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Line drawing of the class as built

Visiting la Palma in the Canary Islands

At Vigo in Northern Spain

As rebuilt

circa 1930

crew and visitors on deck

Swabbing the decks

In drydock

A zeppelin overhead

Overhead from the zeppelin

Laying a smokescreen

Hitler pays a visit to the ship

Just prior to WWII

Firing the first shots of WWII, in 1939

Returning from Poland

During the winter of 40-41

Late in the war

Exchanging fire with Russian shore batteries

At the end of the war, Oct 13, 1945

At Tallin in 1946, after being salvaged by the Soviets


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