SMS Mainz

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SMS Mainz was a Kolberg-class light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine during the First World War. She had three sister ships, SMS Kolberg, Cöln, and Augsburg. She was built by the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin; her hull was laid down in 1908 and she was launched in January 1909. She was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet in October 1909. She was armed with a main battery of twelve 10.5 cm SK L/45 guns and had a top speed of 25.5 kn.

1909  WikimediaWikidata
length 130.5 metre, draft 5.58 metre, speed 26.8 knot, draft 5.6 metre, speed 26.3 knot, beam 14 metre, 
cruiserKolberg-class cruiserImperial German NavyAG Vulcan Stettin


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    Siegelmarke K. Marine Kommando S.M.S. Mainz W0370786Siegelmarke K. Marine Kommando S.M.S. Mainz W0370786
    L-class destroyers and the battlecruisers `Lion`, `Queen Mary`, and `Princess Royal`, with the `Mainz`, at the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, 28 August 1914 RMG PW1231L-class destroyers and the battlecruisers 'Lion', 'Queen Mary', and 'Princess Royal', with the 'Mainz', at the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, 28 August 1914 RMG PW1231
    Rescuing the crew of the German light cruiser `Mainz` at the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, 28 August 1914 (sketch) RMG PV1043Rescuing the crew of the German light cruiser 'Mainz' at the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, 28 August 1914 (sketch) RMG PV1043
    Siegelmarke K. Marine Kommando S.M.S. Mainz W0357669Siegelmarke K. Marine Kommando S.M.S. Mainz W0357669
    SMS Mainz Weihnachten 1913SMS Mainz Weihnachten 1913
    German scout Mainz RMG PU6326German scout Mainz RMG PU6326
    SMS Mainz NH 46822SMS Mainz NH 46822
    A Remarkable Camera Record of the Sinking of the German Cruiser Mainz off Heligoland August 28th 1914A Remarkable Camera Record of the Sinking of the German Cruiser Mainz off Heligoland August 28th 1914
    SMS Mainz sinking (photo)SMS Mainz sinking (photo)
    Eerste Wereldoorlog, propaganda, ansichtkaarten, prentbriefkaarten, SFA018000072Eerste Wereldoorlog, propaganda, ansichtkaarten, prentbriefkaarten, SFA018000072