SMS Bülow

Bülow is the third of nine Bismarck-class battleships built for the Imperial German Navy during the mid 1930's. Named after General Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow who fought alongside the German coalition as a part of Prussian contribution to the Napoleonic Wars. The ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven in December 1931, and her hull was launched two and a half years later. Work was completed in June 1936, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Like her sister ships Bismarck, and Tirpitz Bülow was armed with a main battery of eight 38-centimeter (15 in) guns in four twin turrets. She was built to the same standard of her sister ship, Tirpitz.

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