1216:(98,104 t). The dimensions for the second, H-43, increased to 330 m (1,082 ft 8 in) between perpendiculars, a beam of 48 m (157 ft 6 in), and design and full load drafts of 12 and 12.9 m (39 ft 4 in and 42 ft 4 in), respectively. Design displacement was 111,000 t (109,000 long tons; 122,000 short tons) and estimated at 118,110 long tons (120,010 t) at full load. For the final design, H-44, the length rose to 345 m (1,131 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars, the beam increased to 51.5 m (169 ft 0 in), and draft rose to 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) as designed and 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) at full load. The displacement for H-44 was 131,000 t (129,000 long tons; 144,000 short tons) as designed and up to 139,272 long tons (141,507 t) at full load.
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the H-42 design was to have retained the 42 cm guns from the H-41 design and H-43 would have also been armed with 50.8 cm pieces. Both works agree that the secondary armament was to have consisted of twelve 15 cm L/55 guns and sixteen 10.5 cm L/65 guns as in the previous designs, though the lighter weapons are disputed. Gröner states that all three designs were to be equipped with twenty-eight 3.7 cm and forty 2 cm anti-aircraft guns, while Garzke and Dulin report only sixteen 3.7 cm guns and forty 2 cm guns for H-43 and H-44 only; H-42 was to have twenty-four 2 cm guns. Both sources concur that six submerged 53.3 cm torpedo tubes were included in each design.
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propulsion system was also increased in power to keep the same speed as the original design. The original diesel-only system was replaced by a hybrid diesel and steam turbine arrangement. The staff also prepared a second design, "Scheme B", which retained the fourth turret and accepted a much higher displacement. This design also incorporated the mixed propulsion system. These studies were abandoned in 1941 after Hitler decided to halt further battleship construction until after the end of the war. The design staff therefore attempted to improve the armor protection for the H-class. The 1940 designs did not form part of the design chain that resulted in the H-41 through H-44 designs.
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moved the center of gravity of the mounting to the rear, which helped balance the turret and improve its operation. The barbettes upon which the turrets sat were armored with 365 mm (14.4 in) face-hardened steel above the upper armor deck and 240 mm (9.4 in) non-cemented steel below the deck. The 15 cm gun turrets had 100 mm (3.9 in) thick faces, 40 mm (1.6 in) thick sides, and 35 mm (1.4 in) thick roofs. Their barbettes had 80 mm (3.1 in) thick armor protection. The 10.5 cm mounts were protected by 20 mm (0.79 in) thick gun shields. The forward
423:) concluded their work with the "H-41" design, and were not involved in subsequent plans. Two of them, "H-42" and "H-43", increased the main battery yet again, with 48 cm (18.9 in) pieces, and the enormous "H-44" design ultimately resulted with 50.8 cm (20 in) guns. The ships ranged in size from the "H-39", which was 277.8 m (911 ft 5 in) long on a displacement of 56,444 t (55,553 long tons), to the "H-44", at 345 m (1,131 ft 11 in) on a displacement of 131,000 t (129,000 long tons). Most of the designs had a proposed top speed in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h).
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800 t (790 long tons; 880 short tons) of steel installed, 3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons) of steel had been machined, out of 5,800 t (5,700 long tons; 6,400 short tons) of steel supplied to Blohm & Voss by that point. Only 40 t (39 long tons; 44 short tons) of steel had been worked into the keel for "J", out of 3,531 t (3,475 long tons; 3,892 short tons) of steel delivered. Steel for the other four ships had been ordered and partially machined for installation, though no assembly work had begun. It was expected to resume work on the ships after a German victory in the war.
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266,000 shp (198,000 kW) for top speeds of 31.9 kn (59.1 km/h; 36.7 mph), 30.9 kn (57.2 km/h; 35.6 mph), and 29.8 kn (55.2 km/h; 34.3 mph) for H-42, H-43, and H-44, respectively. According to Garzke and Dulin, the designs had a speed of 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph), 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph), and 22.5 kn (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph), respectively, on just diesel engine power. Both sources agree on a maximum range of 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) at a cruising speed of 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph).
1112:. The only option that allowed the displacement to be maintained while armor thicknesses to be increased was to reduce the ships' fuel supplies. A 25 percent cut in range was required, which was deemed unacceptable by the OKM. It was eventually determined that since deep-water anchorages on the Atlantic coast were available, it would be permissible to allow the draft to increase. The initial redesign called for an increase of only 5,000 long tons (5,100 t), 40 percent of which was additional deck armor, the remainder being used for a larger-caliber main battery.
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from all attacks, and a main battery properly balanced with the size of the ship. The results were purely study projects intended to determine the size of a ship with strong enough armor to counter the rapidly increasing power of bombs deployed by the Allies during the war. The
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section of the torpedo bulkhead was also strengthened structurally to allow it to better contain the force of an underwater explosion. The number of large watertight compartments was increased from twenty-one to twenty-two. A triple bottom was also included in the design, the first time this feature was used in a German warship design. The loss of
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sealed with a 91 kg (201 lb) brass cartridge that contained the 128 kg (282 lb) main propellant charge. A bagged fore charge weighing 134 kg (295 lb) supplemented the main charge. The turrets allowed for elevation to 30 degrees, which provided a maximum range of approximately 36,400 m (39,800 yd).
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steel backed the side armor and provided defense against underwater weapons. The bulkhead was placed 5.5 m (18 ft) from the side of the hull, though abreast of the turrets and further in the bow and stern, this distance could not be maintained. The distance between the bulkhead and the side
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classes, these guns were armored to protect their crews from shrapnel, debris, and strafing attacks. The new turrets also provided faster rates of training and elevation as compared to the earlier open mounts. Close-range air defense was provided by a battery of sixteen 3.7 cm (1.5 in) L/83
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class indicated that the torpedo-defense system was insufficiently strong to protect the H-39 design from underwater damage. Beam was therefore increased, with greater width added at the ends of the armored citadel to allow a greater distance between the side wall and the torpedo bulkhead. The stern
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The main battery gun turrets were armored with 385 mm (15.2 in) thick faces, 240 mm (9.4 in) thick sides, and 130 mm (5.1 in) roofs. The rear side of the turret was 325 mm (12.8 in) thick; in addition to the protection offered by the greater thickness, it also
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steel protected the ships from plunging fire and aerial weapons. The upper deck was 80 mm (3.1 in) thick above the magazines and 50 mm (2 in) over the machinery spaces. The main armored deck was 120 and 100 mm (4.7 and 3.9 in) thick, respectively, though on the outboard
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One of the most significant changes was the decision to bore out the over-sized 40.6 cm guns to 42 cm caliber for the H-41 design. The design staff determined that modifications to the ammunition hoists and loading equipment would be easily effected and that the original turrets could be
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and strengthening the horizontal protection. In order to maintain displacement and speed and accommodate the increased weight of the additional armor protection, the design staff drew up an informal design, known as "Scheme A." The design removed one of the main battery turrets to save weight; the
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classes. The turrets allowed 40 degrees of elevation and had a maximum range of 23,000 m (25,000 yd). They fired a 45.3 kg (100 lb) shell at a muzzle velocity of 875 m/s (2,870 ft/s) and were primarily intended for defense against surface threats. The ships were
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gun firing a 1,016 kg (2,240 lb) shell. The ships' main armor would have rendered them proof against the 16 in shell at ranges between 11,000 to 21,000 m (12,000 to 23,000 yd). The 16 in shell could penetrate the upper side belt at any range, however, which left the
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of 810 meters per second (2,657 ft/s). The guns were supplied with a total of 960 rounds of ammunition or 120 shells per gun; each shell weighed 1,030 kg (2,270 lb). The guns used a sliding breech block, as was typical for German naval guns of the period; the breech was fully
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Germany had slipways large enough to build the six new battleships. The OKM issued orders for construction of the first two ships, "H" and "J", on 14 April 1939. The contracts for the other four ships, "K", "L", "M", and "N", followed on 25 May. The keels for the first two
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quadruple mountings. The 3.7 cm guns were closely grouped amidships and had a single, common ammunition hoist. Historians
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September 1939 interrupted the construction of the ships. Work on the first two was suspended and the other four were not laid down, as it was believed they would not be finished before the war was over. The keel for "H" had
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notes that "some pure engine propulsion, others hybrid engine/turbine propulsion systems," but does not record the type and performance for these propulsion systems. William Garzke and Robert Dulin state that all three designs featured hybrid diesel/steam turbine plants, each supplying
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sloped sections, thickness was increased to augment the protection over the ships' vitals. Over the magazines, the sloped armor was 150 mm (5.9 in) thick; over the machinery spaces it was 120 mm thick. Concerned with the fate of the battlecruiser
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ordered it be sent for scrap and used for other purposes. Contracts for the other four "H-39" type ships had been awarded, but no work was begun on any of them before they were canceled. None of the subsequent designs progressed further than planning stages.
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of 1907. The side belt was vertical and was attached directly to the side of the hull, in contrast with the inclined armor belt placed inboard of the side wall used by
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with 40.6 cm (16 in) guns and diesel propulsion. The "H-41" design improved the "H-39" ship with still larger main guns, eight 42 cm (16.5 in) weapons, and reinforced deck armor. The
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were added to the outboard shafts to protect them and increase support for the stern while in drydock. The rudder system was also designed with an explosive charge to detach the rudders in the event they became jammed.
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was expected to be two rounds per minute per gun. Fire control radar was unspecified, but the ships, which were to have been completed by 1944, presumably would have been equipped with an arrangement similar to that of
731:(13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph), or 19,200 nmi (35,600 km; 22,100 mi) at a cruising speed of 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph). The design had one main
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Germany's ports without significant dredging. Fuchs eventually convinced Hitler that the 40.6 cm gun was the optimal choice for the H-39 design. In 1938, the OKM developed
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of the ship was reduced to 3.25 m (10.7 ft) in these areas; the designers compensated for the reduced space by increasing the thickness of the bulkhead to 60 mm (2.4 in) in these areas.
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states a range of 36,800 m (40,200 yd) at 30 degrees of elevation, while
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as she was outfitted in 1943–44. Several of the 40.6 cm guns were constructed before work on the ships was halted; these were later employed as coastal guns, including at
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shipyard in Kiel. Deschimag, which had been awarded the contract for "J", could no longer be used due to the increase in draft, which precluded travel through the shallow
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also to be armed with six 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes, all submerged. They were all mounted in the bow, diverging from the centerline by 10 degrees.
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in April 1936, an escalator clause went into effect that permitted signatories to arm battleships with guns of up to 40.6 cm (16 in) caliber, something the
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1570:
1550:was attacked by British bombers while stationed in
2255:Garzke, William H. & Dulin, Robert O. (1985).
1707:
1705:
1703:
1701:
1699:
1697:
1695:
1693:
1691:
1603:
1601:
1599:
1597:
1595:
1593:
1591:
1589:
1587:
1585:
1140:in May 1941 also influenced the design; two large
821:. These were the same secondaries employed on the
776:. The 40.6 cm (16.0 in) gun was 52
2352:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
1482:Battery Lindemann was named in honor of the late
2170:
2153:
2141:
2095:
2083:
2071:
2053:
2038:
2026:
2007:
1995:
1980:
1965:
1941:
1917:
1902:
1890:
1840:
1828:
1799:
1780:
1726:
1665:
1650:
1626:
1469:These figures are according to John Campbell;
1015:12.15 m (39 ft 10 in) full load
2762:
2571:
2431:
2334:Hitlers Tischgespräche im Führerhauptquartier
1455:
839:10.5 cm (4.1 in) L/65 C33 Flak guns
8:
1545:
1531:
1517:
1507:
1492:
1483:
1191:
1181:
1161:
1135:
1128:
994:275 m (902 ft 3 in) waterline
979:68,800 t (67,700 long tons) combat load
916:
906:
896:
855:
848:
842:
828:
808:
756:
647:
639:
633:
621:
615:
609:
603:
587:
569:
561:
512:
482:
458:
412:
392:
214:11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) full load
196:277.8 m (911 ft 5 in) overall
193:266 m (872 ft 8 in) waterline
175:56,444 t (55,553 long tons) combat load
85:
300:6 Ă— 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
2769:
2755:
2747:
2578:
2564:
2556:
2438:
2424:
2416:
1235:
1081:(all other armor thicknesses same as H-39)
997:282 m (925 ft 2 in) overall
982:76,000 t (74,800 long tons) full load
768:The main armament was to consist of eight
2778:German naval ship classes of World War II
2200:Battleships and Battle Cruisers 1905–1970
976:64,000 t (63,000 long tons) standard
672:and 277.8 m (911 ft 5 in)
2483:
2202:. Garden City: Doubleday & Company.
901:class. A 45 mm (1.8 in) thick
1566:
1447:
711:The ships were to be powered by twelve
529:announced it would do with its planned
3273:Abandoned military projects of Germany
2507:
2501:
2495:
962:
31:
2221:. West Chester: Schiffer Publishing.
1075:Upper belt: 200 mm (7.9 in)
966:General characteristics (H-41 design)
318:Upper belt: 145 mm (5.7 in)
141:General characteristics (H-39 design)
7:
2401:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
2259:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1811:
1753:
889:16 in (40.6 cm)/45 caliber
291:16 Ă— 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns
27:Proposed class of German battleships
1871:
1859:
1682:
1576:
1031:12 Ă— MAN diesel engines, 3 Ă— shafts
892:ships exposed above the waterline.
294:16 Ă— 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns
3278:Abandoned projects of Nazi Germany
2182:
2120:
1953:
1929:
1768:
1741:
1711:
1638:
1611:
1422:and 40 Ă— 2 cm (0.79 in)
1417:and 12 Ă— 2 cm (0.79 in)
1412:and 12 Ă— 2 cm (0.79 in)
1057:8 Ă— 42 cm (16.5 in) guns
1023:165,000 shp (123,000 kW)
1007:39 m (127 ft 11 in)
715:9-cylinder double acting 2-stroke
297:12 Ă— 2 cm (0.79 in) guns
288:12 Ă— 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
285:8 Ă— 40.6 cm (16 in) guns
25:
2374:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
2240:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
2219:The German Battleship Scharnhorst
1063:(all other armament same as H-39)
1060:34 Ă— 2 cm (0.8 in) guns
807:One of the 15 cm turrets on
457:The earliest design studies for "
206:37 m (121 ft 5 in)
178:63,596 t (62,592 long tons)
755:One of the 40.6 cm guns at
88:
38:
3268:Battleships of the Kriegsmarine
2586:Final generation of battleships
1420:28 Ă— 3.7 cm (1.5 in)
1415:32 Ă— 3.7 cm (1.5 in)
1410:16 Ă— 3.7 cm (1.5 in)
723:(123,000 kW) and 256
275:2,600 officers and enlisted men
2545:List of battleships of Germany
2296:Jochmann, Werner, ed. (1980).
1491:, the commander of battleship
1430:6 Ă— 53.3 cm (21 in)
1394:8 Ă— 50.8 cm (20 in)
1391:8 Ă— 48 cm (18.9 in)
1388:8 Ă— 42 cm (16.5 in)
1385:8 Ă— 40.6 cm (16 in)
915:Two armored decks composed of
1:
2238:Naval Weapons of World War II
664:Characteristics and machinery
33:H-class battleship proposals
538:Anglo-German Naval Agreement
342:: 350 mm (13.8 in)
336:: 385 mm (15.2 in)
330:: 365 mm (14.4 in)
315:: 300 mm (11.8 in)
2399:Battleships of World War II
2317:. London: Macmillan Press.
2300:. Hamburg: Albrecht Knaus.
1317:(1,131 ft 11 in)
1213:long between perpendiculars
1039:28.8 knots (53.3 km/h)
324:: 220 mm (8.7 in)
3299:
2370:Sturton, Ian, ed. (1987).
2279:German Warships: 1815–1945
2217:Breyer, Siegfried (1990).
2198:Breyer, Siegfried (1973).
1312:(1,082 ft 8 in)
1307:(1,000 ft 8 in)
881:Krupp cemented steel armor
523:Second London Naval Treaty
3283:Proposed ships of Germany
3217:
2540:
2517:
2489:
2479:
2453:
1429:
1426:
1419:
1406:
1401:
1398:
1390:
1381:
1351:
1332:(127 ft 11 in)
1321:
1291:
1261:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1101:Bomb damage sustained by
965:
800:near Sangatte in France.
770:40.6 cm SK C/34 guns
140:
49:
37:
1357:(32 ft 10 in)
1342:(157 ft 6 in)
1337:(140 ft 5 in)
1327:(121 ft 5 in)
1302:(925 ft 2 in)
1297:(911 ft 5 in)
2397:Whitley, M. J. (1998).
2313:Maiolo, Joseph (1998).
2236:Campbell, John (1985).
1377:(41 ft 8 in)
1372:(39 ft 4 in)
1367:(38 ft 9 in)
1362:(36 ft 5 in)
1193:Schiffsneubaukommission
694:watertight compartments
578:ships were laid at the
560:, the commander of the
485:Oberkommando der Marine
426:Due to the outbreak of
415:Oberkommando der Marine
259:30 knots (56 km/h)
18:H45 Battleship Proposal
2336:. Stuttgart: Seewald.
2332:Picker, Henry (1965).
1546:
1532:
1518:
1508:
1493:
1484:
1456:
1192:
1182:
1162:
1136:
1129:
917:
907:
897:
856:
849:
843:
829:
814:
809:
765:
757:
648:
640:
634:
622:
616:
610:
604:
588:
570:
562:
513:
483:
459:
454:
413:
393:
86:
837:Sixteen dual-mounted
806:
754:
682:standard displacement
670:long at the waterline
650:Götz von Berlichingen
447:
3224:Single ship of class
3179:M-class minesweepers
3153:Uncompleted projects
1287:(129,000 long tons)
1282:(109,000 long tons)
1237:According to Gröner
1176:On 8 February 1942,
780:long and fired at a
3184:F-class escort ship
2447:H-class battleships
2010:, pp. 315–317.
1968:, pp. 333–334.
1905:, pp. 332–333.
1653:, pp. 311–312.
1277:(89,000 long tons)
1272:(67,700 long tons)
1267:(55,553 long tons)
1238:
659:H-39 specifications
611:Friedrich der GroĂźe
536:. By virtue of the
367:Aviation facilities
34:
3263:Battleship classes
3189:Auxiliary cruisers
2171:Garzke & Dulin
2154:Garzke & Dulin
2142:Garzke & Dulin
2096:Garzke & Dulin
2084:Garzke & Dulin
2072:Garzke & Dulin
2027:Garzke & Dulin
2008:Garzke & Dulin
1996:Garzke & Dulin
1981:Garzke & Dulin
1966:Garzke & Dulin
1942:Garzke & Dulin
1918:Garzke & Dulin
1903:Garzke & Dulin
1891:Garzke & Dulin
1841:Garzke & Dulin
1829:Garzke & Dulin
1800:Garzke & Dulin
1781:Garzke & Dulin
1727:Garzke & Dulin
1666:Garzke & Dulin
1651:Garzke & Dulin
1627:Garzke & Dulin
1236:
815:
766:
758:Batterie Lindemann
534:-class battleships
527:United States Navy
455:
408:-class battleships
58:H-class battleship
32:
3243:
3242:
2786:Aircraft carriers
2744:
2743:
2553:
2552:
2408:978-1-55750-184-4
2381:978-0-85177-448-0
2362:978-0-85177-146-5
2324:978-0-312-21456-2
2288:978-0-87021-790-6
2266:978-0-87021-101-0
2247:978-0-87021-459-2
2228:978-0-88740-291-3
2209:978-0-385-07247-2
2185:, pp. 35–38.
2098:, p. 320-22.
1874:, pp. 43–44.
1641:, pp. 35–36.
1434:
1433:
1172:H-42 through H-44
1164:Kriegsmarinewerft
1099:
1098:
945:Design escalation
930:Battle of Jutland
819:secondary battery
798:Battery Lindemann
642:Ulrich von Hutten
474:was planning the
377:
376:
16:(Redirected from
3290:
3004:Type 1936A(Mob)/
2771:
2764:
2757:
2748:
2580:
2573:
2566:
2557:
2440:
2433:
2426:
2417:
2412:
2393:
2366:
2345:
2328:
2309:
2292:
2270:
2251:
2232:
2213:
2186:
2180:
2174:
2168:
2157:
2151:
2145:
2139:
2124:
2118:
2099:
2093:
2087:
2081:
2075:
2069:
2060:
2051:
2045:
2036:
2030:
2024:
2011:
2005:
1999:
1993:
1984:
1978:
1969:
1963:
1957:
1951:
1945:
1939:
1933:
1927:
1921:
1915:
1906:
1900:
1894:
1888:
1875:
1869:
1863:
1857:
1844:
1838:
1832:
1826:
1815:
1809:
1803:
1797:
1784:
1778:
1772:
1766:
1757:
1751:
1745:
1739:
1730:
1724:
1715:
1709:
1686:
1680:
1669:
1663:
1654:
1648:
1642:
1636:
1630:
1624:
1615:
1609:
1580:
1574:
1555:
1549:
1543:
1537:
1535:
1529:
1523:
1521:
1511:
1504:
1498:
1496:
1487:
1480:
1474:
1467:
1461:
1459:
1452:
1239:
1195:
1185:
1167:
1139:
1132:
963:
920:
910:
903:torpedo bulkhead
900:
861:
852:
846:
832:
812:
760:
721:shaft horsepower
653:
645:
637:
625:
619:
613:
607:
593:
580:Blohm & Voss
573:
567:
516:
488:
462:
418:
398:
383:was a series of
355:Aircraft carried
99:
94:
92:
91:
69:Blohm & Voss
42:
35:
21:
3298:
3297:
3293:
3292:
3291:
3289:
3288:
3287:
3248:
3247:
3244:
3239:
3213:
3199:Marinefährprahm
3157:
3084:
3026:
2967:
2916:
2884:
2867:Pre-dreadnought
2861:
2824:
2780:
2775:
2745:
2740:
2724:
2675:
2587:
2584:
2554:
2549:
2536:
2513:
2475:
2449:
2444:
2409:
2396:
2382:
2369:
2363:
2348:
2331:
2325:
2312:
2295:
2289:
2273:
2267:
2254:
2248:
2235:
2229:
2216:
2210:
2197:
2194:
2189:
2181:
2177:
2169:
2160:
2152:
2148:
2140:
2127:
2119:
2102:
2094:
2090:
2082:
2078:
2070:
2063:
2052:
2048:
2037:
2033:
2025:
2014:
2006:
2002:
1994:
1987:
1979:
1972:
1964:
1960:
1952:
1948:
1940:
1936:
1928:
1924:
1916:
1909:
1901:
1897:
1889:
1878:
1870:
1866:
1858:
1847:
1839:
1835:
1827:
1818:
1810:
1806:
1798:
1787:
1779:
1775:
1767:
1760:
1752:
1748:
1740:
1733:
1725:
1718:
1710:
1689:
1681:
1672:
1664:
1657:
1649:
1645:
1637:
1633:
1625:
1618:
1610:
1583:
1575:
1568:
1564:
1559:
1558:
1544:
1540:
1530:
1526:
1505:
1501:
1489:Ernst Lindemann
1485:Kapitän zur See
1481:
1477:
1468:
1464:
1453:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1234:
1174:
1020:Installed power
961:
947:
869:
782:muzzle velocity
761:', part of the
749:
666:
661:
623:GroĂźdeutschland
617:GroĂźdeutschland
506:-class cruisers
442:
219:Installed power
150:Fast battleship
89:
87:
45:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3296:
3294:
3286:
3285:
3280:
3275:
3270:
3265:
3260:
3250:
3249:
3241:
3240:
3238:
3237:
3234:
3231:
3228:
3225:
3222:
3218:
3215:
3214:
3212:
3211:
3206:
3201:
3196:
3191:
3186:
3181:
3176:
3171:
3165:
3163:
3159:
3158:
3156:
3155:
3150:
3145:
3140:
3135:
3130:
3125:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3099:
3097:
3086:
3085:
3083:
3082:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3052:
3047:
3042:
3036:
3034:
3028:
3027:
3025:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3001:
2993:
2988:
2983:
2977:
2975:
2969:
2968:
2966:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2948:
2941:
2934:
2926:
2924:
2922:Light cruisers
2918:
2917:
2915:
2914:
2909:
2906:Admiral Hipper
2902:
2894:
2892:
2890:Heavy cruisers
2886:
2885:
2883:
2882:
2874:
2872:
2863:
2862:
2860:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2842:
2834:
2832:
2826:
2825:
2823:
2822:
2817:
2810:
2803:
2798:
2790:
2788:
2782:
2781:
2776:
2774:
2773:
2766:
2759:
2751:
2742:
2741:
2739:
2738:
2732:
2730:
2726:
2725:
2723:
2722:
2719:Sovetsky Soyuz
2715:
2708:
2701:
2696:
2691:
2683:
2681:
2677:
2676:
2674:
2673:
2666:
2659:
2652:
2645:
2638:
2635:North Carolina
2631:
2624:
2617:
2610:
2603:
2595:
2593:
2589:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2582:
2575:
2568:
2560:
2551:
2550:
2548:
2547:
2541:
2538:
2537:
2535:
2534:
2528:
2518:
2515:
2514:
2512:
2511:
2505:
2499:
2493:
2487:
2480:
2477:
2476:
2474:
2473:
2470:
2467:
2464:
2461:
2458:
2454:
2451:
2450:
2445:
2443:
2442:
2435:
2428:
2420:
2414:
2413:
2407:
2394:
2380:
2367:
2361:
2346:
2329:
2323:
2310:
2293:
2287:
2271:
2265:
2252:
2246:
2233:
2227:
2214:
2208:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2175:
2173:, p. 323.
2158:
2156:, p. 343.
2146:
2144:, p. 322.
2125:
2100:
2088:
2086:, p. 320.
2076:
2074:, p. 319.
2061:
2046:
2044:, p. 314.
2031:
2029:, p. 318.
2012:
2000:
1998:, p. 335.
1985:
1983:, p. 334.
1970:
1958:
1946:
1944:, p. 333.
1934:
1922:
1920:, p. 336.
1907:
1895:
1893:, p. 332.
1876:
1864:
1845:
1843:, p. 337.
1833:
1831:, p. 331.
1816:
1814:, p. 228.
1804:
1802:, p. 329.
1785:
1783:, p. 340.
1773:
1771:, p. 225.
1758:
1756:, p. 402.
1746:
1744:, p. 411.
1731:
1729:, p. 327.
1716:
1687:
1670:
1668:, p. 312.
1655:
1643:
1631:
1629:, p. 311.
1616:
1581:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1556:
1538:
1524:
1499:
1475:
1462:
1457:Sovetsky Soyuz
1446:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1428:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1404:
1403:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1383:
1379:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1349:
1348:
1347:(169 ft)
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1289:
1288:
1285:131,000 t
1283:
1280:111,000 t
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1259:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1233:
1230:
1183:Reichsminister
1173:
1170:
1154:Deutsche Werke
1097:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1089:
1085:
1084:
1083:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1071:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1005:
1001:
1000:
999:
998:
995:
990:
986:
985:
984:
983:
980:
977:
972:
968:
967:
960:
957:
946:
943:
868:
865:
748:
745:
729:nautical miles
717:diesel engines
665:
662:
660:
657:
532:North Carolina
477:Sovetsky Soyuz
460:Schlachtschiff
441:
440:Initial design
438:
375:
374:
368:
364:
363:
356:
352:
351:
350:
349:
343:
337:
331:
325:
319:
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308:
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244:
242:diesel engines
236:
232:
231:
226:(123,000
220:
216:
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3032:Torpedo boats
3029:
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2999:
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2830:Capital ships
2827:
2821:
2818:
2816:
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2811:
2809:
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2795:Graf Zeppelin
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2621:King George V
2618:
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2597:
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2576:
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2569:
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2562:
2561:
2558:
2546:
2543:
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2533:
2530:Followed by:
2529:
2527:
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2521:Preceded by:
2520:
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2500:
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2284:
2280:
2276:
2275:Gröner, Erich
2272:
2268:
2262:
2258:
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2224:
2220:
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2196:
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2159:
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2147:
2143:
2138:
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2134:
2132:
2130:
2126:
2123:, p. 38.
2122:
2117:
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2111:
2109:
2107:
2105:
2101:
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2073:
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2059:, p. 26.
2058:
2057:
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2042:
2035:
2032:
2028:
2023:
2021:
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2017:
2013:
2009:
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2001:
1997:
1992:
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1986:
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1971:
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1959:
1956:, p. 57.
1955:
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1887:
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1883:
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1868:
1865:
1862:, p. 48.
1861:
1856:
1854:
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1736:
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1723:
1721:
1717:
1714:, p. 37.
1713:
1708:
1706:
1704:
1702:
1700:
1698:
1696:
1694:
1692:
1688:
1685:, p. 91.
1684:
1679:
1677:
1675:
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1667:
1662:
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1656:
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1647:
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1623:
1621:
1617:
1614:, p. 35.
1613:
1608:
1606:
1604:
1602:
1600:
1598:
1596:
1594:
1592:
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1586:
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1579:, p. 90.
1578:
1573:
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1290:
1284:
1279:
1275:90,000 t
1274:
1270:68,800 t
1269:
1265:56,444 t
1264:
1262:Displacement
1260:
1240:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1222:
1217:
1214:
1209:
1207:
1201:
1199:
1194:
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933:
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919:
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885:immunity zone
882:
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826:
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811:
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799:
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779:
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772:in four twin
771:
764:
763:Atlantic Wall
759:
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746:
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742:
738:
734:
730:
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698:double bottom
695:
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541:
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493:(36,000
492:
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243:
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233:
229:
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222:165,000
221:
218:
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210:
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205:
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195:
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186:
181:
177:
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84:
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67:
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62:
61:
57:
54:
53:
48:
41:
36:
30:
19:
3245:
3209:Sperrbrecher
3204:Siebel ferry
3005:
2997:
2951:
2944:
2937:
2930:
2905:
2898:
2878:
2851:
2845:
2838:
2813:
2806:
2794:
2718:
2711:
2704:
2698:
2694:Design A-150
2687:
2669:
2662:
2656:South Dakota
2655:
2648:
2641:
2634:
2627:
2620:
2613:
2606:
2599:
2531:
2523:
2446:
2398:
2371:
2351:
2333:
2314:
2297:
2278:
2256:
2237:
2218:
2199:
2178:
2149:
2091:
2079:
2055:
2049:
2040:
2034:
2003:
1961:
1949:
1937:
1932:, p. x.
1925:
1898:
1867:
1836:
1807:
1776:
1749:
1646:
1634:
1541:
1527:
1502:
1478:
1471:Erich Gröner
1465:
1450:
1295:277.8 m
1226:
1221:Erich Gröner
1218:
1210:
1202:
1178:Albert Speer
1175:
1151:
1147:
1125:
1118:
1114:
1103:
1100:
971:Displacement
948:
934:
924:
914:
905:composed of
894:
873:
870:
858:Flakvierling
836:
823:
816:
792:
787:Rate of fire
767:
710:
686:fully loaded
674:long overall
667:
628:
601:
594:shipyard in
582:dockyard in
576:
571:Kriegsmarine
564:Kriegsmarine
558:Erich Raeder
545:Adolf Hitler
542:
531:
519:main battery
510:
503:
476:
465:
456:
449:
432:
428:World War II
425:
420:
405:
395:Kriegsmarine
389:Nazi Germany
387:designs for
380:
378:
161:53,400
156:Displacement
108:
96:Kriegsmarine
29:
3236:Conversions
2996:Type 1936A/
2963:Spähkreuzer
2899:Deutschland
2879:Deutschland
2870:battleships
2839:Scharnhorst
2699:H proposals
2649:Scharnhorst
2592:Constructed
2056:Scharnhorst
2041:Battleships
1547:Scharnhorst
1509:Wotan Weich
1375:12.7 m
1365:11.8 m
1360:11.1 m
1345:51.5 m
1335:42.8 m
1206:Karl Dönitz
1180:became the
1130:Scharnhorst
1104:Scharnhorst
908:Wotan Weich
844:Scharnhorst
824:Scharnhorst
774:gun turrets
706:bilge keels
629:Deutschland
504:Deutschland
472:Soviet Navy
334:Turret face
104:Preceded by
3252:Categories
3143:Type XXIII
3094:submarines
3017:Type 1936C
3012:Type 1936B
2986:Type 1934A
2973:Destroyers
2945:Königsberg
2192:References
1552:La Pallice
1519:Wotan Hart
1427:Torpedoes
1399:Secondary
1315:345 m
1310:330 m
1305:305 m
1300:282 m
1028:Propulsion
918:Wotan Hart
605:Hindenburg
385:battleship
272:Complement
248:propellers
246:3 Ă— screw
235:Propulsion
3230:Cancelled
3148:Type XXVI
3133:Type XVII
3022:Type 1942
2991:Type 1936
2981:Type 1934
2642:Richelieu
2607:Dunkerque
2390:246548578
2306:600768897
1562:Citations
1437:Footnotes
1370:12 m
1355:10 m
1340:48 m
1330:39 m
1325:37 m
1198:Karl Topp
1110:North Sea
952:freeboard
590:Deschimag
491:long tons
362:seaplanes
360:Arado 196
328:Barbettes
322:Bulkheads
313:Main belt
240:12 Ă— MAN
180:full load
167:long tons
133:Cancelled
125:Completed
82:Operators
74:Deschimag
3138:Type XXI
3128:Type XIV
3113:Type VII
2846:Bismarck
2814:Seydlitz
2680:Designed
2663:Vanguard
2628:Littorio
2600:Bismarck
2524:Bismarck
2342:73631668
2277:(1990).
1812:Campbell
1754:Jochmann
1494:Bismarck
1137:Bismarck
1052:Armament
898:Bismarck
850:Bismarck
830:Bismarck
810:Bismarck
778:calibers
747:Armament
586:and the
514:Bismarck
466:Bismarck
450:Bismarck
406:Bismarck
372:catapult
280:Armament
171:standard
165:(52,600
109:Bismarck
63:Builders
3174:R boats
3169:E-boats
3118:Type IX
3108:Type II
3090:U-boats
3080:Ausland
3075:Type 44
3070:Type 41
3065:Type 40
3060:Type 39
3055:Type 37
3050:Type 35
3045:Type 24
3040:Type 23
2952:Leipzig
2931:Gazelle
2712:Montana
2054:Breyer
2039:Breyer
1872:Sturton
1860:Sturton
1683:Whitley
1577:Whitley
1292:Length
1242:Design
1232:Designs
1188:U-boats
928:at the
793:Tirpitz
704:. Four
584:Hamburg
381:H class
117:Planned
3258:Plan Z
3123:Type X
3103:Type I
3006:Narvik
2998:Narvik
2736:K-1000
2688:Alsace
2670:Yamato
2510:design
2508:"H-44"
2504:design
2502:"H-43"
2498:design
2496:"H-42"
2492:design
2490:"H-41"
2486:design
2484:"H-39"
2405:
2388:
2378:
2359:
2340:
2321:
2304:
2285:
2263:
2244:
2225:
2206:
2183:Gröner
2121:Gröner
1954:Gröner
1930:Gröner
1769:Sieche
1742:Picker
1712:Gröner
1639:Maiolo
1612:Gröner
1533:LĂĽtzow
1352:Draft
989:Length
925:LĂĽtzow
874:Nassau
733:rudder
696:and a
676:. The
635:LĂĽtzow
596:Bremen
554:Plan Z
549:drafts
468:-class
401:Plan Z
188:Length
93:
3162:Other
2938:Emden
2526:class
1514:Wotan
1442:Notes
1382:Main
1322:Beam
1257:H-44
1254:H-43
1251:H-42
1248:H-41
1245:H-39
1158:Weser
1142:skegs
1121:class
1088:Notes
1070:Armor
1044:Range
1036:Speed
1012:Draft
876:class
867:Armor
499:knots
479:class
346:Decks
307:Armor
264:Range
256:Speed
211:Draft
111:class
2807:Jade
2729:Hoax
2705:Lion
2614:Iowa
2532:None
2403:ISBN
2386:OCLC
2376:ISBN
2357:ISBN
2338:OCLC
2319:ISBN
2302:OCLC
2283:ISBN
2261:ISBN
2242:ISBN
2223:ISBN
2204:ISBN
1454:The
1119:Lion
1004:Beam
959:H-41
847:and
827:and
702:keel
690:hull
678:beam
646:and
379:The
358:4–9
203:Beam
146:Type
55:Name
2472:"N"
2469:"M"
2466:"L"
2463:"K"
2460:"J"
2457:"H"
1512:"—"
1407:AA
725:rpm
713:MAN
632:to
433:OKM
421:OKM
391:'s
224:shp
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2820:II
2384:.
2161:^
2128:^
2103:^
2064:^
2015:^
1988:^
1973:^
1910:^
1879:^
1848:^
1819:^
1788:^
1761:^
1734:^
1719:^
1690:^
1673:^
1658:^
1619:^
1584:^
1569:^
741:AC
737:DC
614:,
608:,
508:.
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228:kW
169:)
3233:V
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