Blucher (Hipper Class)
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| Laid down | 15th August 1935 |
| Launched | 8th June 1937 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 20th September 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk: 9th April 1940 in Oslofjord, Norway |
| Builders | Deutsch Werke, Kiel Germany |
| Complement | 1600 |
| Dimensions | |
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| Displacement | 14247 tons std 18208 tons max |
| Dimensions | 675' 4" x 69' 9" |
| Draught | 19' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 8 x 8" (2 x 4) |
| Secondary guns | 12 x 4.1" (6 x 2) |
| Torpedo tubes | 12 x 21" (4 x 3) |
| Other weapons | 12 x 40mm (6 x 2) 8 x 37mm (8 x 1) |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Deck: 0.5" - 2" Belt: 2.75" - 3" C.T.: 2" - 6" Turrets: 2.75" - 4" |
| 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 | As built: None 1940: FuMo 22 surface search |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 12 x Wagner boilers 3 x Deschimag steam turbines |
| Power output | 133631shp |
| Speed | 32.5kts |
| Shafts | 3 |
| Range | 6500NM @ 17kts |
| Fuel | 3050 tons oil |
