CA Blücher

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CA Blücher was a German Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser of the Kriegsmarine that was sunk during the German invasion of Norway in April 1940.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser ⓘ
German heavy cruiser ⓘ
Kriegsmarine ship ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armament 8 × 20.3 cm (8-inch) main guns ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
secondary guns ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
belligerent Nazi Germany ⓘ
builder German shipyard ⓘ
carried administrative personnel for occupation of Oslo ⓘ
troops for the invasion of Norway ⓘ
causeOfLoss combat action ⓘ
conflict German invasion of Norway ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crewComplement over 1,000 officers and men (approximate) ⓘ
dateOfSinking April 9, 1940 ⓘ
designedFor ocean-going operations ⓘ
displacement approximately 14,000 tons standard ⓘ
over 18,000 tons full load ⓘ
era World War II naval warfare ⓘ
fate sunk ⓘ
hullType steel warship hull ⓘ
length approximately 205 meters ⓘ
locationOfWreck Oslofjord, Norway ⓘ
linked to: Oslofjord
maximumSpeed approximately 32 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
navalTheater World War II ⓘ
notableEvent sinking delayed German capture of Oslo ⓘ
operatedBy Kriegsmarine ⓘ
operation Operation Weserübung ⓘ
propulsion steam turbines ⓘ
role flagship of the naval group attacking Oslo ⓘ
serviceBranch German Navy (Kriegsmarine) ⓘ
linked to: Kriegsmarine
shipClass Admiral Hipper class ⓘ
sisterShipOf Admiral Hipper ⓘ
Lützow ⓘ
Prinz Eugen ⓘ
Seydlitz ⓘ
sunkBy Norwegian coastal defenses ⓘ
shore batteries ⓘ
torpedoes from land-based torpedo battery ⓘ
sunkIn Oslofjord ⓘ
sunkNear Oscarsborg Fortress ⓘ
type heavy cruiser ⓘ

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