DKM Lutzow

Designed and built as long range commerce raiders, the German Kreigsmarines DKM Lutzow and her sisters (DKM Admiral Graf Spee and DKM Admiral Scheer) caused considerable havoc in the sea lanes of early World War II. Although dubbed “pocket battleships” by journalists they were nothing like a battleship, but were in reality a class of very large heavy cruisers.

The DKM Lutzow (originally named the DKM Deutschland) has been a popular ship to build all through the history of R/C Model Warship Combat. It offers ease of construction with performance on the water respected by rookie and experienced Captains alike.

Our Lutzow kit contains a one piece fiberglass hull, plywood decks, balsa and Silkspan sheeting, rudder, two shafts and stuffing tubes, pre-formed superstructure blocks, molded turrets, barbettes, balsa stack, full size rolled plans, radio box kit, and assembly instructions.

Available as a complete fiberglass kit and as a fiberglass hull shell only.

Model Specifications
Length: 51.38 inches
Beam: 5.63 inches
Ship Speed (original): 32.5 knots

Recommended Accessories
Hardware: HDW-LUTZ
Cannon System: BBSYST-2.5
CO2 SUPPLY: BOTTLE-3.5 CO2 REGULATOR: REGULATR-140
Bilge Pump: PUMP-L1 or PUMP-L2 with Tamiya 540 motor
Radio System: 4+Channel Radio
Battery Supply: (2) 6 volt, 4-5 amp hour batteries (one for each sortie)

Skills Required
Building: Rookie. Slightly more difficult to build than the Brooklyn, but still very easy and suitable for all beginners.
Battling: Rookie. A good ship for rookie Captains, but still has great appeal for experienced battlers.

Class Sisters
DKM Deutschland/Lutzow
DKM Admiral Graf Spee
DKM Admiral Scheer