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:''For other ships of this name, see SMS Leipzig (1875) and SMS Leipzig (1918).'' SMS ''Leipzig'' ("His Majesty's Ship ''Leipzig''") was the sixth of seven s of the Imperial German Navy, named after the city of Leipzig. She was begun by AG Weser in Bremen in 1904, launched in March 1905 and commissioned in April 1906. Armed with a main battery of ten guns and two torpedo tubes, ''Leipzig'' was capable of a top speed of . ''Leipzig'' spent her career on overseas stations; at the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, she was cruising off the coast of Mexico. After rejoining with the East Asia Squadron, she proceeded to South American waters, where she participated in the Battle of Coronel, where the German squadron overpowered and sank a pair of British armored cruisers. A month later, she again saw action at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, which saw the destruction of the East Asia Squadron. ''Leipzig'' was chased down and sunk by the cruisers and ; the majority of her crew was killed in the battle, with only 18 survivors. ==Construction== (詳細はAG Weser shipyard in Bremen in 1904 and launched on 21 March 1905, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 20 April 1906.〔Gröner, pp. 102–104〕 The ship was long overall and had a beam of and a draft of forward. She displaced at full combat load.〔Gröner, p. 102〕 Her propulsion system consisted of two triple-expansion engines, designed to give for a top speed of . The engines were powered by ten coal-fired Marine-type water-tube boilers. ''Leipzig'' carried up to of coal, which gave her a range of at . She had a crew of 14 officers and 274–287 enlisted men.〔Gröner, pp. 102–103〕 The ship was armed with ten 10.5 cm SK L/40 guns in single mounts. Two were placed side by side forward on the forecastle, six were located amidships, three on either side, and two were placed side by side aft. The guns could engage targets out to . They were supplied with 1,500 rounds of ammunition, for 150 shells per gun. She was also equipped with two torpedo tubes with five torpedoes. They were submerged in the hull on the broadside. She was also fitted to carry fifty naval mines.〔Gröner, p. 103〕 The ship was protected by an armored deck that was up to thick. The conning tower had thick sides, and the guns were protected by thick shields.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SMS Leipzig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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