Light Cruisers: Gazelle Class

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Light Cruisers: Gazelle Class

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Gazelle Class Light Cruiser SMS Medusa pictured at Kristiansand,Norway in 1906.
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Gazelle Class Light Cruiser SMS Frauenlob pictured at Bergen c1903..Following her commissioning in early 1903, Frauenlob served in the reconnaissance force for the main German fleet. During this period, she took part in routine training exercises, visits to foreign ports, and training cruises, including a trip to Spain in 1903. Her crew won prizes for excellent shooting among the fleet's Cruisers in 1906 and 1907, the former being the first year the prize was awarded to Cruisers. In January 1908, she was decommissioned and placed in reserve for the next six years...She was reactivated in August 1914 after the start of World War I, and she saw action at the Battle of Heligoland Bight on August 28th, where she and the Cruiser Stettin badly damaged the British Cruiser HMS Arethusa. She took part in fleet operations for the next two years, culminating in the Battle of Jutland on May 31st 1916. There, she saw little action in the early stages of the battle, but in one of the chaotic night engagements as the Germans tried to disengage and return home, Frauenlob was hit by a torpedo launched by Town Class Light Cruiser HMS Southampton, which caused the ship to capsize and sink with the loss of twelve officers and 308 men.
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