Graf Zeppelin

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Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin – bow view

Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin - bow view

Graf Zeppelin stern

Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin - stern

Graf Zeppelin 5 April 1947 at Swinemunde

Captured Graf Zeppelin 5 April 1947 at Swinemunde

German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin

German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin

Graf Zeppelin broadside

German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin broadside

Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin 2

Graf Zeppelin 2

Graf Zeppelin in Stettin

Graf Zeppelin in Stettin

Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin in Stettin 1941

Graf Zeppelin in Stettin 1941

Graf Zeppelin in Stettin (Szczecin) 2

Graf Zeppelin in Stettin 2

Captured Graf Zeppelin September 1945

Graf Zeppelin September 1945

Graf Zeppelin September 1945 2

Graf Zeppelin September 1945 2

Graf Zeppelin soon after launch

Graf Zeppelin soon after launch

Graf Zeppelin soon after launch 2

Graf Zeppelin soon after launch 2

Launching of Graf Zeppelin – 8 December 1938

Launching of Graf Zeppelin - 8 December 1938

RAF reconnaissance photo showing Graf Zeppelin at Gotenhafen – 6 February 1942

RAF reconnaissance photo showing Graf Zeppelin at Gotenhafen - 6 February 1942

RAF reconnaissance photo showing Graf Zeppelin at Gotenhafen (Gdynia) – 6 February 1942

RAF reconnaissance photo showing Graf Zeppelin at Gotenhafen (Gdynia) - 6 February 1942

Stern of the German carrier Graf Zeppelin, Stettin Poland

Stern of the German carrier Graf Zeppelin, Stettin Poland

German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin Laid down: 28 December 1936 Launched: 8 December 1938 Displacement: ~ 34 000 t Fate: sunk as a target ship on 16 August 1947 (Baltic Sea) Length: 262,5 m Complement: 1720

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