Blücher (German heavy cruiser)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
gptkbp:armament gptkb:8_×_2_cm_AA_guns
12 × 10.5 cm SK C/33 guns
12 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
8 × 20.3 cm SK C/34 guns
12 × 3.7 cm AA guns
gptkbp:beam 21.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Deutsche_Werke,_Kiel
gptkbp:category gptkb:World_War_II_cruisers_of_Germany
1937 ships
Ships built in Kiel
gptkbp:class gptkb:Admiral_Hipper-class
gptkbp:commissioned 20 September 1939
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,380
gptkbp:displacement 14,050 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 7.2 meters
gptkbp:fate sunk by Norwegian coastal defenses
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Prinz_Eugen
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Kiel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blücher (German heavy cruiser)
gptkbp:laidDown 15 August 1936
gptkbp:launched 8 June 1937
gptkbp:length 210 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Blücher
gptkbp:notableEvent loss resulted in heavy casualties
sinking delayed German capture of Oslo
wreck remains in Oslofjord
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Admiral_Hipper
gptkbp:propulsion 3-shaft geared turbines
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:Oslofjord
gptkb:Battle_of_Drøbak_Sound
9 April 1940
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sinking_of_Blücher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6