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Laid down:	June 25, 1931
Launched:	April 1, 1933
Commissioned:	November 12, 1934
Fate:	Sunk by bombs 9 April–10 April 1945
General Characteristics
Displacement:	12,100 t standard; 16,200 t full load
Length:	610 ft (186 m)
Beam:	71 ft (21.6 m)
Draft (max.):	24 ft (7.4 m)
Armament:	6 × 280 mm (11 inch) 8 × 150 mm (5.9 inch) 6 × 105 mm (4.1 inch) 8 × 37 mm 10 × 20 mm 8 × 533 mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes
Armor:	turret face: (160 mm) belt: (80 mm) deck: 40 mm)
Aircraft:	Two Arado 196 seaplanes, one catapult
Propulsion:	Eight MAN diesels, two screws, 52,050 hp (40 MW)
Speed:	28.5 knots (53 km/h)
Range:	8,900 nmi. at 20 knots (16,500 km at 37 km/h)
Crew:	1,150

Admiral Scheer was a Deutschland class heavy cruiser (often termed a pocket battleship) which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Corbelled corner turrets at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow. ... The Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft built by Arado starting in 1936. ... A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. ... The Deutschland class was a series of three panzerschiffs, a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by German Reichsmarine in accordance with restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. ... The term heavy cruiser is used to refer to large cruisers, a form of warship. ... Pocket battleship is an English language term for a class of warships built by German Reichsmarine in accordance with restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

The vessel was named after Admiral Reinhard Scheer. Originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff) in Germany, in February 1940 the Kriegsmarine reclassified the three ships of this class as heavy cruisers. The pocket battleship title was provided by the British. The ship was one of the few that was considered to be male, meaning that its crew referred to the ship as he instead of the usual she (however this article will use the common female form). Reinhard Scheer Reinhard Scheer (September 30, 1863 – November 26, 1928) was a Vice-admiral in the German navy. ... The term heavy cruiser is used to refer to large cruisers, a form of warship. ...

History

During World War II, Admiral Scheer, under Captain Theodor Krancke, was by far the most successful capital ship commerce raider of the war, with a raid as far as the Indian Ocean. Near the end of the war, she was bombed by the RAF while docked in Kiel, causing her to capsize and sink. After the war her upturned hull was partially scrapped, with what remained being buried under rubble as the dock was filled in to make a car park. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Kiel ( ) is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein. ...

Spanish Civil War

Her first mission began in July 1936 when she was sent to Spain to evacuate German civilians caught up in the Spanish Civil War. She also spied on Soviet ships carrying supplies to the Republicans and protected ships delivering German weapons to Nationalist forces. On 31 May 1937 she bombarded Republican installations at Almería in reprisal for an air attack on her sister ship Deutschland two days earlier. By the end of June 1938 she had completed eight deployments to Spain. This article is about the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Almería is the capital of the province of Almería in Spain. ... The Deutschland (later re-named Lützow), was the lead ship of a heavy cruiser class that served in the German Kriegsmarine before and during World War II. The ship was originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff) by Germany, and referred to as a pocket battleship by the British. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

World War II

Her wartime career began on 4 September 1939 when RAF Bristol Blenheim bombers attacked her at Wilhelmshaven. She was hit by three bombs, but they failed to cause major damage, and flak downed four of the attackers. She underwent an overhaul, whilst her sister ships set out commerce raiding. Deutschland accounted for two ships before returning home, but Admiral Graf Spee sank nine before she was discovered by the Royal Navy and scuttled following the Battle of the River Plate. Although they had not been hugely successful, the concept of commerce raiding had been demonstrated. Admiral Scheer was modified during the early months of 1940: the command tower was replaced and she was reclassified as a heavy cruiser. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Bristol Type 142M Blenheim was a high-speed light bomber used extensively in the early days of World War II, built by Bristol Aeroplane Company. ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... FLAK was a punk rock side project of members of the band Machinae Supremacy in 2001. ... Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II. Originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff), she was later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, and was referred to as a pocket battleship by the British. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Combatants Nazi Germany United Kingdom New Zealand Commanders Hans Langsdorff Henry Harwood Strength 1 pocket battleship (Panzerschiffe) Admiral Graf Spee 1 heavy cruiser 2 light cruisers Casualties 1 pocket battleship scuttled 36 killed 1 heavy cruiser Exeter heavily damaged 72 killed The Battle of the River Plate (December 13, 1939... The term heavy cruiser is used to refer to large cruisers, a form of warship. ...

Admiral Scheer sailed on 14 October 1940 and her first target was convoy HX-84 from Halifax Nova Scotia, which had been identified by B-Dienst radio intercepts. Her seaplane located the convoy on 5 November 1940 and, believing it to be unescorted, the Scheer closed in. However, as the convoy appeared over the horizon one vessel sailed out to challenge her. The Jervis Bay, commanded by Captain Edward Fegen, was an armed merchant ship and was the only defence for the convoy. Due to insufficient numbers at this early stage in the war, convoys received destroyer escorts only on the last three days of the journey. Jervis Bay was hopelessly outclassed, but the German ship had to deal with her before pursuing the convoy, which had already begun to scatter and make smoke. Admiral Scheer succeeded in sinking five other ships, but her haul would have been far greater but for the sacrifice of Jervis Bay. The attack led to a change in Admiralty policy, and subsequent large convoys were usually escorted by battleships — which had significant implications for the Royal Navy's other commitments. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... HX-84 was a World War II convoy of 38 ships which sailed eastbound from Halifax, Nova Scotia for Liverpool, England on 28 October 1940. ... Halifax skyline at night Halifax neighbourhoods and boundaries of former city in relation to Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax, founded in 1749, is a community and former city in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... The B-Dienst (Beobachtungsdienst) was a German Naval codebreaking organisation During World War II, B-Dienst solved British Naval Cypher No. ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... HMS Jervis Bay was a British Armed Merchant Cruiser, pennant F40, sunk on 5 November 1940 by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. ... Categories: Stub | 1891 births | 1940 deaths | British World War II Victoria Cross recipients | Royal Navy officers ... Armed Merchantmen were merchant ships taken over by their nations navies, equipped with guns, and then used for military purposes. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...

The Royal Navy sent out several ships to trap the commerce raider, but she slipped away to the south to rendezvous with Nordmark, her oiler. Over the next two months she sunk several ships, capturing supplies and transferring prisoners to Nordmark or other ships which she took as prizes. She spent Christmas 1940 at sea in the mid-Atlantic, several hundred miles from Tristan da Cunha, before making a foray into the Indian Ocean in February 1941. She found two more ships, but the last of these managed to get out a distress signal which attracted various British cruisers. She managed to sink a coal ship as she escaped the closing net and slipped back into the Atlantic. Captain Krancke sailed northwards, passed through the Denmark Strait and eventually reached Kiel on 1 April 1941, having steamed over 46,000 nautical miles and sinking 16 merchant ships. Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 km²(120. ... The Denmark Strait is a strait between Greenland and Iceland. ... Kiel ( ) is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

Admiral Scheer did not sortie again until 2 July 1942 when she set off on an abortive attempt to intercept Arctic convoy PQ-17. In August 1942 she sailed into the Arctic Ocean to hunt convoys and establish a German presence in the USSR's Arctic region. She bombarded the Soviet meteorological station at Cape Zhelaniya on 25 August, and then sank an armed ice breaker, the Aleksandr Sibiryakov, but failed to find a convoy which was in the area. The icebreaker's crew managed to send word to the station of Novy Dikson. She moved on to shell Novy Dikson harbour and deployed troops there. The garrison, however, had an old field howitzer, which opened fire on the ship, causing minor damage to the equipment on board. Admiral Scheer recalled the troops and did not sink any of the vessels in the harbour. She returned to Wilhelmshaven without finding any allied convoys. July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Arctic convoys of World War II travelled from the United States and the United Kingdom to the northern ports of the Soviet Union - Archangel and Murmansk. ... PQ-17 was a World War II convoy carrying war materiel from Britain and the USA to the USSR. PQ-17 sailed in June-July 1942 and suffered the heaviest losses of any Russia-bound (PQ) convoy, with 25 vessels out of 36 lost to enemy action. ... Cape Zhelaniya located at , is the easternmost point of Europe. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... US Coast Guard icebreakers near McMurdo Station, February 2002 An icebreaker is a special purpose ship designed to move through ice covered marine environments. ... Dikson (Russian: Диксон) is both a Russian town and island near the mouth of the Yenisei River, in Taymyria. ... Dikson (Russian: Диксон) is both a Russian town and island near the mouth of the Yenisei River, in Taymyria. ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

Following Hitler's anger at the alleged failings of the Kriegsmarine, its commander-in-chief, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder was replaced by Admiral Karl Dönitz, and the German surface fleet rarely left port thereafter. In the autumn of 1944 Admiral Scheer provided artillery support to retreating German army units on the Sorve Peninsula in the Baltic Sea. Throughout January and February 1945 she was engaged in further coastal bombardment operations, but her gun barrels were worn out by March and she returned to Kiel.[1]The author of the book "The Damned don't drown", Arthur V. Sellwood leaves no doubt that indeed the Hipper made a valiant effort to rescue some of the survivors of the Wilhelm Gustloff. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons all as valid as the next, the Hipper's attempts seemed to have succeeded only in scaring the survivors more than anything. On one of its 'passes', the Hipper turned on its powerful searchlight only to convince some of the hapless survivors that it was an attempt by their attacker to gun them down. Only when the Hipper received radio signals indicating the presence of enemy subs in their immediate area did it leave the scene at all speed. But a serious attempt had been made to rescue survivors. It was here, on the night of 9 April 1945, during a general RAF bombing raid on the dockyard by over 300 aircraft, that she was struck and capsized at her berth. Most of her crew were ashore at the time, but 32 men were killed. According to Cajus Bekker, the wreck of Admiral Scheer was buried under a newly constructed pier in Kiel Harbour. German Grand Admiral Sleeve Insignia Grand Admiral Shoulder Insignia In the German Navy the rank of Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) was considered the highest Naval rank. ... Erich Raeder. ... Karl Dönitz (IPA pronunciation:  ); September 16, 1891–December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, famous for his command of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and for his twenty-day term as President of Germany after Adolf Hitlers suicide. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... The Wilhelm Gustloff slides into the water during launch ceremonies. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Commanding Officers

KzS Wilhelm Marschall - 12 November 1934 - 22 September 1936

KzS Otto Ciliax - 22 September 1936 - 31 October 1938

KzS Hans-Heinrich Wurmbach - 31 October 1938 - 31 October 1939

KzS / KADM Theodor Krancke - 31 October 1939 - 12 June 1941 (Promoted to KADM on 1 April 1941.)

KzS Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken - 12 June 1941 - 28 November 1942

FK Ernst Gruber - 28 November 1942 - 1 February 1943

KzS / KADM Richard Rothe-Roth - 1 February 1943 - 4 April 1944 (Promoted to KADM on 1 April 1944.)

KzS Ernst-Ludwig Thinemann - 4 April 1944 - 9 April 1945

Raiding career

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See also

• List of World War II ships
• List of Kriegsmarine ships
• List of naval ships of Germany
• List of ship launches in 1933
• List of ship commissionings in 1934
• List of shipwrecks in 1945
• Other ships of the Deutschland class
  • German pocket battleship Deutschland
  • German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee

The List of ships of World War II is an alphabetical list of major military ships of World War II. Only ships with a displacement of 1000 tons or greater are listed. ... The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ships commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, the German navy of the Third Reich period, during its existance from 1935 to the conclusion of World War II in 1945. ... The list of naval ships of Germany includes all naval ships which have been in service of the German Navy or its predecessors. ... The list of ship launches in 1933 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1933. ... The list of ship commissionings in 1934 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1934. ... The list of shipwrecks in 1945 includes all ships sunk, floundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1945. ... The Deutschland class was a series of three panzerschiffs, a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by German Reichsmarine in accordance with restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. ... The Deutschland (later re-named Lützow), was the lead ship of a heavy cruiser class that served in the German Kriegsmarine before and during World War II. The ship was originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff) by Germany, and referred to as a pocket battleship by the British. ... Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II. Originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff), she was later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, and was referred to as a pocket battleship by the British. ...

External links

• Deutschland-Class.dk Admiral Scheer
• German-Navy.de Admiral Scheer
• Maritimequest Admiral Scheer photo gallery