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SMS Gneisenau

Scharnhorst-class cruiser
SMS Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine, part of the two-ship Scharnhorst class. Named for the earlier screw corvette of the same name, the ship was laid down in June 1904 at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, launched... Wikipedia
Launched: June 14, 1906
Builder: AG Weser
Length: 474′
Armor: Belt: 8 to 15 cm (3.1 to 5.9 in); Turrets: 17 cm (6.7 in); Deck: 3.5 to 6 cm (1.4 to 2.4 in); Casemates: 13 cm (5.1 in)
Commissioned: 6 March 1908
Crew: 38 officers; 726 enlisted men
Fate: Sunk, Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914