Blücher (Admiral Hipper-Class, Ship 2)
First German Heavy Cruiser Lost WWII (Admiral Hipper-Class Ship 2) - Commissioned 1939, second Admiral Hipper-class ship. 14,050 tons, 8× 20.3cm guns, 32 knots. Named after famous armored cruiser SMS Blücher (sunk Dogger Bank 1915). Operation Weserübung (Norway invasion, 9 Apr 1940): Leading German naval force to Oslo, Drøbak Narrows disaster - torpedoed by Norwegian coastal fortress Oscarsborg (2 torpedoes hit), heavy gunfire (28cm guns), crippled and sinking, capsized and sank (830 killed, 770 survivors). First German heavy cruiser lost WWII. Shortest service life of Admiral Hipper class (8 months). Prevented German seizure of Oslo on first day, Norwegian government escaped.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 15842 t
- Displacement (full)
- 18200 t
- Length
- 530.8 ft
- Beam
- 80.4 ft
- Crew
- 1600
- Ships built
- 1 (second Admiral Hipper-class ship)
- Commissioned
- 1939
- Decommissioned
- 1940 (sunk)
Performance
- Top speed
- 25.4 kn
- Range
- 6800 nm at 20 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 8× 20.3cm (8-inch) SK C/34 (4× twin turrets)
- Secondary guns
- 12× 10.5cm SK C/33 AA
- Torpedoes
- 12× 53.3cm (4× triple mounts)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 70-80mm waterline belt
- Deck
- 30-50mm
- Fire control
- Advanced stereoscopic rangefinders
In-Game
- Tier
- T6
- Game power
- 185.32
- Research cost
- 146,773
- Credit cost
- 129,724
Notable
- Second Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
- Named after famous armored cruiser SMS Blücher (sunk Dogger Bank 1915)
- First German heavy cruiser lost in WWII (9 Apr 1940)
- Sunk during Operation Weserübung (Norway invasion, 9 Apr 1940)
- Drøbak Narrows disaster: Torpedoes + shore batteries (830 killed)
- Shortest service life of Admiral Hipper class (8 months)
- Prevented German seizure of Oslo on first day