List of ships with the name Blücher
Blücher is a name that is used several times for ships. The namesake was usually the Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819). He became known for his role in the Wars of Liberation and especially in the Battle of Waterloo .
Ship list
designation | Ship type | Class / type | Construction year | Shipyard | Owner | period of service | Whereabouts | image |
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Blucher | Training ship | Bismarck class | 1877 | Norddeutsche Schiffbau AG , Kiel | Imperial Navy | 1878-1908 | Used up as a Hulk | |
Blucher | Passenger and cargo ship | Barbarossa class | 1902 | Blohm & Voss , Hamburg | HAPAG | 1902-1914 | Confiscated in 1917, scrapped in 1929 | |
Blucher | Big cruiser | Single ship | 1908 | Imperial shipyard , Kiel | Imperial Navy | 1909-1915 | Sunk on January 24, 1915 | |
Blucher | Heavy cruiser | Admiral Hipper class | 1937 | German works , Kiel | Navy | 1939-1940 | Sunk on April 9, 1940 |
See also
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