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New page: The “'''pocket battleship'''” (''Panzershiffe'' in German) was a German warship officially classified by weight as a heavy cruiser, but with the firepower of a battleship. The des...
The “'''pocket battleship'''” (''Panzershiffe'' in German) was a German warship officially classified by weight as a heavy cruiser, but with the firepower of a [[battleship]]. The design was meant to comply with the terms of the Versailles Treaty (which allowed post-WWI Germany only a couple of battleships over 11,900 metric tons) while providing the German Navy with more capital ships.
In all, Germany built and operated 3 pocket battleships: the ''Deutschland'' (later renamed the ''Lutzow''), the ''[[Admiral Graf Spee (heavy cruiser)|Admiral Graf Spee]]'', and the ''Admiral Scheer''. Each had a displacement of 11,700 tons, a main armament of 6 11-inch guns, and diesel powerplants driving two propeller shafts. All saw service in [[World War II]].<ref>German Pocket Battleships, by Gordon Williamson, Osprey Publishing, 2003</ref>
==''Deutschland''==
The first of this new class of ship, the ''Deutschland'' was launched in 1931.
==References==
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==Links==
*[http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/panzerschiffe/index.html Pocket Battleships]
[[Category:Warships]]
[[Category:Cruisers]]
In all, Germany built and operated 3 pocket battleships: the ''Deutschland'' (later renamed the ''Lutzow''), the ''[[Admiral Graf Spee (heavy cruiser)|Admiral Graf Spee]]'', and the ''Admiral Scheer''. Each had a displacement of 11,700 tons, a main armament of 6 11-inch guns, and diesel powerplants driving two propeller shafts. All saw service in [[World War II]].<ref>German Pocket Battleships, by Gordon Williamson, Osprey Publishing, 2003</ref>
==''Deutschland''==
The first of this new class of ship, the ''Deutschland'' was launched in 1931.
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
*[http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/panzerschiffe/index.html Pocket Battleships]
[[Category:Warships]]
[[Category:Cruisers]]