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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) |
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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 |
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Crew: |
1,960 |
Speed: |
33.5 knots |
Range: |
14,000 NM @ 19 knots |
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Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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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 |
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