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Peter Strasser, German Aircraft Carrier laid down 1935

Displacement: 26,787 t light; 27,543 t standard; 30,455 t normal; 32,785 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

825.56 ft / 803.81 ft x 82.02 ft (Bulges 91.86 ft) x 26.25 ft (normal load) [251.63 m / 245.00 m x 25.00 m (Bulges 28.00 m) x 8.00 m]

Armament:

16 - 5.04" / 128 mm guns (8x2 guns), 63.99lbs / 29.02kg shells, 1935 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1929 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model Machine guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,069 lbs / 485 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 240

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.97" / 50 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges: 1.57" / 40 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 24.08 ft / 7.34 m

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 6.69" / 170 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, Electric motors, 4 shafts, 144,771 shp / 107,999 Kw = 32.50 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,242 tons

Complement: 1,152 - 1,498

Cost: £8.276 million / $33.102 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 134 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 5,131 tons, 16.8 %
- Belts: 1,716 tons, 5.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 746 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 86 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,442 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 141 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 4,113 tons, 13.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,562 tons, 31.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,669 tons, 12.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 7,847 tons, 25.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 47,188 lbs / 21,404 Kg = 737.5 x 5.0 " / 128 mm shells or 6.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 18.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.53

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.51 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.99 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Stern: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Average freeboard: 28.22 ft / 8.60 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 220.9 %
Waterplane Area: 47,902 Square feet or 4,450 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 137 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 125 lbs/sq ft or 611 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.25
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

1047 tons for 30mm of deck armor over the hangar deck

Space for 80 aircraft (48 fighters, 32 attack aircraft), + 8 spares at 25 tons each

100 tons reserved for command spaces
40 tons reserved for electronics
100 tons reserved for future growth


Peter Strasser – Laid down Jan 1935; launched Mar 1936; completed Dec 1937
Graf Zeppelin – Laid down Jul 1935; launched Oct 1936; completed Jun 1938


Refitted in 1946/47 as follows:

Peter Strasser, German Aircraft Carrier laid down 1935

Displacement: 26,686 t light; 27,543 t standard; 30,455 t normal; 32,785 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

825.56 ft / 803.81 ft x 82.02 ft (Bulges 91.86 ft) x 26.25 ft (normal load) [ 251.63 m / 245.00 m x 25.00 m (Bulges 28.00 m) x 8.00 m]

Armament:

16 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (8x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1946 Model Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 2.17" / 55.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 5.08lbs / 2.30kg shells, 1946 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 687 lbs / 312 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 600

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 0.98" / 25 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.57" / 40 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 24.08 ft / 7.34 m

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, Electric motors, 4 shafts, 144,771 shp / 107,999 Kw = 32.50 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,242 tons

Complement: 1,152 - 1,498

Cost: £8.114 million / $32.456 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 100 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 4,732 tons, 15.5 %
- Belts: 1,359 tons, 4.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 746 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 61 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 2,442 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 124 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,113 tons, 13.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,441 tons, 31.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,769 tons, 12.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,300 tons, 27.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 46,573 lbs / 21,125 Kg = 1,318.6 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 6.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 18.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.53

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.51 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.99 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Stern: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Average freeboard: 28.22 ft / 8.60 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 220.9 %
Waterplane Area: 47,902 Square feet or 4,450 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 138 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs/sq ft or 603 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.24
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Summary of refit:

Thin the upper belt armor to 25mm, thin the conning tower armor to 150mm
Alter the armament - replace 128mm with 105mm battery, replace 37mm with 55mm battery, delete 20mm battery
General modernization of internal spaces for service life extension
Add catapults
Upgrade radar and electronic systems, fire direction and control
Upgrade damage control features

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight

1,047 tons for 30mm of deck armor over the hangar deck

6,400 tons for 80 aircraft
200 tons for 8 spare aircraft @ 25 tons each
100 tons for two steam catapults @ 50 tons each
100 tons for combat information/fighter direction center
100 tons for surface search and navigational radars
100 tons for air search radars
100 tons for fire control radar and directors
100 tons for future growth/To be determined
53 tons for enhanced damage control features (CO2 purge, etc)

Summary of refit:

Thin the upper belt armor to 25mm, thin the conning tower armor to 150mm
Alter the armament - replace 128mm with 105mm battery, replace 37mm with 55mm battery, delete 20mm battery
General modernization of internal spaces for service life extension
Add catapults
Upgrade radar and electronic systems, fire direction and control
Upgrade damage control features

Estimated cost to refit: 6,672 tons per vessel
Estimated time to refit: 267 days

Graf Zeppelin: Refit commenced 1 October 1946, Refit completed 25 June 1947
Peter Strasser: Refit commenced 1 January 1947, Refit completed 25 September 1947

Scharnhorst class German Fleet Aircraft Carrier laid down 1941

Displacement: 26,835 t light; 27,687 t standard; 30,338 t normal; 32,459 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

825.56 ft / 803.81 ft x 82.68 ft (Bulges 92.52 ft) x 26.25 ft (normal load) [251.63 m / 245.00 m x 25.20 m (Bulges 28.20 m) x 8.00 m]

Armament:

16 - 5.04" / 128 mm guns (8x2 guns), 63.99lbs / 29.03kg shells, 1940 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1938 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1949 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,069 lbs / 485 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.97" / 50 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length

Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges: 1.57" / 40 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 24.08 ft / 7.34 m

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 6.69" / 170 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, Electric motors, 4 shafts, 135,822 shp / 101,323 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,772 tons

Complement: 1,149 - 1,494

Cost: £9.606 million / $38.425 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 134 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 6,150 tons, 20.3 %
- Belts: 1,681 tons, 5.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 746 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 86 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 3,497 tons, 11.5 %
- Conning Tower: 140 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,589 tons, 11.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,563 tons, 31.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,503 tons, 11.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 7,400 tons, 24.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 51,336 lbs / 23,286 Kg = 802.3 x 5.0 " / 128 mm shells or 7.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 18.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.57

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.544
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.69: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.55 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.99 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Stern: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Average freeboard: 28.22 ft / 8.60 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 221.9 %
Waterplane Area: 48,008 Square feet or 4,460 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 125 lbs/sq ft or 612 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.24
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight:

6400 tons for space for 80 aircraft
400 tons for 16 spare aircraft at 25 tons each
150 tons for enhanced damage control system
125 tons reserved for command spaces
125 tons reserved for electronics
200 tons reserved for growth


Scharnhorst: Laid down 1 January 1941; Launched 9 Mar 1942; Completed 11 Dec 1943
Gneisenau: Laid down 1 January 1941; Launched 9 Mar 1942; Completed 11 Dec 1943

Light Aircraft Carrier W, German Light Aircraft Carrier laid down 1942

Displacement: 10,030 t light; 10,342 t standard; 11,790 t normal; 12,949 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

643.69 ft / 623.36 ft x 67.26 ft x 19.69 ft (normal load) [196.20 m / 190.00 m x 20.50 m x 6.00 m]

Armament:

8 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (4x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1942 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1938 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
32 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1938 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 315 lbs / 143 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 126 % of normal length

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

Armour deck: 1.18" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 3.94" / 100 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 80,263 shp / 59,876 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,607 tons

Complement: 565 - 735

Cost: £4.312 million / $17.250 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 39 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 1,501 tons, 12.7 %
- Belts: 796 tons, 6.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 27 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 635 tons, 5.4 %
- Conning Tower: 44 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,097 tons, 17.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,192 tons, 35.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,760 tons, 14.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,200 tons, 18.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 20,235 lbs / 9,179 Kg = 572.9 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 66 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.37

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has rise forward of midbreak and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.27: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.66 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 21.49 ft / 6.55 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m (21.49 ft / 6.55 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 21.49 ft / 6.55 m
- Stern: 21.49 ft / 6.55 m
- Average freeboard: 23.09 ft / 7.04 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 225.1 %
Waterplane Area: 29,049 Square feet or 2,699 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 93 lbs/sq ft or 456 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.47
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight:

Intended air group comprises thirty six aircraft - 1,296 tons
Eight spare aircraft @25 tons each - 200 tons
Enhanced damage control systems - 150 tons
Electronics (AW/SW radar, directors, etc) - 224 tons
Command spaces - 200 tons
Reserved for growth - 170 tons

Aviation facilities: two centreline elevators and one hydraulic catapult


Wallenstein – Laid down 1 Jan 1942; Launched 15 Nov 1942; Completed 25 Jul 1943
Pappenheim – Laid down 1 Jan 1942; Launched 15 Nov 1942; Completed 25 Jul 1943

Aircraft Carrier G - Rev A, German Aircraft Carrier laid down 1943

Displacement: 18,764 t light; 19,361 t standard; 22,623 t normal; 25,232 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

737.14 ft / 721.78 ft x 77.10 ft x 25.59 ft (normal load) [224.68 m / 220.00 m x 23.50 m x 7.80 m]

Armament:

12 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (6x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1940 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1940 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 479 lbs / 217 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.54" / 90 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 119 % of normal length

Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.57" / 40 mm 590.55 ft / 180.00 m 19.69 ft / 6.00 m

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 3.54" / 90 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 103,410 shp / 77,144 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 17,750nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,871 tons

Complement: 922 - 1,199

Cost: £7.075 million / $28.302 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 60 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 3,396 tons, 15.0 %
- Belts: 927 tons, 4.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 677 tons, 3.0 %
- Armament: 24 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,707 tons, 7.5 %
- Conning Tower: 61 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,671 tons, 11.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,337 tons, 28.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,859 tons, 17.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,300 tons, 27.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 33,844 lbs / 15,351 Kg = 958.2 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 4.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 16.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.45

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.556
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.36: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.82 ft / 0.25 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m (21.33 ft / 6.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Stern: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 22.90 ft / 6.98 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.1 %
Waterplane Area: 39,056 Square feet or 3,628 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 146 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 515 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.07
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight

Air Group - 64 aircraft - 4,096 tons
Spare aircraft - 16 aircraft @25 tons per - 400 tons
Air and surface warning radar - 300 tons
Fire control radars and integrated gun directors - 300 tons
Flight operations center - 300 tons
Flag accommodations - 300 tons
Enhanced damage control system (CO2 flooding, etc) - 400 tons
Reserved for future growth - 204 tons

Großer Kurfürst - Laid down 1 Jan 1943; Launched 1 Dec 1943; Completed 14 April 1945
Friedrich der Große - Laid down 1 Jan 1943; Launched 1 Dec 1943; Completed 14 April 1945
Karl der Große - Laid down 20 Jan 1944; Launched 19 December 1944
Friedrich Barbarossa - Laid down 20 Jan 1944; Launched 19 December 1944

(Historical Data)

Moltke (ex-Gassen), German (ex-Nordmark) Carrier laid down 1929

Displacement: 14,102 t light; 14,502 t standard; 16,413 t normal; 17,942 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

644.91 ft / 640.00 ft x 68.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load) [196.57 m / 195.07 m x 20.73 m x 7.32 m]

Armament:

6 - 5.90" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.69lbs / 46.58kg shells, 1929 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread, all raised

mounts
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns in single mounts, 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1929 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships, all raised mounts -

superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1929 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 803 lbs / 364 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 360.00 ft / 109.73 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: 1.00" / 25 mm 280.00 ft / 85.34 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -

Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 88,298 shp / 65,870 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 11,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,441 tons

Complement: 724 - 942

Cost: £3.830 million / $15.321 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 100 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 2,322 tons, 14.1 %
- Belts: 722 tons, 4.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 125 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 1,405 tons, 8.6 %
- Conning Tower: 70 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,712 tons, 16.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,968 tons, 30.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,311 tons, 14.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,000 tons, 24.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 21,572 lbs / 9,785 Kg = 210.1 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.16
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.41 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.83 ft / 8.48 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 22.47 ft / 6.85 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 175.8 %
Waterplane Area: 30,372 Square feet or 2,822 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 102 lbs/sq ft or 498 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.29
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Can carry 60 aircraft

Tegetthoff, German Fleet Aircraft Carrier laid down 1945

Displacement: 28,194 t light; 29,062 t standard; 31,800 t normal; 33,990 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

825.56 ft / 803.81 ft x 85.96 ft (Bulges 95.80 ft) x 26.57 ft (normal load) [251.63 m / 245.00 m x 26.20 m (Bulges 29.20 m) x 8.10 m]

Armament:

8 - 5.04" / 128 mm guns (4x2 guns), 63.99lbs / 29.03kg shells, 1945 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 2.17" / 55.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 5.08lbs / 2.30kg shells, 1945 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1945 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 636 lbs / 288 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 600

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.97" / 50 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length

Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:

1.57" / 40 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 24.08 ft / 7.34 m

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 6.69" / 170 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, Electric motors, 4 shafts, 139,972 shp / 104,419 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,929 tons

Complement: 1,189 - 1,547

Cost: £10.698 million / $42.792 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 79 tons, 0.2 %
Armour: 6,266 tons, 19.7 %
- Belts: 1,687 tons, 5.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 746 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 53 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 3,635 tons, 11.4 %
- Conning Tower: 145 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,535 tons, 11.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,915 tons, 31.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,606 tons, 11.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,400 tons, 26.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 55,620 lbs / 25,229 Kg = 869.2 x 5.0 " / 128 mm shells or 8.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 18.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.55

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.544
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.39: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.99 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30.35 ft / 9.25 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Stern: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Average freeboard: 28.88 ft / 8.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 227.5 %
Waterplane Area: 49,908 Square feet or 4,637 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 142 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 127 lbs/sq ft or 620 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.26
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight:

6400 tons for space for 80 aircraft
400 tons for 16 spare aircraft at 25 tons each
Air and surface warning radar - 300 tons
Fire control radars and integrated gun directors - 300 tons
Flight operations center - 300 tons
Flag accommodations - 200 tons
Enhanced damage control system (CO2 flooding, etc) - 400 tons
Reserved for future growth - 100 tons


Tegetthoff - Laid down 1 January 1945; Launched 24 Mar 1946
Zeiten - Laid down 1 January 1945; Launched 24 Mar 1946

Westfalen, German Escort Aircraft Carrier laid down 1947

Displacement: 12,200 t light; 12,640 t standard; 15,073 t normal; 17,019 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

715.49 ft / 688.98 ft x 73.16 ft x 19.03 ft (normal load) [218.08 m / 210.00 m x 22.30 m x 5.80 m]

Armament:

16 - 2.17" / 55.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.08lbs / 2.30kg shells, 1947 Model Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1947 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 82 lbs / 37 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 3,000

Armour:

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -

Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 42,989 shp / 32,070 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,379 tons

Complement: 679 - 884

Cost: £4.262 million / $17.047 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 12 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 40 tons, 0.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 14 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 26 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,062 tons, 7.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,985 tons, 39.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,873 tons, 19.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,100 tons, 33.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 38,132 lbs / 17,296 Kg = 7,511.6 x 2.2 " / 55 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.42: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Stern: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Average freeboard: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 62.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 296.6 %
Waterplane Area: 36,624 Square feet or 3,403 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 205 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 489 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 2.01
- Overall: 1.05
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight

Air group - 50 aircraft - 2,500 tons
Crated spare aircraft for assembly - 28 a/c @ 25 tons - 700 tons
Air and surface warning radars - 100 tons
Fire control radars and gun directors - 100 tons
Flight operations center - 100 tons
Enhanced fire suppression system - 100 tons
Aviation equipment - catapults, elevators, etc - 400 tons
Additional aviation workshop spaces - 600 tons
Additional accommodation spaces - 500 tons


Westfalen – laid down 1 July 1947; Launched 30 June 1948; Completed 29 March 1949
Pommern – laid down 1 July 1947; Launched 30 June 1948; Completed 29 March 1949
Oldenburg - Laid down 1 October 1948; Launched 13 June 1949
Mecklenburg - Laid down 1 October 1948; Launched 13 June 1949

Spaun, German Fleet Aircraft Carrier laid down 1948

Displacement: 38,250 t light; 39,388 t standard; 45,311 t normal; 50,050 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

907.58 ft / 885.83 ft x 114.83 ft x 26.25 ft (normal load) [276.63 m / 270.00 m x 35.00 m x 8.00 m]

Armament:

32 - 2.17" / 55.0 mm guns (16x2 guns), 5.08lbs / 2.30kg shells, 1948 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1948 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 164 lbs / 75 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 2,500

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 656.17 ft / 200.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 229.66 ft / 70.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Upper: 1.97" / 50 mm 656.17 ft / 200.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length

Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.18" / 30 mm 787.40 ft / 240.00 m 24.08 ft / 7.34 m

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Armour deck: 3.15" / 80 mm, Conning tower: 3.94" / 100 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 197,784 shp / 147,547 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 10,662 tons

Complement: 1,552 - 2,018

Cost: £15.153 million / $60.611 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 21 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 8,390 tons, 18.5 %
- Belts: 2,933 tons, 6.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 829 tons, 1.8 %
- Armament: 29 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 4,492 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 108 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,833 tons, 10.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,005 tons, 33.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,061 tons, 15.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 10,000 tons, 22.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 97,779 lbs / 44,352 Kg = 19,261.4 x 2.2 " / 55 mm shells or 15.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 8.0 ft / 2.4 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.594
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.71: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 34.32 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.99 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Stern: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Average freeboard: 29.72 ft / 9.06 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 279.4 %
Waterplane Area: 77,094 Square feet or 7,162 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 161 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 146 lbs/sq ft or 714 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.05
- Longitudinal: 1.10
- Overall: 1.05
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight

8,100 tons for 90 aircraft
400 tons for 16 spare aircraft @ 25 tons each
Air and surface warning radars - 300 tons
Fire control radars and integrated gun directors - 300 tons
Flight operations center - 300 tons
Flag accommodations - 100 tons
Enhanced damage control system (CO2 flooding, etc) - 200 tons
Aviation equipment - catapults etc. - 300 tons


Spaun – Laid down 1 January 1948
Yorck – Laid down 1 January 1948