German cruiser Deutschland photograph

German Cruiser Deutschland

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Length186 m
Construction startedFebruary 5, 1929
RenamedJanuary 1940, Lützow
FateSunk as target 22 July 1947
Armormain turrets: 140 mm (5. 5 in); belt: 80 mm (3. 1 in); deck: 45 mm (1. 8 in)
Aircraft carried Arado Ar 196
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1073546
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About German Cruiser Deutschland


Deutschland was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ordered by the Weimar government for the Reichsmarine, she was laid down at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel in February 1929 and completed by April 1933.

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