 Documents from the German naval archives generally indicate satisfaction with Blücher 's minor pitch and gentle motion at sea . However , she suffered from severe roll , and with the rudder hard over , she heeled over up to 10 ° from the vertical and lost up to 55 % of her speed . Blücher 's metacentric height was 1 @.@ 63 m ( 5 ft 4 in ) . The ship had a standard crew of 41 officers and 812 enlisted men , with an additional 14 officers and 62 sailors when she served as a squadron flagship . She carried a number of smaller vessels , including two picket boats , three barges , two launches , two yawls , and one dinghy . 
