Admiral Hipper-class cruiser

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The Admiral Hipper class was a group of five heavy cruisers built by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine beginning in the mid-1930s. The class comprised Admiral Hipper, the lead ship, Blücher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, and Lützow. Only the first three ships of the class saw action with the German Navy during World War II. Work on Seydlitz stopped when she was approximately 95 percent complete; it was decided to convert her into an aircraft carrier, but this was not completed either. Lützow was sold incomplete to the Soviet Union in 1940.

1937  WikimediaWikidata
length 205 metre, beam 21.3 metre, draft 7.2 metre, speed 32.6 knot, 
heavy cruiser, Blohm + VossFriedrich Krupp GermaniawerftDeutsche WerkeDeutsche Schiff- und MaschinenbauKriegsmarineUnited States NavyNazi Germany

Admiral HipperBlücherPrinz EugenLützow Q678514Seydlitz

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  • Admiral Hipper
    1937 Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
  • Lützow
    1939 Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
  • Seydlitz
    1939 Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
  • Blücher
    1937 Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
  • Prinz Eugen
    1938 Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
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    objectwatercraftAdmiral Hipperheavy cruiser, Admiral Hipper-class cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftLützowheavy cruiser, Admiral Hipper-class cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftSeydlitzheavy cruiser, Admiral Hipper-class cruiserWikidata
    siteshipwreckBlüchershipwreck, heavy cruiser, Admiral Hipper-class cruiserWikidata
    siteshipwreckPrinz Eugenheavy cruiser, shipwreck, Admiral Hipper-class cruiserWikidata
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