Deutschland class
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The Deutschland class was a group of German "pocket battleships" built in the interwar period, designed with heavy armament and long range within the constraints of the Treaty of Versailles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deutschland class canonical | 2 |
| Deutschland-class cruiser of Germany | 1 |
| pocket battleship Deutschland | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pocket battleship class
ⓘ
warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacility | catapult for reconnaissance seaplanes ⓘ |
| armamentType | naval artillery ⓘ |
| builtForNavy | German Navy ⓘ |
| classificationChange | reclassified as heavy cruisers by some navies ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designCompromise | balance of armor, armament, and speed under treaty limits ⓘ |
| designedAs | Panzerschiff ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range commerce raiding ⓘ |
| designedRange | very long range at cruising speed ⓘ |
| designedRole | outgun cruisers and outrun battleships ⓘ |
| designedUnderConstraint | Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| displacementCategory | treaty-limited capital ship ⓘ |
| era | interwar naval rearmament ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of treaty-evading capital ship design ⓘ |
| hullType | steel hull ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Versailles naval restrictions ⓘ |
| leadShip |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Deutschland
|
| mainBatteryConfiguration | six 28 cm guns in two triple turrets ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature |
all-welded construction
ⓘ
armored belt ⓘ armored deck ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | German surface raider strategy ⓘ |
| nicknamed | pocket battleship ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of the River Plate ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 3 ⓘ |
| operator |
Kriegsmarine
ⓘ
Reichsmarine ⓘ |
| powerplantAdvantage | high fuel efficiency for long range ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 28 cm guns ⓘ |
| propulsionType | diesel engines ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 15 cm guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| ship |
Admiral Graf Spee
ⓘ
Admiral Scheer ⓘ Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Deutschland
|
| shipLostInBattle | Admiral Graf Spee ⓘ |
| strategicUse |
Atlantic commerce raiding
ⓘ
show-the-flag missions ⓘ |
| treatyDisplacementLimit | 10000 long tons ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Atlantic Ocean operations
ⓘ
South Atlantic operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
pocket battleship Deutschland
this entity surface form:
Deutschland-class cruiser of Germany