Scheer's daughter Marianne christened the warship Admiral Scheer. It was funded under the Weimar Republic and launched in 1933. The name carried an Imperial German fleet commander into interwar Germany's naval memory. The choice shows how navies use ship names to commemorate former leaders.
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Admiral Scheer carried his name into interwar Germany
Scheer's daughter Marianne christened Admiral Scheer, an interwar commemoration of his Imperial German career.