An item reported that the German battleship Gneisenau (1) which left Kiel, Germany between 29 March-12 April with an unknown destination was gone to the eastern Baltic area. The aged battleship Schlesien (2) and the light cruiser Leipzig (3) seemed to be there also.
Notes
1. Of Scharnhorst-class preceded by planned L20e α-class and realized Bayern-class preceded by Bismarck-class, laid down by Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany on 6 May 1935, launched on 8 December 1936, commissioned on 21 May 1938, decommissioned on 1 July 1942, scuttled as block ship on 23 March 1945 and broken up in 1951.
2. Part of Deutschland-pre dreadnoughts preceded by Braunschweig-class succeeded by Nassau-class, ordered under contract name “R” on 11 June 1904, laid down by Schichau, Danzig, Germany on 19 November 1904, launched on 28 May 1906, commissioned on 5 May 1908, decommissioned on 1 December 1918, modernized mid-1920s, recommisioned on 1 March 1927, mined off Swinemünde on 3 May 1945 and broken up between 1949-1956.
3. Part of Leipzig-class light cruisers preceded by Königsberg-class succeeed by planned M-class cruiser, laid down at Rechsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 28 April 1928, launched on 18 October 1929, commissioned on 8 October 1931, barracks for minesweepers in 1945 and scuttled in 1946.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 127 dated 16 April 1942.
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