This 42,000-ton battlecruiser design dates
to August, 1917. With 16.5" guns, and
11.8" main belt, and 32-knot speed,
these ships would have been larger, faster,
better protected, and carried larger armament
than the Ersatz Yorck Class ships. However, with only four main
guns, their usefulness in surface combat
is questionable.
This project, which never got past the preliminary
design stage, featured such innovative elements
as AA guns in deck mounted turrets, as well
as antiquated features such as the casemate
guns mounted very low on the hull.
| Laid down N/A |
Launched N/A |
Completed N/A |
Commissioned N/A |
| Fate Project ended with fall of Germany |
Builders N/A |
Complement N/A |
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| Displacement 42,000 tons standard |
Dimensions 738 ' x 105' |
Draught 29.5' |
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| Main guns 4 x 16.5" 420mm/45cal (2 x 2) |
Secondary guns 12 x 5.9" (121x 1) |
Light guns 8 x 88mm (8 x 1) or 8 x 105mm (8 x 1) |
Torpedo tubes 3 x 21" submerged |
| Armour Belt: 11.8" Turrets: 11.8" Deck: 2" C.T.: 13.7" |
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| Machinery undecided when project halted |
Turbines 4 x steam |
Power output 140,00 shp |
Shafts 4 |
| Speed 32 kts |
Range 8,000 NM @ 15 kts 2,700 @ 30 kts |
Fuel coal capacity unknown |
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