SMS Lützow
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SMS Lützow was a German Derfflinger-class battlecruiser of the Imperial Navy that served as Vice Admiral Hipper’s flagship and was heavily damaged and scuttled during the Battle of Jutland in World War I.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
ⓘ
battlecruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 15 cm SK L/45 guns
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4 × 60 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ 8 × 30.5 cm SK L/50 guns ⓘ 8 × 8.8 cm guns ⓘ |
| beam | about 29 meters ⓘ |
| builder |
Deutsche Werft AG
ⓘ
surface form:
Schichau-Werke
|
| class | Derfflinger class ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Kapitän zur See Viktor Harder ⓘ |
| commissioned | 8 August 1915 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| crew | about 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedBy | British naval gunfire at Jutland ⓘ |
| dateOfScuttling | 1 June 1916 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 26,600 tonnes standard
ⓘ
about 31,200 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| draft | about 9.2 meters ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
Franz von Hipper
ⓘ
Scouting Forces ⓘ
surface form:
I Scouting Group
|
| laidDown | 15 May 1912 ⓘ |
| launched | 29 November 1913 ⓘ |
| length | about 210 meters ⓘ |
| locationDuringBattleOfJutland |
North Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea, off Jutland Peninsula
|
| mainBatteryCaliber | 30.5 cm ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lützow ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | all-big-gun battlecruiser ⓘ |
| navalTheater | North Sea operations ⓘ |
| notableAction |
heavily damaged British battlecruiser HMS Defence at Jutland
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sank British battlecruiser HMS Invincible at Jutland ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
Gdańsk
ⓘ
surface form:
Danzig
|
| placeOfScuttling | North Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| reasonForScuttling | severe battle damage ⓘ |
| scuttledBy | German torpedo boats G38 and others ⓘ |
| scuttlingMethod | torpedoed by German destroyers ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Imperial German Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiserliche Marine
|
| squadron |
Scouting Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
I Scouting Group
|
| tookOnWater | forward compartments flooded at Jutland ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 26.5 knots ⓘ |
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