Graf Zeppelin |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
Graf Zeppelin |
Builder: |
Deutsche Werk Kiel, Germany |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
November 16, 1935 |
Launched: |
December 8, 1938 |
Keel Laid: |
December 28, 1936 |
Commissioned: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Apr. 25, 1945 captured by the Soviet Army at Stettin, Germany (Szczecin, Poland). Ship had been scuttled by her German crew. Raised and sunk as a target in the Baltic Sea on Aug. 16, 1947 by the Soviet Navy. The exact location was unknown until the wreck was located in 2006. |
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Page published Oct. 16, 2009 |