O Class Battlecruisers Class Overview

Name
Builder
Keel Laid Down
Fate
Battlecruiser O
Deutsche Werke
Kiel, Germany

Not laid down
Cancelled Sept. 19, 1939
Battlecruiser P
Kriegsmarine Werft
Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Not laid down
Cancelled Sept. 19, 1939
Battlecruiser Q
Germaniawerft
Kiel, Germany

Not laid down
Cancelled Sept. 19, 1939


Dimensions, Machinery and Performance

Length:
841' 5"
Engines:
8 MAN 24 cylinder V Type diesels
(4 geared to each outside shaft)
Beam:
98' 5"
1 Satz, Brown and Boneri single reduction geared
steam turbine (center shaft)
Draft:
28' 1"
Boilers:
4 high pressure by
Wagner Hochdruck Dampfturbinen-Gesellschaft
Displacement:
31,152 std. / 35,155 full
Shafts:
3
SHP:
116,000 diesels / 60,000 turbine
Crew:
1,960
Speed:
33.5 knots
Range:
14,000 NM @ 19 knots


Armament As Built
Number Carried
Type
Arrangement
Maximum Range / Ceiling
6
15"/52 (380mm)
SK C/34

3 twin turrets
39,589 yards @ 30° (22.4 miles)
with a 1,764 lb. armor piercing shell
6
5.9"/48 (150mm)
SK C/36

3 twin turrets
25,700 yards @ 47° (14.6 miles)
8
4.1"/65 (105mm)
SK C/33

4 twin mounts
19,357 yards @ 45°
AA ceiling 41,010' @ 80°
8
1.5"/83 (37mm)
SK C/30

4 twin mounts
AA ceiling 22,310' @ 80°
Rate of fire 30 RPM
20
0.79"/65 (20mm)
C/38 AA MG

5 quadruple mounts
AA ceiling 12,140' @ 80°
Rate of fire 220 RPM
6
21" (533mm)
torpedo tubes
2 triple launchers
deck mounted
G7a T1 torpedoes
6,560 yards @ 44 knots
8,750 yards @ 40 knots
15,300 yards @ 30 knots
661 lb. Hexanite warhead
4
Ar 196 aircraft