Yorck Class Battlecruisers Class Overview |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
747' 4" |
Engines: |
4 Marine type steam turbines |
Beam: |
99' 7" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
30' 5" |
Shafts: |
4 |
Displacement: |
38,000 full |
SHP: |
90,000 |
Speed: |
27.3 knots |
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Crew: |
1,227 |
Range: |
5,500 NM @ 14 knots |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
8 |
15"/45 (38omm) SK L/45 |
4 twin turrets |
25,370 yards @ 20° (14.4 miles) |
12 |
5.9"/45 (150mm) SK L/45 |
single mounts |
19,250 yards @ 30° |
8 |
3.46"/45 (88mm) SK L/45 |
single mounts |
12,900 @ 45° |
3 |
23.6" (600mm) torpedo tubes |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Yorck |
AG Vulcan Hamburg, Germany |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Scrapped Incomplete
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Ersatz Gneisenau |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Scrapped Incomplete
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Ersatz Scharnhorst |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Scrapped Incomplete
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Class Notes: |
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All three laid down in 1916 but never completed and scrapped after the war. |