German cruiser Deutschland
Pocket Battleship
Deutschland was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ordered by the Weimar government for the Reichsmarine, she was laid down at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel in... Wikipedia
Length: 610′
Launched: May 19, 1931
Builder: Deutsche Werke
Construction started: February 5, 1929
Aircraft carried: 1935: One Heinkel He 60 seaplane: One Arado Ar 196 seaplane
Armor: main turrets: 140 mm (5.5 in); belt: 80 mm (3.1 in); deck: 45 mm (1.8 in)
Displacement: Design: 12,630 t (12,430 long tons; 13,920 short tons); Full load: 14,290 long tons (14,520 t)