H Class Battleships Class Overview

Artists conception of the H class battleship.
(Image courtesy of Sejar Bekirow)
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Name
Builder
Keel Laid Down
Fate
Battleship H
Blohm & Voss
Hamburg, Germany

July 15, 1939
Construction suspended,
broken up by Nov. 25, 1941.

Battleship J
Deschimag
Bremen, Germany

Sept. 1, 1939
Construction suspended, broken up by Nov. 25, 1941.
Battleship K
Deutsche Werke
Kiel, Germany

Not laid down
Battleship L
Kriegsmarine Werft
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Not laid down
Battleship M
Blohm & Voss
Hamburg, Germany

Not laid down
Battleship N
Deschimag
Bremen, Germany
Not laid down
The contracts for all six H Class ships was officially cancelled on Aug. 21, 1942.


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
911' 4"
Engines:
12 MAN MZ-65/95 9 cylinder diesels
(4 geared to each shaft)
Beam:
121' 4"
Draft:
32' 9"
Shafts:
3
Displacement:
57,617 std. / 62,592 full
SHP:
165,000
Speed:
30.4 knots at std. displacement
29.8 knots at full displacement
Crew:
2,600
Range:
16,000 NM @ 19 knots


Armament As Built
Number Carried
Type
Arrangement
Maximum Range / Ceiling
8
16"/52 (406mm)
SK C/34
4 twin turrets
40,245 yards @ 33° (22.8 miles)
with a 2,271 lb. armor piercing shell
12
5.9"/55 (150mm)
SK C/28
6 twin turrets
25,153 yards @ 40° (14.2 miles)
16
4.1"/65 (105mm)
SK C/33
8 twin mounts
19,357 yards @ 45°
AA ceiling 41,010' @ 80°
16
1.5"/83 (37mm)
SK C/30
8 twin mounts
AA ceiling 22,310' @ 80°
Rate of fire 30 RPM
24
0.79"/65 (20mm)
C/38 AA MG
6 quadruple mounts
AA ceiling 12,140' @ 80°
Rate of fire 220 RPM
6
21" (533mm)
torpedo tubes
bow submerged
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
Armament Notes:
The main guns planned for Battleship M & N were 16.5"/48 (420mm) SK C/40