 SMS Rostock was a light cruiser of the Karlsruhe class built by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). She had one sister ship, SMS Karlsruhe; the ships were very similar to the previous Magdeburg-class cruisers. The ship was laid down in 1911, launched in November 1912, and completed by February 1914. Armed with twelve 10.5 cm SK L / 45 guns, Rostock had a top speed of 28.5 knots (52.8 km / h; 32.8 mph) and displaced 6,191 t (6,093 long tons; 6,824 short tons) at full load.
