ClassDerfflinger class
NavyImperial German Navy
CountryGermany
Builder / shipyardSchichau-Werke, Danzig
Laid down1912-05-15
Launched1913-11-29
Completed1915-08-08
Recorded statusScuttled
What is known about this ship
SMS Lützow was a member of the Derfflinger class.
Service history
Flagship of the German battlecruisers at Jutland; badly damaged and scuttled during the withdrawal.
Class context: Derfflinger class
The Derfflinger class placed eight 30.5 cm guns on the centerline in a fast, heavily protected German battlecruiser design.
Later service and disposition
scuttled after battle damage.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Derfflinger class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- German Warships 1815–1945, Volume OneNaval Institute Press
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