Nürnberg

Nürnberg at Kiel in early 1939 with a Heinkel HE 60 airplane on her catapult.

History

Design

Nürnberg was a German light cruiser of the Leipzig class built for the Kriegsmarine. She was named after the city of Nuremberg and had one sister ship, Leipzig. Nürnberg was laid down in 1934, launched in December of that year, and completed in November 1935. She was armed with a main battery of nine (9) 15 cm (5.9-inch) guns in three triple turrets and could steam at a speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). Nürnberg was the longest-serving major warship of the Kriegsmarine, and the only one to see active service after the end of World War II, though not in a German navy.

Service

In the late 1930s, Nürnberg took part in the non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War without major incident. After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, she was used to lay defensive minefields off the German coast. She was thereafter used to escort offensive mine-layers in the North Sea until she was torpedoed by a British submarine in December 1939. Once repaired, she was utilized as a training ship in the Baltic Sea for most of the rest of the war, apart from a short deployment to Norway from November 1942 to April 1943. In January 1945, she was assigned to mine-laying duties in the Skaggerak, but severe shortages of fuel permitted only one such operation.

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  The wappen (coat of arms) of Nürnberg.

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  The wappen (coat of arms) of Leipzig.

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  Nürnberg, circa 1934.

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  Leipzig at anchor in Kiel, 1935.

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  Nürnberg before the war.

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  Nürnberg‍’​s forward gun turret in September 1940.

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  Nürnberg underway in May 1945, escorted by RAF Coastal Command Liberator maritime patrol bombers.

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  Nürnberg at Kiel in 1946, after being ceded to the Soviet Union.

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  Line-drawing of Nürnberg.

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.0.1.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.0.3.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings increased by 11%.
  • Credit earnings increased by 10%.
  • A new mechanism for calculating the damage and range of air defense fire was introduced , as a result, the characteristics of air defense guns were slightly changed.
  • When calculating the engine and magazines' protection from the fragmentation of HE, the angling of the armoring will be taken into account, result being the likelihood of the engine compartment being damaged by HE shells of 6" (152mm) and below dropped to zero.
  • As a temporary offer, it became possible to purchase and install a special New Year's permanent camouflage (after the camouflage was removed from sale, it remained with those players who purchased it).
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • Type 10 camouflage renamed to Type 12.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • Added an alternative hull where the catapult gear and two torpedo tube mounts were removed but AA capabilities were significantly reinforced.

• The alternative Hull (C) can be researched after researching Hull (B). This hull boasts a formidable set of AA defenses:

• 6х1 20mm Flak 38, 14x2 20 mm Flakzwilling 38, and 2x4 20mm Flakvierling 38 (engagement area radius: 2km; average damage: 89 points).
• 8x1 40mm L/56 Flak 28 (engagement area radius: 3.5km; average damage: 60 points).
• 4x2 88mm L/76 Dop. L. C/32 (engagement area radius: 4km; average damage: 32 points).

• If the ship had acquired Elite status before the update was released, the new alternative Hull (C) was researched without any XP cost for the player.

• • The draft of the ship was slightly increased to better match the historical reality- the ship began to sit deeper in the water.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The armor model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • The rear turrets now rotate 360 degrees.
  • The penetration of HE shells was increased from 1/6 of the caliber to 1/4 of the caliber.
• Update 0.6.7:
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
• Update 0.6.8:
  • For 88 mm secondary battery shells, the chance of setting fire was reduced from 7% to 4%, and the damage from 1100 to 1000.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.13 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • Improved display of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the permanent camouflages "Type 16", "Type 12": a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified: 5.5 km for detecting ships, 3.75 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Added permanent "New Year" camouflage with the following bonuses:
    • –10% of the cost of post-battle ship maintenance.
    • +50% to experience per battle.
    • –3% to visibility from ships.
    • +4% to the dispersion of enemy shells firing at your ship.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell armor penetration increased from 37 to 38 mm.
  • Deck armor increased from 16 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The Nurnberg (C) hull module was removed from the game.
  • Compensation rules:
  • If players had already researched the module, they had the XP spent on the research returned as compensation.
  • If players had the removed module in their Inventory, they received compensation equal to the module's value in credits.
  • If players had the removed module mounted on the ship, they were replaced with the previous module and removed from the players' account. Players were compensated for the module in the form of credits.
  • If the replacement module was available in the players' Inventory, they received compensation for its value in credits.
  • If there was no replacement module available in players' Inventory, they received a replacement free of charge; if the module had not yet been researched, it was automatically researched.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • The distribution of HP in the hull was slightly updated.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 12.5:
  • The old World of Warships logo was removed from the New Year permanent camouflage.
• Update 13.1:
  • Removed Depth Charges.
  • Added Depth Charge Airstrike with the following characteristics:
    • Range: 6 km.
    • Reload: 20 s.
    • Number of charges: 1.
    • Number of aircraft: 1.
    • Number of bombs per aircraft: 1.
    • Damage: 2,900.