Aboard she carried various radar fits and an ELAC 1BV sonar system. Armament comprised 4 x 100mm /55 caliber turreted deck guns in single-gunned mountings, 6 x 40mm /70 caliber Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns (two twin-gunned mountings and two single-gunned mountings), 6 x 533mm torpedo tubes (four of which were on flexible installations), and 2 x 375mm anti-submarine mortars. During the mid-1970s, she lost her fixed torpedo launchers. There was also a mine-laying capability built-in. The eclectic mix of arms showcased the fact that the vessel was always intended for training by providing a broad mix of systems. Other notable qualities of the warship included its stock of 30 life rafts, three motorized pinnaces and three motorized cutters.
Her profile was one of a "stacked" vessel seeing various superstructures fitted atop one another as well as multiple masts installed. Much of the details were arranged in line as can be expected for such a slim warship. The bow section was noticeably raised with the top hull line dropping at about midships. There was no provision for helicopter aircraft about her stern. When completed, Deutschland became the largest warship (displacement-wise) to be built for the nation of Germany since the close of World War 2 as she exceeded the listed post-war limit of 3,000 tons.
Once in service, Deutschland was placed under the direction of the Naval Academy Murwik (Flensburg-Murwik). Three-month-long training programs were arranged per cadet and she served in this role until June 28th, 1990. When there proved little in the way of resources to save her as a museum ship, her hulk was unceremoniously sold off in October of 1993 and the ship was delivered to India for scrapping the following year.
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