Keywords: Seydlitz-1.jpg Seydlitz German heavy cruiser Launching ceremony at the Deschimag Shipyard Bremen Germany on 19 January 1939 <br>This ship was not finished though she was 95 complete when construction stopped in mid-1942 <br>Note her clipper bow and the many umbrellas carried by onlookers <br>The original print came from U S Office of Naval Intelligence files PD-USGov-Military-Navy Orginal link http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h95000/h95455 jpg http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h95000/h95455 jpg <br> Source http //www history navy mil/ U S Naval Historical Center Admiral Hipper class cruiser DKM Seydlitz Ship christenings 1939 in Bremen Ships built at Aktien-Gesellschaft žWeser January 1939 in Germany 1939 in water transport Photographs taken on 1939-01-19 |