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02 Aug 37: Laid Down in Bremen as the Schwere Kreuzer L. 01 July 39: Launched and named the Schwere Kreuzer Lützow. 11 Feb 40: Sold unfinished to the USSR. 15 Apr 40: Towed to Leningrad and renamed the Petropavlovsk. 17 Sept 41: Sunk by German artillery while serving as a floating anti-aircraft battery at the Leningrad coal harbor. Although heavily damaged, the ship came to rest at an even keel. Apr 42: The ship was further damaged in a Luftwaffe attack, being hit by an aerial bomb. 17 Sept 42: Raised and towed to the Neva. Fall 43: After extensive repairs, the ship was again renamed, this time as the Tallin, and it again served as a floating Soviet battery. 1948-49: All further construction work was halted. 1950-1960: Renamed once more, this time 0as the Dnepr, and served as a barrack hulk and a training platform. 1960: Broken up. |
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