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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Karlsruhe-class cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1912–1914
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
19
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
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 / ShipyardGermaniawerft, Howaldtswerke
- Laid Down1911
- Launched1912
- Commissioned1914
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement4,900 t
- Standard Displacement4,900 t
- Full Load Displacement6,191 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)142.2 m
- Length (waterline)139 m
- Beam13.7 m
- Draft5.38 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement373
- Officers18
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 steam turbines, 2 propellers, 14 water-tube boilers
- Number of Engines14
- Shaft Power26,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed29.3 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range5,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun12 × 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre105 mm
- Main Gun Count12
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- 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 ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 60 mm, Deck: 60 mm, Conning tower: 100 mm
- Belt Armour60 mm
- Deck Armour60 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
114
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
132CRUISERS19PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS755GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS143PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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