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T17 Torpedo boat
Launched 13 March 1940

Thor HSK 4 Auxiliary cruiser
Commissioned 15 March 1940

Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp Destroyer
Sunk 10 April 1940

Königsberg Light cruiser

Königsberg Light cruiser
Sunk 10 April 1940

Otto Fein
Takes command of the Battleship Gneisenau on 20 August 1940 to 11 April 1942

T19 Torpedo boat
Launched 20 July 1940

Luchs Torpedo boat

Luchs Torpedo boat
Sunk 26 July 1940

Prinz Eugen Heavy cruiser
Commissioned 1 August 1940

Bismarck Battleship

Bismarck Battleship
Commissioned 24 August 1940

Ernst Lindemann
Takes command of the Battleship Bismark on 24 August 1940

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