Blücher |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Admiral Hipper |
Builder: |
Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
October 30, 1934 |
Commissioned: |
September 20, 1939 |
Keel Laid: |
August 15, 1935 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
June 8, 1937 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk April 9, 1940 by gunfire and torpedoes fired from Oscarsborg Fortress. Location: Oslofjord near Drøbak, Norway. (59.42N - 10.35E) Aprox. 125 crewmen and 195 soldiers were killed. (actual figure unknown perhaps as many as 830 in total) |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
675' 5" |
Engines: |
3 Geared turbines by AG Wesser |
Beam: |
69' 9" |
Boilers: |
12 Wagner (Pressure 1,028 lbs.) |
Draft: |
25' 3" |
Shafts: |
3 |
Displacement: |
14,050 Std. / 18,200 full |
SHP: |
132,000 |
Speed: |
32.5 knots |
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Crew: |
Aprox. 1,600 |
Range: |
6,800 NM @ 20 knots |
Armament |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
8 |
20.3cm/60 (8") SK C/34 |
4 twin turrets |
36,636 yards @ 37° (20.8 miles) |
12 |
10.5cm/65 (4.1") SK C/33 |
6 twin mounts |
19,357 yards @ 45° AA ceiling 41,010' @ 80° |
12 |
3.7cm/57 (1.5") M43 |
6 twin mounts |
7,100 yards @ 45° AA ceiling 15,750' @ 90° |
4 |
2cm/65 (0.79") AA MG C/30 |
single mounts |
5,360 @ 45° AA ceiling 12,140' @ 85° (120 RPM) |
12 |
53.3cm (21") Torpedo tubes |
3 triple launchers |
G7a T1 torpedoes (reloads unknown) 15,300 yards (8.6 miles) 30 knots 661 lb. charge |
3 |
Arado Ar-196 aircraft |
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Armament changes 4 additional 2cm/65 AA guns added later. (single mounts) |
Commanders |
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From |
To
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Name |
Sept. 20, 1939 |
April 9, 1940 |
Kapitän zur See Heinrich Woldag |
Notes |
Building cost was 87.8 million RM. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Oct. 22, 2008 |