Brummer class cruiser

The "Brummer" class were a group of two light minelaying cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy in World War I. When the war broke out the Germans had only two older minelaying cruisers; "Albatros" and "Nautilus". Although most German cruisers were fitted for minelaying, a need for fast specialised ships existed. The Imperial Russian Navy had ordered a set of steam turbines for the "Borodino" class battlecruiser "Navarin" from AG Vulcan. This machinery was confiscated on the outbreak of war and used for these ships. Both vessels were built by AG Vulcan in Stettin.

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ervice

The ships served with the High Seas Fleet (II and IV Scouting Groups) and carried out several minelaying sorties. On 17 October 1917 the two ships attacked a British convoy sailing between Britain and Norway. The Germans sunk the British destroyers HMS "Strongbow" and HMS "Mary Rose" and nine merchant ships. The two ships were interned at Scapa Flow and scuttled with the High Seas Fleet in June 1919.

References

* Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906-1922
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/cruisers/sms-brummer.html wordwar1.co.uk]