German cruiser Leipzig

The German light cruiser Leipzig was the lead ship of the Leipzig class (sister ship Nürnberg). She was the fourth German warship to carry the name.

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German - Light cruiser - Leipzig class - ''Nürnberg''

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She was built at Wilhelmshaven and launched on 18 October 1929. During the Spanish Civil War "Leipzig" conducted several patrols as part of the international naval blockade.

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Wilhelmshaven - 18 October - 1929 - Spanish Civil War

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On 13 December 1939 she was torpedoed by the Royal Navy submarine Salmon and severely damaged. Two completely destroyed boiler rooms were restored as living quarters only and "Leipzig" was made a training cruiser. She remained in the Baltic Sea and on 15 October 1944 was rammed amidships by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in heavy fog. Heavily damaged and effectively immobilised she continued to serve as a training, barracks and flak ship.

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13 December - 1939 - Royal Navy - Submarine - ''Salmon'' - Baltic Sea - 15 October - 1944 - Heavy cruiser - ''Prinz Eugen'' - Flak

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At the end of the World War II Leipzig was surrendered to British forces and was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of gas munitions on 16 December 1946.

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World War II - North Sea - Gas munitions - 16 December - 1946

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