Movements of German heavy cruisers according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 19 May 1942

Admiral Scheer

Deutschland

An item reported that the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen (1) escorted by 4 destroyers and the Luftwaffe was attacked on 17 May off Lister, southwest Norway by at least 39 aircraft of the British Coastal Command consisting of Beaufort torpedo planes, Hudsons, Blenheims and Beaufighters. She received at least two torpedo hits with a claimed third one although it was stated that she sunk. The British lost 9 and the German 5 aircraft. There was no recht information about the positions of the pocket battleships Admiral Scheer (2) and Lutzow (3). Probably the latter returned into the Baltic lacking favorable weather conditions.

Notes

1. Of the Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers, preceded by Deutschland-class. Laid down by Germaniawerft, Kiel on 23 April 1936, launched on 22 August 1938, commissioned on 1 August 1940, decommissioned on 7 May 1945, surrendered on 8 May 1945, handed over to the USA and sunk on 22 December 1946 during nuclear tests.

1. Of the Deutschland-class panzerschiffe later classified as heavy cruisers preceded by the Admiral Hipper-class. Main armament 2x3-28cm/11”guns on fore and aft ship one turret. Laid down by Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 25 June 1931, launched on 1 April 1933, commissioned on 12 November 1934, sunk during an air attack at Kiel, Germany on 9 April 1945, partly broken up and the remains used of filling up the inner part of the dockyard.

1. Of the Deutschland-class panzerschiffe later classified as heavy cruisers preceded by the Admiral Hipper-class. Main armament 2x3-28cm/11”guns on fore and aft ship one turret. Laid down by Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany as Deutschland on 5 February 1929, launched on 19 May 131, commissioned on 1 April 1933, renamed Lützow in January 1940, sunk in April 194 during an British RAF air attack, salvaged by Russian forces in 1947 and sunk while used as a target on 22 July 1947.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 160 dated 19 May 1942