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SMS ''Strassburg'' was a light cruiser of the in the German ''Kaiserliche Marine'' (Imperial Navy). Her class included three other ships: , , and . ''Strassburg'' was built at the ''Kaiserliche Werft'' shipyard in Wilhelmshaven from 1910 to October 1912, when she was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet. The ship was armed with a main battery of twelve and had a top speed of . ''Strassburg'' spent the first year of her service overseas, after which she was assigned to the reconnaissance forces of the High Seas Fleet. She saw significant action at the Battle of Heligoland Bight in August 1914 and participated in the raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in December 1914. By 1916, the ship was transferred to the Baltic to operate against the Russian Navy. She saw action during Operation Albion in the Gulf of Riga in October 1917, including screening for the battleships and during the Battle of Moon Sound. She returned to the North Sea for the planned final operation against the British Grand Fleet in the last weeks of the war, and was involved in the mutinies that forced the cancellation of the operation. The ship served briefly in the new ''Reichsmarine'' in 1919 before being transferred to Italy as a war prize. She was formally transferred in July 1920 and renamed ''Taranto'' for service in the Italian Navy. In 1936–1937, she was rebuilt for colonial duties and additional anti-aircraft guns were installed. She saw no significant action during World War II until the Armistice that ended Italy's participation in the war. She was scuttled by the Italian Navy, captured and raised by the Germans, and sunk by Allied bombers in October 1943. The Germans raised the ship again, which was sunk a second time by bombers in September 1944. ''Taranto'' was finally broken up for scrap in 1946–1947. ==Design== (詳細はErsatz'' and was laid down at the ''Kaiserliche Werft'' shipyard in Wilhelmshaven in 1910 and launched on 24 August 1911, after which fitting-out work commenced. She was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 9 October 1912.〔Gröner, pp. 107–108〕 The ship was long overall and had a beam of and a draft of forward. She displaced at full combat load.〔Gröner, p. 108〕 Her propulsion system consisted of two sets of AEG-Vulcan steam turbines driving two propellers. They were designed to give , but reached in service. These were powered by sixteen coal-fired Marine-type water-tube boilers, although they were later altered to use fuel oil that was sprayed on the coal to increase its burn rate. These gave the ship a top speed of . ''Strassburg'' carried of coal, and an additional of oil that gave her a range of approximately at . ''Strassburg'' had a crew of 18 officers and 336 enlisted men.〔 The ship was armed with twelve 10.5 cm SK L/45 guns in single pedestal mounts. Two were placed side by side forward on the forecastle, eight were located amidships, four on either side, and two were side by side aft.〔Gardiner & Gray, p. 159〕 The guns had a maximum elevation of 30 degrees, which allowed them to engage targets out to .〔Gardiner & Gray, p. 140〕 They were supplied with 1,800 rounds of ammunition, for 150 shells per gun. She was also equipped with a pair of torpedo tubes with five torpedoes submerged in the hull on the broadside. She could also carry 120 mines. The ship was protected by a waterline armored belt that was thick amidships. The conning tower had thick sides, and the deck was covered with up to 60 mm thick armor plate.〔Gröner, p. 107〕 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 Strassburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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