Admiral Graf Spee, Deutschland-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Design D-class heavy cruiser. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Hessen as target. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Design P-class heavy cruisers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Preceded by Deutschland-class succeeded by planned P-class heavy cruisers. Improved version of the Deutschland-class known by the Allies as pocket battleships. Contract awarded to the Reichsmarinewertft, Wilhelmshaven as the Ersatz Hessen (1) on 25 January 1934, laid down on 14 February 1934, decided to modify the design as an answer on the French Dunkerque-class battleships in February 1934, building stopped on 5 July 1934, contract cancelled and replaced by the Scharnhorst-class battleships.
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1. Part of the Braunschweig-class pre-dreadnought battleships, built between 1902-1905, converted into a target in 1937, handed over to the Soviet Union on 2 January 1946 and broken up in 1960.
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