Lützow
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Lützow was a German heavy cruiser (originally the pocket battleship Deutschland) that served in the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lützow canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kriegsmarine ship
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builtIn | Kiel ⓘ |
| category |
Deutschland class
ⓘ
surface form:
Deutschland-class cruiser of Germany
Ships built in Kiel ⓘ World War II cruisers of Germany ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | 1933 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
Norwegian coastal artillery
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force bombers
|
| damagedIn | Battle of Drøbak Sound ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 12000 tons standard
ⓘ
over 14000 tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| homePort |
Gotenhafen
ⓘ
Kiel ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Deutsche Werke Kiel ⓘ |
| launchedIn | 1931 ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 6 × 28 cm (11 in) guns in two triple turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Johann Adolf von Lützow
ⓘ
surface form:
Adolf von Lützow
|
| navalEnsign |
Flag of Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Naval ensign of Nazi Germany
|
| operation | Operation Weserübung ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| originalName |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Deutschland
|
| participatedIn | invasion of Norway ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel engines ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Lützow self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| renamedTo | Lützow self-link ⓘ |
| role |
commerce raider
ⓘ
surface raider ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 8 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
German Navy
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | early 1930s ⓘ |
| shipClass | Deutschland-class cruiser ⓘ |
| shipType |
Panzerschiff
ⓘ
pocket battleship ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | wreck used as target by Soviet Navy ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Swinemünde area ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| sunkIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
World War II in the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea operations
|
| usedFor | shore bombardment on Eastern Front ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.