SMS München

	A prewar photograph of München
History
German Empire
Name	München
Namesake	Munich
Laid down	18 August 1903
Launched	30 April 1904
Commissioned	10 January 1905
Stricken	5 November 1919
Fate	Sunk as target, 28 October 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Bremen-class light cruiser
Displacement	Normal: 3,278 t (3,226 long tons); Full load: 3,780 t (3,720 long tons);
Length	Length overall: 111.1 meters (365 ft)
Beam	13.3 m (43.6 ft)
Draft	5.47 m (17.9 ft)
Installed power	10 × water-tube boilers; 10,000 PS (9,900 ihp);
Propulsion	2 × screw propellers; 2 × triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	4,690 nmi (8,690 km; 5,400 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	14 officers; 274–287 enlisted men;
Armament	10 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns; 14 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Maxim guns; 2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Deck: 80 mm (3.1 in); Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in); Gun shields: 50 mm (2 in);

SMS München ("His Majesty's Ship München") was the fifth of seven Bremen-class cruisers of the Imperial German Navy, named after the city of Munich. She was built by AG Weser in Bremen, starting in 1903, launched in April 1904, and commissioned in January 1905. Armed with a main battery of ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and two 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes, München was capable of a top speed of 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph).

München served with the fleet for the majority of her career, and saw extensive service during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916. There, she engaged British light cruisers on two instances, and was damaged in both; she contributed to the damaging of the cruiser HMS Southampton during the latter engagement. München was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS E38 on 19 October 1916, and was subsequently withdrawn from service. She spent the final year of the war as a barracks ship, and was surrendered as a war prize to the British in 1920. München was later sunk as a torpedo target.

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