Leipzig. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Maritime Museum Hamburg, Germany
Part of the Leipzig-class consisting of the Leipzig and Nürnberg, preceded by the Königsberg-class and succeeded by the never realized M-class. The Nürnberg was not 100% similar with her sister ship. Laid down by Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 28 April 1928, launched on 18 October 1929, commissioned on 8 October 1931, heavily damaged and not repaired after a collision with the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in October 1944, against the end of the Second World War serving as a barracks ship for minesweeping forces and scuttled in July 1946
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