Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Graudenz-class cruiser
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
59
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationLight cruiser
- Ship TypeLight cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardKaiserliche Werft Kiel, AG Weser
- Laid Down1912
- Launched1913
- Commissioned1914
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement4,912 t
- Standard Displacement4,912 t
- Full Load Displacement6,382 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)142.7 m
- Length (waterline)139 m
- Beam13.8 m
- Draft5.75 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement385
- Officers21
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 steam turbines, 2 screws
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power26,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed27.5 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range5,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun12 × 10.5 cm SK L/45 (as built); 7 × 15 cm SK L/45 + 2 × 8.8 cm SK L/45 AA (after refit)
- Main Gun Calibre10.5 mm
- Main Gun Count12
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired1
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armour60 mm belt, 60 mm deck, 100 mm conning tower
- Belt Armour60 mm
- Deck Armour60 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1913Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1915Entered service
113
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
189CRUISERS59PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS990GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS224PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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