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THIONVILLE light cruiser (1915 / 1920)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thionville (ex-Novara) | 45 | Danubius, Fiume, Austria-Hungary | 9.12.1912 | 15.2.1913 | 10.1.1915 // 20.9.1920 | stricken 1932 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3500 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4010 |
| Length, m | 129.7 wl 130.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.8 |
| Draught, m | 5.30 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 AEG steam turbines, 16 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 30178 |
| Max speed, kts | 27 |
| Fuel, t | coal 800 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1600(24) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 60, deck: 20, shields: 40, CT: 50 |
| Armament | 9 x 1 - 100/47 G. L/50 K.11, 1 x 1 - 66/47 G. L/50 BAG K.10, 1 x 1 - 47/40 SFK L/44 S, 3 x 2 - 533 TT |
| Complement | 340 |
Project history
Ex-Austro-Hungarian cruiser, transferred as war reparation.
Ship protection
60mm belt closed machinery spaces only and was connected with flat 20mm deck by top. Guns had 40mm shields.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Thionville was used as gunnery and torpedo TS, stricken in 1932 and served as accommodation hulk till 1941.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
