SMS Ariadne was the fifth member of the ten-ship Gazelle class of light cruisers that were built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the late 1890s and early 1900s. The Gazelle class was the culmination of earlier unprotected cruiser and aviso designs, combining the best aspects of both types in what became the progenitor of all future light cruisers of the Imperial fleet. Built to be able to serve with the main German fleet and as a colonial cruiser, she was armed with a battery of ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and a top speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph).
Ariadne saw little service during her career; she served with the main fleet, first in I Squadron and then with I Scouting Group between 1902 and 1906. During this period, she took part in routine training exercises and cruises abroad. Decommissioned in late 1906, she lay in reserve until the start of World War I in July 1914. Reactivated on 2 August, she served as a flotilla leader for torpedo boats guarding Germany's North Sea coast. During the Battle of Helgoland Bight on 28 August, she sortied to reinforce the ships on patrol in the Helgoland Bight, where she was surprised and sunk by British battlecruisers. Casualty figures vary, with 59 or around 250 of her crew being rescued by other German cruisers.
SMSAriadne was the fifth member of the ten-ship Gazelle class of light cruisers that were built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in...
included the Marshall Islands. On November 26, 1878, the German warship SMSAriadne anchored at Jaluit to begin treaty negotiations with the chiefs to grant...
finishing her off by the sudden appearance of the elderly light cruiser SMSAriadne directly ahead of him. He turned in pursuit and reduced her to a flaming...
actual colonization occurred. On 16 July 1878, the commander of the SMSAriadne, Bartholomäus von Werner [de] occupied Falealili and Saluafata on the...
including the Marshall Islands. On November 26, 1878, the German warship SMSAriadne anchored at Jaluit to begin treaty negotiations with the iroij of the...
Islands did not result in the immediate move to govern those islands. SMSAriadne, a steam corvette of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), called...
Kabua's invasion never occurred. On November 26, 1878, the German warship SMSAriadne anchored at Jaluit to begin treaty negotiations with the iroij of the...
German Navy) with the loss of 203 lives. 203 Military 1914 Germany SMSAriadne – On 28 August in the Battle of Heligoland Bight the German light cruiser...
Knorr. The squadron was composed of the corvettes SMS Bismarck (flagship), SMS Gneisenau, SMSAriadne, SMS Olga and the steam tender Adler. The squadron departed...
SMS Mainz was a Kolberg-class light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) during the First World War. She had three sister ships, SMS Kolberg...
SMS Zenta was the lead ship of the Zenta class of protected cruisers built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the late 1890s. The class included two other...
by the time Beatty's force arrived, but the German flagship SMS Cöln and cruiser SMSAriadne were surprised in the fog and destroyed by heavy calibre shells...
SMS Magdeburg ("His Majesty's Ship Magdeburg") was a lead ship of the Magdeburg class of light cruisers in the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy)...
to North and South America and the West Indies for 18 months on board SMSAriadne. He was then sent on a longer posting to the Marinedetachement and the...
SMS V187 was a S-138-class large torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy. She was built by the AG Vulcan shipyard at Stettin between 1910 and 1911 and...
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