SMS Stettin
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SMS Stettin was a Königsberg class
light cruiser
of the Kaiserliche Marine
. Laid down at AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard in 1906, she was launched on 7 March 1907, and commissioned on 29 July 1907. The ship served in European waters during World War I
, participating in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1914 and the Battle of Jutland
in 1916. From 1917 she was used as a training ship with plans to rebuild her into a seaplane carrier as was attempted with Stuttgart, however, the war ended before this could be carried out. The ship was delivered to England and scrapped in 1920.
Königsberg class light cruiser (1905)
The Königsberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy. The class was composed of the lead ship, Königsberg, Stettin, Stuttgart, and Nürnberg...
light cruiser
Light cruiser
A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
of the Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
. Laid down at AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard in 1906, she was launched on 7 March 1907, and commissioned on 29 July 1907. The ship served in European waters during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, participating in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1914 and the Battle of Jutland
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only...
in 1916. From 1917 she was used as a training ship with plans to rebuild her into a seaplane carrier as was attempted with Stuttgart, however, the war ended before this could be carried out. The ship was delivered to England and scrapped in 1920.