 The class comprised three ships : Derfflinger , Lützow , and Hindenburg . All three of the ships saw active service with the High Seas Fleet during World War I. Derfflinger was commissioned shortly after the outbreak of war , and was present at most of the naval actions in the North Sea , including the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland . Lützow was commissioned in August 1915 , and only participated in the raid on Yarmouth before being sunk at Jutland . Hindenburg was commissioned into the fleet in May 1917 , and saw no major action . Derfflinger and Hindenburg were interned at Scapa Flow following the armistice in November 1918 . Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter , who was in command of the interned High Seas Fleet , ordered the ships to be scuttled in an attempt to prevent their possible seizure by the Royal Navy . 
 The class comprised three ships : Derfflinger , Lützow , and Hindenburg . All three of the ships saw active service with the High Seas Fleet during World War I. Derfflinger was commissioned shortly after the outbreak of war , and was present at most of the naval actions in the North Sea , including the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland . Lützow was commissioned in August 1915 , and only participated in the raid on Yarmouth before being sunk at Jutland . Hindenburg was commissioned into the fleet in May 1917 , and saw no major action . Derfflinger and Hindenburg <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> interned at Scapa Flow following the armistice in November 1918 . Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>was in command of the interned High Seas Fleet , ordered the ships to be scuttled in an attempt to prevent their possible seizure by the Royal Navy . 
Da class comprised three ships : Derfflinger , Lützow , and Hindenburg . All three of tdaships saw active service with thdaigh Seas Fleet durin World War I. Derfflinger was commissioned shortly after the outbreak of war , and was present at most of the naval actions in thedarth Sea , including the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland . Lützow was commissioned in August 1915 , and only participated in the raid on Yarmouth b4 being sunk at Jutland . Hindenburg was commissioned into the fleet in May 1917 , and saw no major action . Derfflinger and Hindenburg was interned at Scapa Flow following the daistice in November 1918 . Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter , was in command of the interned High Seas Fleet , ordered the ships to b scuttled in an attempt to prevent their possible seizure by the Royal Navy .