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The Admiral Hipper s were nominally within the 10,000-ton limit, though they significantly exceeded the figure. [2] Admiral Hipper was 202.8 meters (665 ft) long overall and had a beam of 21.3 m (70 ft) and a maximum draft of 7.2 m (24 ft). After the installation of a clipper bow during fitting out, her overall length increased to 205.9 meters ...
Recognition drawing of the Admiral Hipper class, showing armament and armor arrangement. The ships of the Admiral Hipper class varied slightly in size. Admiral Hipper was 195.5 meters (641 ft) long at the waterline and 202.8 m (665 ft) overall. After the installation of a clipper bow during fitting out, her overall length increased to 205 m (673 ft
The Admiral Hipper s were nominally within the 10,000-ton limit, though they significantly exceeded the figure. [2] Prinz Eugen was 207.7 meters (681 ft) long overall, and had a beam of 21.7 m (71 ft) and a maximum draft of 7.2 m (24 ft).
Admiral Hipper meanwhile saw action at the Battle of the Barents Sea at the end of 1942. [35] Both ships returned to Germany and operated in the Baltic Sea in 1945. Admiral Hipper ' s crew scuttled the ship after she sustained heavy damage from RAF bombers. [36]
Admiral Hipper and the destroyers were sent to destroy Orama, a 19,840 GRT passenger ship, while Atlantis, a hospital ship, was allowed to proceed unmolested. Admiral Marschall detached Admiral Hipper and the four destroyers to refuel in Trondheim, while he would steam to the Harstad area. [37] Scharnhorst firing on HMS Glorious, 8 June 1940
The Admiral Hipper s were nominally within the 10,000-ton limit, though they significantly exceeded the figure. [2] As launched, Blücher was 202.80 meters (665.4 ft) long overall, had a beam of 21.30 m (69.9 ft) and a maximum draft of 7.74 m (25.4 ft). [3]
Hellmuth Guido Alexander Heye (9 August 1895 – 10 November 1970) was a German admiral in World War II and politician in post-war Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany .
The County class was a class of heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the years between the First and Second World Wars. They were the first 'post-war' cruisers constructed for the Royal Navy and were designed within the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.