SMS FRANKFURT

'SMS ''Frankfurt''' was a light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, laid down in January 1913 and launched in 1915. During World War I ''Frankfurt'' took part in the Battle of Jutland and was interned at Scapa Flow at the end of the War. ''Frankfurt'' was taken over by the U.S. 11 March 1920 in England, commissioned 4 June, towed to East Coast, and sunk as a target 18 July 1921.