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Blücher (German heavy cruiser)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Blücher_(German_heavy_cruiser)
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
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