![]() Graf Spee weighed over 16,000 tons when fully loaded.Įven though the Reichsmarine was not obeying the Treaty Stated that the ships complied with the 10,000 ton Treaty limit, in reality they ![]() Turrets and would run 610’ in overall length. They would each feature 28cm (11”) guns in two triple In 1939), laid down in February 1929 the Admiral Scheer, laid down in June 1931 and the Admiral Graf Spee, laid down in October 1932. The class would consist of three ships the Deutschland Was settled on, and in November 1928 the lead ship of the class was authorized. In June 1927 a design for a new class of “Panzerschiffe” During the 1920s the Reichsmarine began studying ways toīuild a new class of ship that would be fast, heavily armed, adequately armored,Īnd yet still fit within the restrictions of the treaty. End of World War One saw the imposition of the Treaty of VersaillesĪnd one of its restrictions was that the German Navy (Reichsmarine) could notīuild a military ship with a displacement greater than 10,000 tons.
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