| Laid down | 15th June 1935 |
| Launched | 3rd October 1936 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 7th January 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk in battle: 26th December 1943 off the North Cape |
| Builders | Kriegsmarine Werft, Wilhelmshaven Germany |
| Complement | 1670 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 34850 tons std 38900 tons max |
| Dimensions | As built: 753' 9" x 98' 4" Refitted: 770' 7" x 98' 4" |
| Draught | 28' 5" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 9 x 11" (3 x 3) |
| Secondary guns | 12 x 5.9" (6 x 2) |
| Torpedo tubes | 6 x 21" |
| Other weapons | 14 x 4.1" (7 x 2) 16 x 37mm (8 x 2) |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Turrets 14.2" Belt 13.8" Deck 2.0" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | 3 x Arado Ar196 seaplanes |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | N/A |
| Catapults | 1 |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | N/A |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | N/A |
| Sonar | N/A |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | Krupps steam turbines |
| Power output | 160000shp |
| Speed | 31.5kts |
| Shafts | 3 |
| Range | N/A |
| Fuel | N/A |
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