Deutschland German 'pocket battleship'
Quick reference |
Construction |
Commissioned: |
1 April 1933 |
Deutschland class |
Ships: |
Deutschland, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Graf Spee. |
Fate |
Sunk as target, 1949. |
Deutschland was renamed Lutzow during World War Two to spare the potential embarrassment of a ship named "Germany" being sunk.
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