(Vanilla) Schlachtschiff Typ "O" – O Class Battlecruiser
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The O class was a planned class of three battlecruisers for the Kriegsmarine (German navy) before World War II. German official documents classify it as a battleship(Schlachtschiff). Prompted by a perceived lack in ship numbers when compared with the British Royal Navy, the O class’ design was born with the suggestion of modifying the P-class cruiser design with 380 mm (15 in) guns instead of 283 mm (11.1 in).
The ships were incorporated into the 1939 Plan Z for the re-equipment and expansion of the Kriegsmarine; while an aircraft carrier, H-class battleships and smaller ships engaged convoy escorts, one or more O-class ships would attack the merchant ships.
The O class’ design reflected their intended role; a heavy main armament (six 380 mm guns in three dual turrets) for possible encounters with escorting 203 mm (8 in)-armed heavy cruisers, enough armor to defend against the same and nothing more, and a high top speed so that they could get away from slower but much better armored capital ships.
Although planned and ordered, construction did not progress due to lack of materials and higher priorities for ship construction.
(Data as if 1943)
Displacement：Standard: 28,900 long tons (29,364 t); Full load: 35,400 long tons (35,968 t)
Length: 256 m (839 ft 11 in) (overall);248.2 m (814 ft 4 in)(waterline)
Beam: 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Draft: 8.02 m (26 ft 4 in)
Installed power: 4 × Wagner boilers
Diesel engines: 116,000 shp (87,000 kW)
Steam turbine: 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
Propulsion: 8× 24 cylinder diesel engines,1× Brown , Boveri & Cie steam turbine set
Speed:35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement:65 officers,1,900 men
Armament
6 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 guns
6 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
8 × 10.5 cm SK C/33
9×2 3.7 cm Flak M42 AA guns
11×4 2 cm Flak C/38 AA guns
Armor
Belt: 190 mm (7.5 in)
Deck: 80 mm (3.1 in)
Turrets: 210 mm (8.3 in)
Torpedo bulkhead: 45 mm (1.8 in)
Aircraft carried: 4 × Arado Ar 196 seaplanes
Aviation facilities: 1 × double catapult, 3 × hangars
1300 Parts. 648 Physical Parts.
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