| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lubeck |
| Laid down: | 12 May 1903 |
| Launched: | 26 March 1904 |
| Commissioned: | 26 April 1905 |
| Fate: | Survived the war |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bremen-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,756 metric tons (3,697 long tons) |
| Length: | 110.6 m (362.9 ft) waterline; 111.1 m (364.5 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 13.3 m (43.6 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.61 m (18.4 ft) |
| Installed power: | 14,400 ihp (10,700 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, Parsons steam turbines |
| Speed: | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Complement: | 288 |
| Armament: |
10 × 1 - 105 mm (4.1 in) guns |
| Armor: | Deck: 80–100 mm (3.1–3.9 in) |
The SMS Lübeck was a Bremen class light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, named after the city of Lübeck. Laid down on 12 May 1903 by AG Vulcan Stettin, launched on 26 March 1904 and commissioned on 26 April 1905 she was the first Kaiserliche Marine ship to have a steam turbine.
In 1914 she was reclassified as a coast defence ship, subsequently a training ship and survived the war.
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