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  1. SMS Elbing - Wikipedia

    • SMS Elbing was a light cruiser ordered by the Imperial Russian navy under the name Admiral Nevelskoy from the Schichau-Werke shipyard in Danzig in 1913. Following the outbreak of World War I, the ship was confiscated in August 1914 and launched on 21 November 1914 as SMS Elbing. She had one sister ship, Pillau, the lead ship of their class. The ship was … See more

    DisplacementNormal: 4,390 t (4,320 long tons; 4,840 short tons) · Full load: 5,252 t (5,169 long tons; 5,789 short tons)
    Length135.3 m (444 ft)
    Beam13.6 m (45 ft)
    Design

    In 1912, the Imperial Russian Navy held a design competition for a new class of cruisers intended for service in their colonial empire, which were to replace the ageing Askold and Zhemchug in East Asian waters. Se… See more

    Service history

    Elbing was ordered by the Imperial Russian Navy as Admiral Nevelskoy from the Schichau-Werke shipyard in Danzig. She was laid down on 21 May 1913, requisitioned by the German Navy on 5 August 191… See more

    Footnotes

    1. ^ Dodson & Nottelmann, pp. 182–183.
    2. ^ Gröner, pp. 110–111.
    3. ^ Campbell & Sieche, p. 161.
    4. ^ Gröner, p. 110. … See more

     
  1. SMS ELBING

    SMS ELBING was part of the 2 nd Scouting Group (II. Aufklärungsgruppe) commanded by Contre-Admiral Bödicker, beginning 28.03.1916. His flagship was SMS FRANKFURT. The ELBING was commanded by frigate captain Madlung …

  2. The Wrecks of Jutland - gwpda.org

    SMS Pommern. The wreck of the German pre-dreadnought Pommern has been found... these photographs, courtesy of Andrew Jarman (andrewjarman@cwcom.net) show two items now in the Marine Erhemal at …

  3. Scuttled in the Morning: the discoveries and surveys of …

    Jun 22, 2018 · This was the light cruiser SMS Elbing, which had collided with its own line during the same action. At around 06:00 a raft of survivors from …

    • Author: Innes McCartney
    • Publish Year: 2018
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  5. World War One and the North Sea - DSM

    For the North Sea Wrecks project, the wreck sites of SMS Mainz, SMS Ariadne and SM V187 (all sunk in the Battle of Heligoland) and that of SMS Elbing (sunk in the Battle of Jutland) were chosen for investigation (get to know more in …

  6. North Sea Wrecks risk assessment of the SMS Elbing

    Armed with our suite of advanced software tools, Hvidkjær set out to study potential risk factors associated with the wreck of the SMS Elbing, including the conditions of the sea floor, the ship and its guns.

  7. SMS Elbing - bob.plord.net

    Service: Laid down for Russia as Admiral Nevelski; nearing completion when war broke out and taken over by Germany and renamed Elbing. Damaged at Jutland 31 May 1916 and then sunk overnight after collision with battleship Posen .