 Blücher was 161 @.@ 1 m ( 528 ft 7 in ) long at the waterline and 161 @.@ 8 m ( 530 ft 10 in ) long overall . The ship had a beam of 24 @.@ 5 m ( 80 ft 5 in ) , and with the anti @-@ torpedo nets mounted along the sides of the ship , the beam increased to 25 @.@ 62 m ( 84 ft 1 in ) . Blücher had a draft of 8 @.@ 84 m ( 29 @.@ 0 ft ) forward , but slightly less aft , at 8 @.@ 56 m ( 28 ft 1 in ) . The ship displaced 15 @,@ 842 t ( 15 @,@ 592 long tons ) at her designed weight , and up to 17 @,@ 500 t ( 17 @,@ 200 long tons ) at maximum displacement . Her hull was constructed with both transverse and longitudinal steel frames , and she had 13 watertight compartments and a double bottom that ran for approximately 65 % of the length of the hull . 
