
German Cruiser Deutschland
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Length | 186 m |
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Construction started | February 5, 1929 |
Renamed | January 1940, Lützow |
Fate | Sunk as target 22 July 1947 |
Armor | main turrets: 140 mm (5. 5 in); belt: 80 mm (3. 1 in); deck: 45 mm (1. 8 in) |
Aircraft carried | Arado Ar 196 |
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ID | 1073546 |
About German Cruiser Deutschland
Deutschland was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ordered by the Weimar government for the Reichsmarine, she was laid down at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel in February 1929 and completed by April 1933.