Frankfurt
Kaiserliche Werft
Kiel, Germany

Mar. 20, 1915
Aug. 20, 1915
Fate
Handed over to the U.S.A. after the Great War, sunk as target July 18, 1921.


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