Admiral Hipper was the lead ship of the Admiral Hipper class of heavy cruisers which served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in
Admiral Hipper in 1939
Recognition drawing of an Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
Admiral Hipper during fitting-out in 1937
Admiral Hipper loading mountain troops in Cuxhaven
HMS Glowworm (H92)
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HMS Glowworm was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War the ship spent part of 1936 and 1937 in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed
German cruiser Admiral Hipper
…of the Atlantic. She also led the assault on Trondheim during Operation Weserübung; while en route to her objective, she sank the British destroyer HMS Glowworm. In December 1940, she broke out into the Atlantic Ocean to operate against Allied merchant shipping. This operation ended without significant success…
Broadside view of Glowworm
Badge of HMS Glow-worm
Glowworm on fire