Kriegsmarine H-class battleship

SeaWolf IV · 07-27-06, 08:16 PM

Since we have a operational Graf Zeppelin I was thinking about other "what if" ships that the Kriegsmarine might have had. I was wondering if there was any interest in the H-class battleships?

The H class was a planned class of battleship of the Kriegsmarine, to be built as a part of Plan-Z. The ships were given the provisional names H, J, K, L, M, and N. All six were to be commissioned by 1944, necessitating that construction began in 1939, the first keel being laid down on the 15th of July. However, by the 10th of October, construction was scrapped to make room for expansion of the U-boat fleet. In all, three were laid down out of the six planned, although none were completed due to material shortages arising from the outset of war. Had the class been built, they would have been the largest ships afloat, rivalling even today's nuclear-powered supercarriers in size. Several redesigns followed however; the final one (put forth in 1944) is outlined below:
General characteristics

Displacement: 128,930 tons design, 139,264 tons fully laden
Length: 1,133'
Beam:169'
Draft: 41'6" design, 44'4 fully loaded
Propulsion: Unknown, but large
Speed: 30 kts maximum
Range: 20,000 nautical miles at 19 kts
Armour: 15" belt, 13" deck, torpedo detonation plate around key sections
Armament: Guns 8x20", 12x5.9", 16x105mm, 16x37mm, 40x20mm, also 6x21" torpedo tubes
Complement: Unknown, but large
Aircraft: 6

http://www.german-navy.de/smb/scalem...h/history.html

http://www.chuckhawks.com/super_batt..._projected.htm

Any interest?

07-27-06, 08:16 PM	#1
SeaWolf IV Torpedoman Join Date: May 2005 Location: United States Posts: 120 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Kriegsmarine H-class battleship Since we have a operational Graf Zeppelin I was thinking about other "what if" ships that the Kriegsmarine might have had. I was wondering if there was any interest in the H-class battleships? The H class was a planned class of battleship of the Kriegsmarine, to be built as a part of Plan-Z. The ships were given the provisional names H, J, K, L, M, and N. All six were to be commissioned by 1944, necessitating that construction began in 1939, the first keel being laid down on the 15th of July. However, by the 10th of October, construction was scrapped to make room for expansion of the U-boat fleet. In all, three were laid down out of the six planned, although none were completed due to material shortages arising from the outset of war. Had the class been built, they would have been the largest ships afloat, rivalling even today's nuclear-powered supercarriers in size. Several redesigns followed however; the final one (put forth in 1944) is outlined below: General characteristics Displacement: 128,930 tons design, 139,264 tons fully laden Length: 1,133' Beam:169' Draft: 41'6" design, 44'4 fully loaded Propulsion: Unknown, but large Speed: 30 kts maximum Range: 20,000 nautical miles at 19 kts Armour: 15" belt, 13" deck, torpedo detonation plate around key sections Armament: Guns 8x20", 12x5.9", 16x105mm, 16x37mm, 40x20mm, also 6x21" torpedo tubes Complement: Unknown, but large Aircraft: 6 http://www.german-navy.de/smb/scalem...h/history.html http://www.chuckhawks.com/super_batt..._projected.htm Any interest? __________________ "Jeder Tag der Niederlage ein Sieg!" Download my SH3 Files! Last edited by SeaWolf IV; 07-27-06 at 08:26 PM.