Blücher
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Blücher was a German armored cruiser of the Imperial Navy that served in World War I and was famously sunk during the 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank in the North Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blücher canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German naval vessel
ⓘ
armored cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21 cm guns
ⓘ
8 × 15 cm guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorBeltThickness | up to 180 mm ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kiel ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Dogger Bank
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| designedAsResponseTo | perceived British armored cruiser developments ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 15,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment |
High Seas Fleet (Imperial German Navy)
ⓘ
surface form:
German High Seas Fleet
|
| laidDownAt | Kaiserliche Werft Kiel ⓘ |
| length | approximately 161 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | pre-dreadnought-era armored cruiser ⓘ |
| navalShipyard |
Kaiserliche Werft Kiel
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Shipyard Kiel
|
| notableEngagement | Battle of Dogger Bank ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| outclassedBy | British battlecruisers ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | scouting for the High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Imperial German Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiserliche Marine
|
| shipClass |
German armoured cruiser Blücher
ⓘ
surface form:
Blücher-class armored cruiser
|
| sinkingCause | gunfire from British battlecruisers ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1915-01-24 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | North Sea ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck in the North Sea ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Dogger Bank ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 25 knots ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
German Empire in World War I
|
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