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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Lang was a light cruiser, the third member of the Шаблон:Sclass that was operated between 1929 and March 1945, including service in World War II. She was operated by two German navies, the Шаблон:Lang and the Шаблон:Lang. She had two sister ships, Шаблон:Ship and Шаблон:Ship. Шаблон:Lang was built by the Шаблон:Lang in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down in August 1926, launched in May 1928, and commissioned into the Шаблон:Lang on 15 January 1930. She was armed with a main battery of nine 15 cm SK C/25 (5.9-inch) guns in three triple turrets and had a top speed of Шаблон:Convert.
Like her sister ships, Шаблон:Lang served as a training ship for naval cadets in the 1930s, and joined the non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War during the latter part of the decade. After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, she conducted several operations in the North Sea, but did not encounter any British warships. She participated in the attack on Bergen during Operation Weserübung in April 1940, and she was the only member of her class to survive the operation. In 1942, she was modified to carry a Flettner Fl 282 helicopter experimentally. Later in 1942, she returned to Norway, but did not see significant action. She remained there until early 1945, when she returned to Germany; in March, she was sunk by American bombers in Wilhelmshaven. She remained on an even keel, with her gun turrets above water; this allowed her to provide gunfire support to defenders of the city until the end of the war in May 1945.
Design
Шаблон:Lang was Шаблон:Convert long overall and had a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum draft of Шаблон:Convert. She displaced Шаблон:Convert at full load. The ship had a forecastle deck that extended for most of the length of the ship, ending just aft of the superfiring rear turret. Her superstructure consisted of a conning tower forward with a heavy, tubular mast and a secondary conning tower further aft. Шаблон:Lang had a crew of 21 officers and 493 enlisted men.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Her propulsion system consisted of four steam turbines and a pair of 10-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines. Steam for the turbines was provided by six Marine-type, double-ended, oil-fired water-tube boilers, which were vented through a pair of funnels. The ship's propulsion system provided a top speed of Шаблон:Convert and a range of approximately Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
The ship was armed with a main battery of nine [[15 cm SK C/25|Шаблон:Cvt SK C/25]] guns mounted in three triple gun turrets. One was located forward, and two were placed in a superfiring pair aft. The rear gun turrets were offset to increase their arc of fire. They were supplied with 1,080 rounds of ammunition, for 120 shells per gun. The ship was also equipped with two [[8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun|Шаблон:Cvt SK L/45]] anti-aircraft guns in single mounts; they had 400 rounds of ammunition each. Шаблон:Lang also carried four triple torpedo tube mounts located amidships; they were supplied with twenty-four Шаблон:Convert torpedoes. She was also capable of carrying 120 naval mines. The ship was protected by an armor deck that was Шаблон:Convert thick amidships and an armor belt that was Шаблон:Convert thick. The conning tower had Шаблон:Convert thick sides.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Service history
Шаблон:Lang was ordered as "Cruiser D" under the contract name Шаблон:Lang, as a replacement for the old cruiser Шаблон:SMS.Шаблон:Sfn The keel for Шаблон:Lang was laid on 7 August 1926 at the Шаблон:Lang shipyard in Wilhelmshaven. She was launched on 23 May 1928, and commissioned into the Шаблон:Lang on 15 January 1930, the last member of her class to be completed.Шаблон:Sfn She spent the year conducting sea trials and training in the Baltic Sea. In 1931, she was modified with dual 8.8 cm anti-aircraft guns to replace the original single mounts, the rear superstructure was enlarged, and a fire control system was installed aft. Шаблон:Lang departed on a cruise into the Atlantic in early 1932 for more extensive sea trials. After returning to Germany, she took on her first crew of naval cadets for a world cruise, departing Germany in late 1932. The tour lasted a full year; she stopped in ports across the globe, including in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea.Шаблон:Sfn In Australia the tour stops included Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart, with the crew taking place in several publicised football games against local teams that included a Royal Australian Navy team in Sydney.[1][2]
In 1935, the ship had an aircraft catapult installed, along with cranes to handle float planes. A pole mast was also installed on the rear side of the aft funnel. Шаблон:Lang continued to serve as a training ship until early 1936, when she was transferred to fishery protection duty. Later that year, she joined the non-intervention patrols off Spain during the Spanish Civil War. After the German heavy cruiser Шаблон:Ship was attacked by Republican bombers in the so-called "Deutschland incident", Шаблон:Lang transported wounded crew members from Шаблон:Lang back to Germany. Шаблон:Lang conducted a further four patrols off Spain before returning to fishery protection in the North Sea in 1938. Late in the year, she went into drydock for a refit in Kiel.Шаблон:Sfn
In March 1939, Шаблон:Lang sailed to Memel (now Klaipėda, Lithuania), in connection with the annexation of the Memelland district, which Germany had demanded be returned by Lithuania. Later in the year, she joined the battleship Шаблон:Ship and the heavy cruisers Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Ship, and Шаблон:Ship for a major series of maneuvers in the Atlantic.Шаблон:Sfn
World War II
In the final days of August 1939, Шаблон:Lang was stationed in the western Baltic to prevent Polish vessels from fleeing after the planned German invasion of Poland on 1 September; she was unsuccessful in this task. She thereafter joined her sister ships in laying a series of defensive minefields.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Lang joined Шаблон:Lang and nine destroyers for a sortie into the North Sea on 7–9 October. The goal was to draw units of the Royal Navy over a U-boat line and into range of the Luftwaffe, though it failed on both counts. The British launched an air attack consisting of 12 Wellington bombers, though it too failed to hit any of the German warships. On 20–22 November, Шаблон:Lang and the cruiser Шаблон:Ship escorted the battleships Шаблон:Lang and Шаблон:Ship on the first leg of their sortie into the North Atlantic. On the 22nd, Шаблон:Lang and Шаблон:Lang were detached to join an unsuccessful patrol for Allied merchant ships in the Skagerrak along with Шаблон:Lang and three torpedo boats. The patrol lasted until 25 November, and failed to locate any Allied freighters. On 13 December, Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Lang, and Шаблон:Ship covered the return of several destroyers that had laid an offensive minefield off Newcastle.Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Lang took part in Operation Weserübung, the invasion of Norway, in April 1940. She was assigned Group 3, tasked with the assault on Bergen, along with her sister Шаблон:Lang.Шаблон:Sfn She reached the harbor unscathed, but Шаблон:Lang was not so lucky; she was badly damaged by Norwegian coastal guns. Шаблон:Lang nevertheless supported the German infantry ashore with her main guns. After the port was secured, she returned to Germany, along with a pair of destroyers. In late 1940, she went into drydock for further modifications. A degaussing coil was installed, along with a helicopter landing platform on top of turret "Bruno". She thereafter served as a testbed for the Flettner Fl 282 helicopter, a task she performed until 1942.Шаблон:Sfn
While still conducting experiments with the FI 282 in September 1941, Шаблон:Lang provided gunfire support to ground troops attacking Soviet positions on Dagö in the Gulf of Riga. She also bombarded Soviet positions on Ristna.Шаблон:Sfn She joined the battleship Шаблон:Ship, Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Lang, and several destroyers and torpedo boats formed the Baltic Fleet, which was intended to block any Soviet warships from fleeing the eastern Baltic. No Soviet vessels attempted to do so, however. On 13 July, the Soviet submarine Шаблон:Ship tried to attack Шаблон:Lang, but the cruiser's escorts forced the Soviet submarine to break off the attack.Шаблон:Sfn
Toward the end of 1941, she was transferred to the North Sea, and went into drydock for her last major modification. This consisted of the installation of a FuMO 21 radar set on the forward command center roof. In July 1942, Шаблон:Lang departed Germany to join the growing naval presence in Norway, though she saw no major action there.Шаблон:Sfn On 13 September, she and the heavy cruisers Шаблон:Lang and Шаблон:Ship and two destroyers attempted to attack Convoy PQ 18. While en route from Narvik to Altenfjord, the flotilla was attacked by the British submarine Шаблон:HMS, but the torpedoes passed behind the German ships. The convoy was instead attacked by U-boats and long-range bombers, which sank thirteen freighters.Шаблон:Sfn She returned to Germany in January 1943, where she was decommissioned in Kiel on 17 February. She was sent to drydock in early 1944 for an overhaul to prepare her to return to combat duty; this was completed by 1 July. The cruiser served briefly as a training ship before escorting German merchant vessels in Norway.Шаблон:Sfn While en route from Kristiansand on 7 July, the ship laid a defensive minefield in the Skagerrak. She and three destroyers laid another minefield on 14–15 July, before steaming to Trondheim.Шаблон:Sfn
On the night of 13–14 December,Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Lang was attacked by British bombers in Oslofjord; several near misses caused damage to her propulsion system that required repair in Germany.Шаблон:Sfn She departed Norway on 23 January 1945 in company with Шаблон:Lang and a destroyer, and arrived in Kiel on 8 February.Шаблон:Sfn She then proceeded to Wilhelmshaven, where she was again attacked by Allied bombers repeatedly.Шаблон:Sfn On 30 March, B-24 Liberators from the Eighth Air Force attacked the harbor;Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Lang was hit and sank on an even keel. Since her guns remained above water, the ship was used as an artillery battery to defend the city from advancing Allied forces. She served in this capacity until the end of the war in May. She was partially dismantled in situ after the end of the war, and finally raised in 1956 for scrapping.Шаблон:Sfn
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