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Admiral Hipper was the lead ship of the Admiral Hipper class of heavy cruisers which served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.The ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1935 and launched in February 1937; Admiral Hipper entered service shortly before the outbreak of war, in April 1939.
The Admiral Hipper-class ships were powered by three sets of geared steam turbines. [7] Admiral Hipper ' s and Blücher ' s engines were built by Blohm & Voss, [12] while Prinz Eugen ' s turbines were built by Germaniawerft. [13] The turbines installed on Seydlitz ' s and Lützow ' s engines were manufactured by Deschimag. Steam was provided in ...
The commanding admiral of the Marinestation der Ostsee (Baltic Naval Station), Admiral Conrad Albrecht, gave the christening speech. Mrs. Erdmann, widow of Fregattenkapitän (Frigate Captain) Alexander Erdmann, former commander of SMS Blücher who had died in the ship's sinking, performed the christening. [11]
Deutschland and Admiral Scheer had clipper bows installed in 1940–1941; their overall length was increased to 187.90 m (616 ft 6 in). Deutschland had a beam of 20.69 m (67 ft 11 in), Admiral Scheer ' s beam was 21.34 m (70 ft 0 in), while Admiral Graf Spee ' s was 21.65 m (71 ft 0 in).
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 .
Operation Nordseetour (German: North Sea Tour) was a raid conducted between 30 November and 27 December 1940 by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper.It was part of the Battle of the Atlantic of World War II, with the ship seeking to attack Allied convoys in the North Atlantic.
Most of the heavy cruisers were used as commerce raiders during World War II, of which Admiral Scheer was the most successful; Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled after the Battle of the River Plate. Blücher was sunk by Norwegian coastal batteries during Operation Weserübung , the German invasion of Denmark and Norway, just four days after the ...
Prinz Eugen (German pronunciation: [pʁɪnts ˈʔɔʏɡeːn,-ˈʔɔʏɡn̩]) was an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down in April