Admiral Scheer in Gibraltar in 1936 | |
Career (Nazi Germany) | |
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Name: | Admiral Scheer |
Namesake: | Reinhard Scheer |
Builder: | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
Laid down: | 25 June 1931 |
Launched: | 1 April 1933 |
Commissioned: | 12 November 1934 |
Homeport: | Kiel |
Fate: | Sunk by bombs, 9 April 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Deutschland class cruiser |
Displacement: | Design:
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Length: | 186 m |
Beam: | 21.34 m |
Draft: | 7.25 m |
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Speed: | 28.3 knots (52.4 km/h) |
Range: | 16,900 km at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Complement: | As built:
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Sensors and processing systems: |
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Armament: | As built:
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Armor: |
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Aircraft carried: | Two Arado Ar 196 seaplanes |
Aviation facilities: | One catapult |