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| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Namesake | August Neidhardt von Gneisenau |
| Owner | Norddeutscher Lloyd |
| Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
| Launched | 17 May 1935 |
| Fate | Sunk 2 May 1943 |
| Notes | Refloated 12 July 1950 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 18,160 GRT |
| Length | 198.9 m (652 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
SS Gneisenau was a 18,160 gross register tons (GRT) Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) ocean liner that was launched and completed in 1935. Like several other German ships of the same name, she was named after the Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and military reformer August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760–1831).