SMS Roon, The German heavy or protected Cruiser of the Roon Class.  Very similar tot the Prinz Adalbert class of cruiser except that Roon and Yorck had four funnels instead of three.  SMS Roon  was built at Kiel Dockyard and laid down in 1902 launched 27th June 1903 and completed 5th April 1906.  Served in the opening years of world war one,  but was retired  from active fleet service in 1916 and disarmed. It was intended to convert her into a seaplane carrier  with an armament of six 5.9 inch and Six 3.4 inch guns plus 4 seaplanes. but this idea was scrapped and she  served as a guard ship and accommodation ship at Kiel finally after the war she was scrapped  in 1921.

Displacement: 9,350 tons to 10,104 tons speed 21knots. fired by both coal and oil. Compliment 633  Armament: Four 210mm (8.2 inch) Guns (2x2), Ten 150mm (5.9-inch) Twelve 88mm,(3.4-inch)  Four machine guns and Four 450mm Torpedo Tubes. (all submerged)

SMS Roon

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Roon.

A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGC013