SMS Leipzig - The Coronel Memorial

Saw service in the East-Asia squadron and West Coast of America squadron from 1906 - 1914. Took part in the Battle of Coronel in November 1914. Sunk in action by HMS Cornwall and HMS Glasgow during the Battle of the Falkland in December 1914, only 17 men survived and were saved by cruiser Glasgow.

Builder Laid Launched Commissioned Captain at Coronel	Weserferft, Bremen 1904 21 March 1905 20 April 1906 Captain Haun
Specifications
Dimensions Length (O/A) Length (W/L) Beam Draft Displacement Full Load Standard Propulsion Boilers Turbines Endurance Horsepower Shafts Max Speed Coal Bunkerage Protection Waterline Side Belt Deck Armour Bulkheads Turrets Barbettes Control Tower Armament Main Gun Secondary Gun Smaller Weapons Torpedoes Complement Usual Wartime	111.1 mtr 110.6 mtr 13.3 mtr 5.61 mtr 3,816 tons 3,278 tons 10 x coal 2 x vertical 3 cylinder triple expansion 4,690 NM @ 12 Knots 11,116 shp 2 22 Knots 400 - 860 tons coal Nil 20 - 80 mm - - - 20 - 100 mm 10 x 15 cm (single mounts) 10 x 10.5 cm 4 - 6 Machine Gun 2 x 45 cm (submerged) 303 -