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bigboywooly · 05-22-06, 04:21 PM

Laid down on the 2nd August 1937, the Lützow was the last of five of the Hipper/Prince Eugen class of heavy cruisers. She was launched on the 1st July 1939. As part of the Russian/German pact signed on the 23rd August 1939, Lützow was sold to the USSR on the 11th February 1940. On the 15th April 1940 she was towed to the Ordzhonikidze ship Yard at Leningrad. The agreement was for her to be completed under German guidance no later than 1942.

Deutschland was renamed Lutzow in February 1940, (as Hitler did not want the chance of losing a ship carrying the name of Deutchland)

2 different ships same name lol

And the 4th one

Seydlitz was the fourth ship in her class to be laid down, work starting on the 29th December 1936. She was launched from the Deschimag Slipway (Bremen) on the 19th January 1939. Like her sister the Lützow, she was considered for sale to the USSR but
Hitler would not allow this. Work continued on her at a slow pace but by May 1942, she was near completion as a cruiser. In June 1942, all work on here stopped, as the Kriegsmarine decided she was to be transformed into an aircraft carrier (under the project name of Weser 1). Seydlitz was stripped down to deck level before heavy bombing of the near by U-Boat facilities forced here move to Königsberg (via Kiel) on the 2nd April 1944. Following the German defeat at the Battle of the Barents Sea, Hitler postponed all work on naval projects. From this point on, Seydlitz was not touched, the ship being rated as a hulk and used only for her accommodation by the end of 1944. As the Red Army advanced on Königsberg, Seydlitz was scuttled at her berth on 29th January 1945.

05-22-06, 04:21 PM	#31
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Lutzow Laid down on the 2nd August 1937, the Lützow was the last of five of the Hipper/Prince Eugen class of heavy cruisers. She was launched on the 1st July 1939. As part of the Russian/German pact signed on the 23rd August 1939, Lützow was sold to the USSR on the 11th February 1940. On the 15th April 1940 she was towed to the Ordzhonikidze ship Yard at Leningrad. The agreement was for her to be completed under German guidance no later than 1942. Deutschland was renamed Lutzow in February 1940, (as Hitler did not want the chance of losing a ship carrying the name of Deutchland) 2 different ships same name lol And the 4th one Seydlitz was the fourth ship in her class to be laid down, work starting on the 29th December 1936. She was launched from the Deschimag Slipway (Bremen) on the 19th January 1939. Like her sister the Lützow, she was considered for sale to the USSR but Hitler would not allow this. Work continued on her at a slow pace but by May 1942, she was near completion as a cruiser. In June 1942, all work on here stopped, as the Kriegsmarine decided she was to be transformed into an aircraft carrier (under the project name of Weser 1). Seydlitz was stripped down to deck level before heavy bombing of the near by U-Boat facilities forced here move to Königsberg (via Kiel) on the 2nd April 1944. Following the German defeat at the Battle of the Barents Sea, Hitler postponed all work on naval projects. From this point on, Seydlitz was not touched, the ship being rated as a hulk and used only for her accommodation by the end of 1944. As the Red Army advanced on Königsberg, Seydlitz was scuttled at her berth on 29th January 1945.