SMS Niobe
Service
- as Niobe25 June 1900 — in service2,193 days of the war
- as Dalmacija26 June 1925 — in service2,193 days of the war
- as Cattaro25 April 1941 — in service1,591 days of the war
- as Niobe11 September 1943 — December 1943108 days of the war
- Name
- SMS Niobe
- Builder
- AG Weser
- Laid down
- 30 August 1898
- Launched
- 18 July 1899
- Commissioned
- 25 June 1900
- Fate
- Beached on Silba and destroyed by British motor torpedo boats in December 1943
By torpedo (1943) - Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 2,601 long tons (2,643 t)
- Displacement, full load
- 2,916 long tons (2,963 t)
- Length
- 105 m (344.5 ft) OA
- Beam
- 12.2 m (40 ft)
- Draught
- 5.03 m (16.5 ft)
- Speed
- 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h, 24.7 mph)
- Range
- 3,570 nmi (6,612 km)
- Complement
- 257
- Main gun
- 105 mm (4.1 in)
SMS Niobe was a Gazelle-class cruiser, operated by the Kriegsmarine. AG Weser laid her keel on 30 August 1898. She entered service on 25 June 1900, having been launched on 18 July 1899.
Three ships of the class were built. The class followed the Hela and was succeeded by the Bremen-class cruiser.
She displaced 2,601 long tons standard and 2,916 long tons at full load. She measured 105 m (344 ft) long with a beam of 12.2 m (40 ft). Her designed speed was 21.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 257.
Her main battery was ten 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.
She served with the Kriegsmarine as Niobe. She then passed to the Yugoslav Navy, serving as Dalmacija from 26 June 1925. She then passed to the Regia Marina, serving as Cattaro from 25 April 1941. She then passed to the Kriegsmarine, serving as Niobe from 11 September 1943. She was in commission for 6,085 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk in December 1943 by torpedo. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × triple-expansion steam engines
- 2 × screw propellers
- Power
- 8 × Thornycroft boilers
- 8000 PS
- Armament
- 10 × 10.5 cm SK L/40 guns
- 2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes
- Armour
- Deck: 20 to 25 mm
- Conning tower: 80 mm
- Gun shields: 50 mm
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from SMS Niobe on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Arthur Renard — history.navy.mil — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons