The Leipzig class was a class of light cruiser

Light cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...

s of the German

Germany

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 Kriegsmarine

Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...

, consisting of two ships named after German cities, Leipzig

German cruiser Leipzig

The German light cruiser Leipzig was the lead ship of her class . She was the fourth German warship to carry the name of the city of Leipzig.-History:...

 and Nürnberg

German cruiser Nürnberg

The Nürnberg, was a German light cruiser of the Leipzig class named after the city of Nuremberg. Some sources consider the Leipzig and Nürnberg to be of separate, single ship, classes...

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History

The Leipzig class, an improved K class cruiser

German K class cruiser

The Königsberg class was a class of light cruisers of the German Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, consisting of three ships named after German cities: Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln...

, was the last class of light cruisers built by Germany. Contrary to the practice used in the K class, the Leipzig class designers opted to mount the gun turrets on the center-line again.

The second ship of the class, Nürnberg, was slightly modified and different from the original design. The Nürnberg, which became the Russian Admiral Makarov, continued to soldier on for years to come (NHC).

After the war the Leipzig, in fairly bad condition, served as an accommodation hulk for the German Mine Sweeping Administration

German Mine Sweeping Administration

The German Mine Sweeping Administration was formed from former crews and vessels of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine for the purpose of mine sweeping after the Second World War, predominantly in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, and existed from June 1945 to January 1948.-History:The GMSA was formed on 21...

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