 In a heavy fog in October 1944 , Leipzig collided with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen ; the damage was so severe that the navy decided complete repairs were unfeasible . Instead , they repaired Leipzig enough to keep her afloat , and in that state , provided gunfire support to the defenders of Gotenhafen against the advancing Red Army in March 1945 . As the Germans continued to retreat in the east , Leipzig was then used to transport a group of fleeing German civilians . She reached Denmark by late April . After the end of the war , Leipzig was used as a barracks ship for minesweeping forces and was scuttled in July 1946 . 
