SMS Lützow |
Type: |
Battlecruiser |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Friedrich Schichau Danzig, Germany |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
November 29, 1913 |
Keel Laid: |
July 1912 |
Commissioned: |
August 8, 1915 |
Fate: |
Scuttled June 1, 1916 due to damage received in the Battle of Jutland. (Scuttled by torpedo from SMS G-38) Location: North Sea, 130 miles NW of Esbjerg, Denmark. (56.16N - 05.39E) Over 116 crewmen lost in the battle, survivors removed by torpedo boats SMS G-37, SMS G-38, SMS G-40 and SMS V-45. |
Combat Victories |
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Date |
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
May 31, 1916 |
Invincible |
Battlecruiser |
17,530 |
UK |
a |
Notes |
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(a): |
Assisted by SMS Derfflinger |
Builder's Data |
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Page published May 22, 2011 |