Deutschland Class Cruisers Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Deutschland (Later Lützow) |
Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany |
May 19, 1931 |
April 1, 1933 |
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Fate |
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July 22, 1947 Sunk as target by the Soviet Navy in the Gulf of Gdansk,
exact location unknown. (Apr. 16, 1945 damaged by RAF Lancaster bombers at Swinemünde, Poland. The ship was no longer seaworthy and only used for shore bombardment. Scuttled there on May 4, 1945, raised by the Soviet Union in 1947.) |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Marine Werft Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
April 1, 1933 |
Nov. 12, 1934 |
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Fate |
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Capsized Apr. 9, 1945 following bomb damage from a RAF air raid.
Location: Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany. 32 crewmen were killed. The wreck remains where it sank, but was covered with cement when the inner harbor was filled with debris after the war. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Marine Werft Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
June 30, 1934 |
Jan. 6, 1936 |
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Fate |
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December 17, 1939 scuttled off Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Page published Feb. 2, 2007 |