SMS Blücher [a] was the last armored cruiser built by the German Empire. She was designed to match what German intelligence incorrectly believed to be the specifications of the British …

Blücher was the second of five Admiral Hipper -class heavy cruisers of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine (lit. 'War Navy'), built after the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the …

Dec 31, 2017 · Fighting at the Battle of Dogger Bank, SMS Blücher was fatally battered by a whole line of battlecruisers and sank after an heroic resistance allowing other Hipper’s fleet to …

Jun 8, 2022 · SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser built by the German Empire. She was designed to match the British Invincible-class battlecruisers. Blücher was larger than …

SMS Blucher Class (ACR-1909-10) Back to Germanic States Navy page: The Blucher was a reduced version of the Nassau Class battleships, the 11" guns being replaced with 8.2". A few …

Apr 13, 2021 · Blücher was the last Armoured Cruiser built by Germany. Compared to her predecessors, she was a modern-looking design incorporating a main armament of twelve 21 …

SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine. She was built as a response to what German intelligence at the time believed were the specifications of the …

SMS Blücher was a Bismarck-class corvette built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the late 1870s.

Basing their specifications on those released for the new British ship, SMS Blücher was designed with twelve 210mm (8.3") guns in six twin turrets in a hexagonal layout that served as the …

Nov 17, 2007 · SMS Blucher was the first German armoured cruiser built after HMS Dreadnought had revolutionised naval construction. She was a dramatic improvement on previous German …