"Panzerschiffe" Deutschland

A purpose build raider and the lead ship of her class, Deutschland was armed with 11 inch guns but clad in just 3 inchs of armour. Unlike her sisters Admiral Graf Spee and Admiral Scheer, Deutschland had a fairly uneventful life before being crippled by British Lancaster bombers in 1945 and subsequently scuttled.

Our Deutschland was the very first armed vessel in the Australian Battle Group and was constructed by Bill Kirwan using a Swampworks hull. Bill then sold her to Steve Burden who rebuilt her, changing her X turret from rotating to fixed and greatly improved her stability. Steve eventually sold her on to Scott Darcey of the Newcastle Battle Squadron who refitted her once again and sails her today.

National Battle Honours

	January 2000 AusBG National Meet, Bowning NSW
	June 2000 AusBG National Meet, Bowning NSW
	June 2001 AusBG National Meet, Newcastle NSW

Stats

Armour:		1/16th inch balsa
Armourment:		2 turrets, each a Neubauer 'Indiana' style cannon with 3 7/32nd barrels on a 3" magazine, 'A' turret rotates and depresses, 'X' is fixed
Pump:		2 litres per 80 seconds
Speed:		40.2 seconds per 100 feet (28 knots)
Combat Factor:		28.5