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German cruiser Lützow (1939)

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forward and aft. Her anti-aircraft battery was to have consisted of twelve 10.5 cm (4.1 in) L/65 guns, twelve 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns, and eight 2 cm (0.79 in) guns. The ship also would have carried a pair of triple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo launchers abreast of the
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in shelling the advancing Germans. On 7 September, the ship fired on German forces encircling the city; she fired forty salvos from her forward main battery turrets—the only two operational—expending some 700 rounds of ammunition during the attack. On 17 September 1941, the ship was disabled by
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were scheduled to begin some time in late 1941, and according to the training program, the Soviet crew would not begin training until a month before the trials. It was decided that Soviet officers would train at German naval schools in the fall of 1941, and that five officers would train aboard
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in 1941, before being restarted in 1943 to a much larger design. Training for the Soviet crew of the ship proved to be contentious; the Soviets wanted their personnel trained in Germany, while the Germans preferred sending instructors to the Soviet Union. Language barriers and inexperience with
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in 1943, the ship returned to service to support the Soviet counter-offensive to relieve the Siege of Leningrad in 1944. An inspection at the end of the war found that most machinery and equipment had been damaged beyond repair. Despite a proposal to complete her using parts of the captured
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was 70 to 80 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in) thick; her upper deck was 12 to 30 mm (0.47 to 1.18 in) thick while the main armored deck was 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 1.97 in) thick. The main battery turrets had 105 mm (4.1 in) thick faces and 70 mm thick sides.
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agreed to the sale in February 1940, and the transfer was completed on 15 April. The vessel was still incomplete when sold to the Soviet Union, with only half of her main battery of eight 20.3 cm (8 in) guns installed and much of the
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by providing artillery support to the Soviet defenders. She was heavily damaged by German artillery in September 1941, sunk in April 1942, and raised in September 1942. After repairs were effected, the ship was renamed
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in September 1940, work on the ship was delayed by poor German-Soviet co-operation in crew training and provision of technical literature to enable completion of the ship, which was being carried out in the
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in Bremen. Her main battery guns had been transferred to the German army and placed on railway mountings; they had to be dismantled and returned to Bremen. The ship was then towed to
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on 15 April by a private German towing company. The two navies agreed that Germany would be responsible for naval escort, which included destroyers and smaller vessels. Rear Admiral
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when the ship was commissioned for trials. German instructors would also be sent to Leningrad to train engine-room personnel. At the time of the commissioning of
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and used in the Soviet counter-offensive that relieved Leningrad in 1944. After the end of the war, the ship was used as a stationary training platform and as a
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and with Soviet weaponry, the ship was ultimately never completed, and was used as a stationary training ship after the end of the war. She was later used as a
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on 14 November 1936. Her keel was laid on 2 August 1937, under construction number 941. The ship was launched on 1 July 1939, but was not completed.
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with Great Britain, which provided a legal basis for German naval rearmament; the treaty specified that Germany would be able to build five 10,000-
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of 17,600 t (17,300 long tons; 19,400 short tons) and a full load displacement of 20,100 t (19,800 long tons; 22,200 short tons).
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was placed in command of the operation. Feige then led an advisory commission assigned to assist the Soviet effort to complete the ship.
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was incomplete. The only secondary guns installed were the 3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns. The Soviet Navy renamed the ship
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At the time the ship arrived in Leningrad, only the two forward gun turrets had been installed and the bridge
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reports the ship survived until being broken up for scrap in 1960. Przemysław Budzbon initially stated in
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German heavy artillery; after being hit 53 times, the ship was forced to beach herself to avoid sinking.
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In October 1939, the Soviet Union approached Germany with a request to purchase the then unfinished
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that she was scrapped in 1959-1961. Tobias Philbin reports that the ship was broken up in 1953.
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s were nominally within the 10,000-ton limit, though they significantly exceeded the figure.
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Budzbon, Przemysław (1992). "Soviet Union". In Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (eds.).
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Stalin's Ocean-Going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programmes, 1935–1953
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was still only 70% complete. She was nevertheless used as a floating battery in the
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was renamed "L", her original contract name, for the transfer to the Soviet Union.
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on 25 September 1940, and designated the construction effort to complete the ship
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The Lure of Neptune: German-Soviet Naval Collaboration and Ambitions, 1919–1941
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Sieche, Erwin (1992). "Germany". In Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (eds.).
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Soviet Cruisers 1917-1945: From the October Revolution to World War II
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Budzbon, Przemysław; Radziemski, Jan & Twardowski, Marek (2022).
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launched a major attack on the Soviet naval forces in Leningrad: 62
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in August of that year. Several other ships, including the cruiser
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international training missions also hampered the training effort.
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rear superstructure. The ship was to have been equipped with three
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before being broken up for scrap sometime between 1953 and 1961.
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was ordered in the context of German naval rearmament after the
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By the time Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941,
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that the vessel was scrapped in 1958–1959, but later in
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decided, however, to complete the ship identically to
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Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
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of 7.90 m (25.9 ft). The ship had a design
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In February 1940, when the agreement was concluded,
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1941
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9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3137: 3126: 3123: 3121: 3118: 3116: 3113: 3111: 3108: 3106: 3103: 3101: 3098: 3096: 3093: 3091: 3088: 3086: 3083: 3081: 3078: 3076: 3073: 3071: 3068: 3066: 3063: 3062: 3060: 3053: 3042: 3039: 3036: 3033: 3030: 3027: 3025: 3021: 3018: 3016: 3012: 3009: 3007: 3003: 3000: 2998: 2994: 2991: 2989: 2985: 2982: 2980: 2979:United States 2976: 2973: 2971: 2967: 2964: 2963: 2960: 2954: 2951: 2949: 2946: 2944: 2941: 2939: 2938: 2934: 2932: 2931: 2927: 2925: 2924: 2920: 2918: 2917: 2913: 2911: 2910: 2906: 2904: 2901: 2899: 2896: 2894: 2891: 2889: 2886: 2884: 2881: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2866: 2865: 2863: 2861: 2857: 2851: 2848: 2846: 2843: 2841: 2838: 2836: 2833: 2832: 2830: 2828: 2824: 2818: 2815: 2813: 2812: 2808: 2806: 2805: 2801: 2800: 2798: 2796: 2792: 2786: 2785: 2781: 2780: 2778: 2776: 2772: 2766: 2765: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2754: 2753: 2749: 2747: 2746: 2742: 2740: 2737: 2736: 2734: 2732: 2728: 2722: 2721: 2717: 2715: 2714: 2710: 2708: 2705: 2703: 2702: 2698: 2696: 2695: 2691: 2689: 2688: 2684: 2682: 2681: 2677: 2675: 2674: 2670: 2668: 2667: 2663: 2661: 2660: 2656: 2654: 2653: 2649: 2647: 2646: 2642: 2640: 2639: 2635: 2633: 2632: 2628: 2626: 2625: 2621: 2620: 2618: 2616: 2612: 2606: 2605: 2601: 2599: 2598: 2594: 2592: 2591: 2587: 2585: 2584: 2580: 2578: 2577: 2573: 2571: 2570: 2566: 2564: 2563: 2559: 2558: 2556: 2554: 2550: 2544: 2543: 2539: 2538: 2536: 2534: 2530: 2524: 2523: 2519: 2517: 2516: 2512: 2510: 2509: 2505: 2504: 2502: 2500: 2496: 2492: 2488: 2481: 2476: 2474: 2469: 2467: 2462: 2461: 2458: 2448: 2444: 2439: 2435: 2431: 2427: 2423: 2419: 2415: 2410: 2403: 2402: 2396: 2393: 2392: 2387: 2386: 2380: 2377: 2376: 2370: 2369: 2367: 2363: 2356: 2355: 2349: 2346: 2345: 2339: 2336: 2335: 2329: 2326: 2325: 2319: 2318: 2313: 2312: 2306: 2303: 2302: 2301:Walmer Castle 2297: 2296: 2290: 2287: 2286: 2281: 2280: 2275: 2274: 2273:Empire Burton 2268: 2265: 2264: 2259: 2258: 2251: 2248: 2247: 2242: 2241: 2235: 2232: 2231: 2225: 2222: 2221: 2220:Petropavlovsk 2215: 2212: 2211: 2206: 2205: 2199: 2196: 2195: 2190: 2189: 2184: 2183: 2177: 2174: 2173: 2167: 2164: 2163: 2157: 2154: 2153: 2147: 2146: 2144: 2142: 2138: 2129: 2124: 2122: 2117: 2115: 2110: 2109: 2106: 2094: 2093: 2089: 2088: 2085: 2079: 2076: 2074: 2073: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2061:Eastern Front 2059: 2057: 2054: 2053: 2051: 2047: 2041: 2038: 2036: 2034: 2030: 2028: 2025: 2023: 2020: 2018: 2017: 2012: 2010: 2007: 2005: 2002: 2000: 1997: 1995: 1992: 1990: 1987: 1986: 1984: 1980: 1974: 1971: 1969: 1966: 1964: 1961: 1959: 1956: 1955: 1953: 1949: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1921: 1918: 1917: 1916: 1913: 1911: 1908: 1907: 1905: 1901: 1895: 1892: 1890: 1887: 1884: 1880: 1878: 1875: 1874: 1872: 1868: 1864: 1857: 1852: 1850: 1845: 1843: 1838: 1837: 1834: 1822: 1819: 1818: 1815: 1809: 1806:Followed by: 1805: 1803: 1801: 1797:Preceded by: 1796: 1795: 1792: 1785: 1781: 1780: 1775: 1774: 1773:Petropavlovsk 1770: 1769: 1767: 1764: 1751: 1745: 1744: 1740: 1738: 1737: 1733: 1731: 1730: 1726: 1724: 1723: 1719: 1717: 1716: 1712: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1705: 1691: 1687: 1685: 1677: 1672: 1670: 1665: 1663: 1658: 1657: 1654: 1646: 1640: 1636: 1631: 1627: 1625:9781472859334 1621: 1617: 1612: 1611: 1601: 1595: 1591: 1587: 1583: 1579: 1573: 1569: 1564: 1560: 1554: 1550: 1545: 1541: 1535: 1531: 1527: 1523: 1519: 1513: 1509: 1504: 1500: 1494: 1490: 1486: 1481: 1477: 1471: 1467: 1463: 1458: 1454: 1448: 1444: 1440: 1439:Gröner, Erich 1436: 1432: 1426: 1422: 1417: 1413: 1407: 1403: 1398: 1397: 1386: 1381: 1374: 1369: 1362: 1357: 1355: 1353: 1345: 1340: 1338: 1330: 1325: 1319:, p. 82. 1318: 1313: 1311: 1309: 1301: 1296: 1289: 1284: 1277: 1272: 1265: 1260: 1253: 1248: 1241: 1236: 1229: 1224: 1217: 1212: 1205: 1200: 1193: 1188: 1186: 1179:, p. 46. 1178: 1173: 1166: 1161: 1159: 1152:, p. 67. 1151: 1146: 1144: 1142: 1135:, p. 43. 1134: 1129: 1123:, p. 66. 1122: 1117: 1115: 1113: 1106:, p. 65. 1105: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1094: 1092: 1084: 1079: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1050: 1044: 1040: 1027: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1003: 1002: 995: 990: 986: 981: 980:Petropavlovsk 976: 972: 968: 963: 962: 955: 951: 950:Petropavlovsk 946: 945: 940: 935: 934:Petropavlovsk 929: 926: 925:Petropavlovsk 920: 913: 912:Petropavlovsk 908: 904: 901: 897: 896: 891: 886: 885:Petropavlovsk 881: 871: 869: 865: 861: 856: 850: 847: 841: 836: 831: 825: 819: 813: 808: 807: 802: 801: 795: 789: 783: 780: 774: 765: 759: 754: 753:light cruiser 749: 744: 739: 738: 731: 725: 717: 714:s bow at her 709: 703: 694: 691: 683: 678: 674: 669: 665: 661: 653: 648: 646: 642: 638: 634: 629: 624: 620: 616: 612: 607: 602: 599: 594: 590: 587:(10,160  586: 582: 578: 574: 571: 567: 563: 561: 551: 545: 540: 530: 528: 524: 522: 515: 511: 507: 502: 500: 499:Petropavlovsk 493: 491: 485: 480: 476: 474: 468: 467: 461: 457: 456:heavy cruiser 453: 451: 441: 437: 434: 433: 429: 426: 425: 419: 416: 413: 410: 407: 404: 403: 402: 399: 398: 393: 392:torpedo tubes 389: 387: 383: 381: 377: 375: 371: 369: 365: 364: 363: 360: 359: 353: 350: 349: 348: 345: 344: 340: 336: 333: 332: 327: 323: 321: 318: 314: 313: 312: 309: 308: 304: 301:(98,000  300: 297:132,000  296: 293: 292: 288: 285: 284: 280: 277: 276: 273: 269: 266: 265: 259: 256: 253: 249: 245: 242: 241: 240: 237: 236: 233: 230: 228: 224: 221: 220: 215: 207: 204: 203: 197: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 177: 176: 173: 172: 168: 164: 161: 160: 155: 154:Petropavlovsk 151: 148: 147: 143: 131: 127: 123: 120: 119: 115: 112: 111: 108:2 August 1937 107: 104: 103: 100: 95: 94: 89: 86: 85: 81: 77: 74: 73: 69: 57: 52: 46: 40: 35: 30: 26: 22: 3052: 2995:Bought from 2986:Bought from 2935: 2928: 2921: 2915: 2908: 2810: 2803: 2795:Minesweepers 2783: 2763: 2751: 2744: 2719: 2712: 2700: 2693: 2686: 2679: 2672: 2665: 2658: 2651: 2644: 2637: 2630: 2623: 2603: 2596: 2589: 2582: 2575: 2568: 2561: 2541: 2521: 2514: 2507: 2491:World War II 2447:October 1941 2400: 2390: 2384: 2374: 2352: 2343: 2333: 2323: 2316: 2309: 2300: 2295:Steregushchy 2294: 2284: 2278: 2272: 2262: 2256: 2244: 2238: 2230:Empire Eland 2229: 2219: 2218: 2208: 2203: 2192: 2186: 2181: 2170: 2160: 2150: 2090: 2070: 2032: 2015: 2013: 1920:negotiations 1807: 1799: 1783: 1778: 1777: 1772: 1771: 1742: 1741: 1735: 1728: 1721: 1714: 1704:Kriegsmarine 1703: 1683: 1634: 1615: 1589: 1567: 1548: 1529: 1507: 1489:Warship 2006 1488: 1484: 1465: 1461: 1442: 1420: 1401: 1380: 1368: 1324: 1295: 1283: 1271: 1259: 1247: 1235: 1223: 1211: 1199: 1172: 1128: 1085:, p. 9. 1078: 1066: 1043: 1023: 1019: 1016:Erich Gröner 1000: 956: 943: 930: 905: 893: 889: 877: 851: 812:Kriegsmarine 805: 799: 784: 773:Kriegsmarine 741:shipyard in 730:Kriegsmarine 721: 690:armored belt 673:Arado Ar 196 666:, placed in 649: 623:displacement 611:long overall 603: 559: 556: 518: 496: 494: 484:Kriegsmarine 479:Soviet Union 472: 466:Kriegsmarine 460:Nazi Germany 447: 446: 238:Displacement 226: 195: 142:Soviet Union 124:Sold to the 68:Nazi Germany 29: 3031:Single ship 2731:Guard ships 2680:Storozhevoy 2499:Battleships 2434:August 1941 2391:Le Glorieux 1800:Deutschland 1763:Soviet Navy 1729:Prinz Eugen 944:Maxim Gorky 860:fitting-out 840:Reichsmarks 835:Reichsmarks 824:Prinz Eugen 806:Prinz Eugen 664:gun turrets 351:42 officers 208:Broken up, 126:Soviet Navy 116:1 July 1939 3075:1939 ships 3059:Categories 2977:Loan from 2968:Loan from 2860:Submarines 2775:Minelayers 2615:Destroyers 2542:Kronshtadt 2255:HMCS  2141:Shipwrecks 2078:Baltic Way 2027:Basis Nord 2004:Winter War 1937:Axis talks 1485:Stalingrad 1394:References 1252:McLaughlin 1133:Williamson 1071:Williamson 907:Sea trials 895:Project 82 890:Project 83 868:Otto Feige 613:and had a 570:Nazi Party 430:3 aircraft 412:Armor deck 346:Complement 326:propellers 310:Propulsion 3043:Cancelled 3022:Formerly 3013:Formerly 2937:Marsuinul 2811:Admirable 2659:Leningrad 2385:Condorcet 2285:Portsdown 2279:Pink Star 2210:Ilmarinen 2049:Aftermath 1903:Political 1059:Citations 1030:Footnotes 973:, and 37 947:, joined 864:Leningrad 737:Deschimag 733:from the 716:launching 705:Photo of 506:Leningrad 492:missing. 258:Full load 252:long tons 212:1953–1961 167:Leningrad 165:Towed to 105:Laid down 3015:Estonian 2930:Rechinul 2923:Delfinul 2850:PT boats 2666:Tashkent 2652:Fidonisy 2645:Izyaslav 2604:Chapayev 2569:Svetlana 2553:Cruisers 2398:28 Sep: 2382:10 Sep: 2351:30 Sep: 2344:Albatros 2341:27 Sep: 2331:26 Sep: 2308:23 Sep: 2292:21 Sep: 2270:20 Sep: 2253:19 Sep: 2237:18 Sep: 2227:15 Sep: 2217:14 Sep: 2201:13 Sep: 2179:11 Sep: 2169:10 Sep: 2092:Category 1982:Military 1951:Economic 1736:Seydlitz 1588:(2003). 1441:(1990). 1049:calibers 1001:Seydlitz 919:Seydlitz 818:Seydlitz 800:Seydlitz 718:ceremony 677:catapult 585:long-ton 495:Renamed 440:catapult 361:Armament 250:(17,300 162:Acquired 113:Launched 3024:Latvian 3006:Romania 2988:Germany 2752:Yastreb 2713:Mărăşti 2701:Ognevoy 2562:Bogatyr 2515:Revenge 2372:1 Sep: 2334:Avoceta 2246:Oceania 2240:Vitebsk 2159:9 Sep: 2149:6 Sep: 1779:Tallinn 1722:Blücher 1361:Budzbon 1344:Philbin 1329:Philbin 1300:Philbin 1288:Philbin 1276:Philbin 1240:Philbin 1228:Philbin 1216:Philbin 1192:Philbin 1177:Philbin 994:Tallinn 975:He 111s 637:boilers 595:". 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Index

German cruiser Lützow
Russian ship Petropavlovsk

Nazi Germany
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau
Bremen
Soviet Navy
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Admiral Hipper-class
cruiser
Normal
t
long tons
Full load
overall
shp
kW
Blohm & Voss
steam turbines
propellers
knots
20.3 cm (8 in) guns
10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 guns
3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 guns
2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 guns
torpedo tubes
Belt
Armor deck
Turret

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