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Lutzow(ex-Deutschland)
Pocket battleship
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Specifications
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The Deutschland (later re-named
Lutzow), was the lead ship of her class that
served in the German Kriegsmarine before and during
World War II. The ship was originally classified
as an armored ship (Panzerschiff) by Germany,
and referred to as a pocket battleship by the
British.
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| Ordered |
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| Laid down |
February 5, 1929 |
| Launched |
May 19, 1931 |
| Commissioned |
April 1, 1933 |
| Decommissioned |
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| Fate |
Scuttled |
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| Displacement |
12,100 t standard; 16,200
t full load |
| Length |
610 ft (186 m) |
| Width |
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| Draft |
24 ft (7.4 m) |
| Armament |
Six 11 inch (280 mm) guns in two triple
turrets,
eight 5.9 inch (150 mm) guns,
six 150 mm guns
eight 37 mm anti-aircraft guns
ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
eight 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes in 2 quadruple
mounts |
| Aircraft |
Two Arado 196 seaplanes, one catapult |
| Propulsion |
Eight MAN diesels, two screws, 52,050
hp (40 MW) |
| Speed |
28.5 knots (53 km/h) |
| Range |
8,900 nautical miles at 20 knots (16,500
km at 37 km/h) |
| Complement |
1,150 |
| See Also |
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