German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
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The German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper was a World War II Kriegsmarine warship of the Admiral Hipper class, noted for its Atlantic and Arctic operations against Allied convoys.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper canonical | 2 |
| heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kriegsmarine ship
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
Arado Ar 196
ⓘ
surface form:
Arado Ar 196 seaplanes
|
| armamentAA |
2 cm anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 8 × 20.3 cm SK C/34 guns in four twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 12 × 10.5 cm SK C/33 guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoTubes | 12 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 21.3 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Blohm & Voss ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1939-04-29 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,600 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedInBattle | Battle of the Barents Sea ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 18,200 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 14,050 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 7.2 meters ⓘ |
| engagedConvoys | Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | various Kriegsmarine task forces during early World War II ⓘ |
| homePort |
Kiel
ⓘ
Wilhelmshaven ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-07-06 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937-02-06 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 205 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franz von Hipper ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureInfluence |
Washington Naval Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Naval Treaty cruiser limits
|
| notableOperation |
Atlantic convoy raiding 1940–1941
ⓘ
Battle of the Barents Sea ⓘ Operation Weserübung ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
|
| powerOutput | approximately 132,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| primaryRole | commerce raiding ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
three shafts ⓘ |
| range | 6,500 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| scrapped | post-World War II ⓘ |
| scuttledAt | Kiel ⓘ |
| scuttledOn | 1945-05-03 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Hipper class
|
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
|
| theaterOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromFrontlineService | 1943 ⓘ |
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heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper