ships did not violate the terms of the Treaty, the Allies could not prevent Germany from building them after a negotiated settlement proved unattainable. Design General characteristics The three Deutschland-class ships varied slightly in dimensions. All three ships were long at the waterline, and as built, long overall. Deutschland and Admiral Scheer had clipper bows installed in 1940–1941; their overall length was increased to . Deutschland had a beam of , Admiral Scheers beam was , while Admiral Graf Spees was . Deutschland and Admiral Scheer had a standard draft of and a full-load draft of . Admiral Graf Spees draft was and , respectively. The displacement of the three ships increased over the class. Standard displacement grew from for Deutschland to for Admiral Scheer and for Admiral Graf Spee. The ships' full load displacements were significantly higher, at for Deutschland, for Admiral Scheer, and for Admiral Graf Spee. The ships were officially stated to be within the limit of the Treaty of Versailles, however. The ships' hulls were constructed with transverse steel frames; over 90 percent of the hulls used welding instead of the then standard riveting, which saved 15 percent of their total hull weight. These savings allowed the armament and armor to be increased. The hulls contained twelve watertight compartments and were fitted with a double bottom that extended for 92 percent of the length of the keel. As designed, the ship's complement comprised 33 officers and 586 enlisted men. After 1935, the crew was dramatically increased, to 30 officers and 921–1,040 sailors. While serving as a squadron flagship, an additional 17 officers and 85 enlisted men augmented the crew. The second flagship had an additional 13 officers and 59 sailors. The ships carried a number of smaller boats, including two picket boats, two barges, one launch, one pinnace, and two dinghies. The Kriegsmarine considered the ships to be good sea boats, with a slight roll. As built, they were wet in a head sea, though this was significantly improved by the installation of a clipper bow in 1940–1941. The ships were highly maneuverable, particularly when the maneuvering setting for the diesel engines was used, in which half of the engines for each shaft were run in reverse. The ships heeled over up to 13 degrees with the rudder hard over. The low stern was wet in a stern sea, and equipment stored there was frequently lost