Scharnhorst
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Scharnhorst |
| Namesake: | Gerhard Johann von Scharnhorst(1755-1813) |
| Builder: | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
| Laid down: | 15 June 1935 |
| Launched: | 3 October 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 7 January 1939 |
| Motto: | Scharnhorst immer voran[1] |
| Fate: | Sunk at 72°16′N 28°41′E the Battle of North Cape on 26 December 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship/battlecruiser |
| Displacement: | 32,100 long tons (standard) 38,100 LT (full load) |
| Length: | 235 m (772 ft) overall 226 m (741.5 ft) waterline |
| Beam: | 30 m (98.4 ft) |
| Draught: | 9.69 m (31 ft 9 in.) at 37,303 tons |
| Propulsion: | 3 Germania/Brown, Boveri & Co geared turbines 3 three-bladed propellers, 4.8 m (15 ft 9 inch) diameter 151,893 shp |
| Speed: | 31 knots (57 km/h) |
| Range: | Scharnhorst: 7,100 nmi (13,100 km) at 19 kn (35 km/h) Gneisenau: 6,200 nmi (11,500 km) at 19 kn (35 km/h) |
| Complement: | 56 officers 1613 enlisted |
| Armament: | 9 × 28 cm/54.5 (11 inch) SK C/34 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes12 × 15 cm/55 (5.9") SK C/28 14 × 10.5 cm/65 (4.1 inch) SK C/33 16 × 3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30 10 (later 16) × 2 cm/65 (0.79") C/30 or C/38 |
| Armor: | Belt: 350 mm (14 in) Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in) Turrets:200 to 360 mm (7.9 to 14 in) Conning tower: 350 mm[2] |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 Arado Ar 196A |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
| Service record | |
| Awards: | Three references in theWehrmachtbericht 9/6/1940, 13/2/1943, 27/12/1943 |
Gneisenau
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Gneisenau |
| Namesake: | August Neidhardt von Gneisenau |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke |
| Laid down: | 6 May 1935 |
| Launched: | 8 December 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 21 May 1938 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 July 1942 |
| Fate: | Heavily damaged in an air raid 26–27 February 1942. Decommissioned. Sunk as a blockship 23 March 1945. Scrapped after the war. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship/battlecruiser |
| Displacement: | 32,100 long tons (standard) 38,100 LT (full load) |
| Length: | 235 m (772 ft) overall 226 m (741.5 ft) waterline |
| Beam: | 30 m (98.4 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.69 m (31 ft 9 in.) at 37,303 tons |
| Propulsion: | 3 Germania/Brown, Boveri & Co geared turbines 3 three-bladed propellers, 4.8 m (15 ft 9 inch) diameter 151,893 shp |
| Speed: | 31 kt |
| Range: | Scharnhorst: 7,100 nmi at 19 kn Gneisenau: 6,200 nmi at 19 kn |
| Complement: | 56 officers 1613 enlisted |
| Armament: | 9 × 28 cm/54.5 (11 inch) SK C/34 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes12 × 15 cm/55 (5.9") SK C/28 14 × 10.5 cm/65 (4.1 inch) SK C/33 16 × 3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30 10 (later 16) × 2 cm/65 (0.79") C/30 or C/38 |
| Armor: | Belt: 350 mm (14 in) Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in) Turrets:200 to 360 mm (7.9 to 14 in) Conning tower: 350 mm[1] |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 Arado Ar 196A |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
| Service record | |
| Awards: | Two references in theWehrmachtbericht 9/6/1940, 13/2/1943 |
Bismarck
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Otto von Bismarck |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1936 |
| Launched: | 14 February 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 24 August 1940 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 27 May 1941 in the North Atlantic 48°10′N 16°12′W |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 41,700 t (41,000 long tons; 46,000 short tons) standard 50,300 t (49,500 long tons; 55,400 short tons) full load |
| Length: | 241.6 m (793 ft) waterline 251 m (823 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.3 m (31 ft) standard[Note 1] |
| Propulsion: | 12 Wagner superheated boilers; 3 geared turbines; 3 three-blade screws 150,170 shp (111.98 MW) |
| Speed: | 30.01 knots (34.53 mph; 55.58 km/h) during trials[1][Note 2] |
| Range: | 8,870 nmi (16,430 km; 10,210 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement: | 103 officers 1,962 enlisted men |
| Armament: | 8 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 (4 × 2) 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (6 × 2) 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 (8 × 2) 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 (8 × 2) 12 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30 (12 × 1) |
| Armor: | Belt: 320 mm (13 in) Turrets: 360 mm (14 in) Main deck: 100 to 120 mm (3.9 to 4.7 in) |
| Aircraft carried: | 4 × Arado Ar 196 floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 double-ended catapult |
Tirpitz
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Alfred von Tirpitz |
| Builder: | Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven |
| Laid down: | 2 November 1936 |
| Launched: | 1 April 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 25 February 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk by Royal Air Force bombers on 12 November 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 42,900 t (42,200 long tons; 47,300 short tons) standard 52,600 t (51,800 long tons; 58,000 short tons) full load |
| Length: | 241.6 m (792 ft 8 in) waterline 251 m (823 ft 6 in) overall |
| Beam: | 36 m (118 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) standard[Note 1] |
| Installed power: | 163,026 shaft horsepower (121,568 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 12 Wagner superheated boilers; 3 geared steam turbines; 3 three-blade propellers |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Range: | 8,870 nmi (16,430 km; 10,210 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement: | 103 officers 1,962 enlisted men[Note 2] |
| Sensors and processing systems: | FuMO 23 |
| Armament: | 8 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 (4 × 2) 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (6 × 2) 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 (8 × 2) 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 (8 × 2) 12 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30 (12 × 1) |
| Armour: | Belt: 320 mm (13 in) Turrets: 360 mm (14 in) Main deck: 100 to 120 mm (3.9 to 4.7 in) |
| Aircraft carried: | 4 × Arado Ar 196 floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 double-ended catapult |
| Service record | |
| Awards: | 3 references in the Wehrmachtbericht |
Schlesien
| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Schlesien |
| Namesake: | Schlesien |
| Builder: | Schichau, Danzig |
| Laid down: | 19 November 1904 |
| Launched: | 28 May 1906 |
| Commissioned: | 5 May 1908 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by her crew at Swinemündein 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Deutschland-class battleship |
| Displacement: | 13,200t normal; 14,218t full load |
| Length: | 127.6 m (419 ft) |
| Beam: | 22.2 m (73 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.7 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 19,330 hp (14,410 kW), three shafts = 19.1 knots (35.4 km/h) |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km); 10 knots (20 km/h) |
| Complement: | 743 |
| Armament: | At construction:
Armament in 1939:
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| Armor: | 230 mm in belt 280 mm in turrets 76 mm in deck |
Schleswig-Holstein
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Namesake: | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Ordered: | 11 June 1904 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 18 August 1905 |
| Launched: | 17 December 1906 |
| Commissioned: | 6 July 1908 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by bombs and Sunk 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Deutschland-class battleship |
| Type: | Pre-dreadnought battleship |
| Displacement: | 13,200 t (13,000 long tons) normal 14,218 t (13,993 long tons) full load |
| Length: | 127.6 m (418 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 22.2 m (72 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 8.21 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: | three shafts, three triple expansion steam engines, 12 boilers |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,800 nautical miles (9,000 km); 10 knots (20 km/h) |
| Complement: | 35 officers 708 enlisted men |
| Armament: | At construction:
Armament in 1939:
|
| Armor: | Belt: 100 to 240 mm (3.9 to 9.4 in) Turrets: 280 mm (11 in) Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in) |
| Service record | |
| Commanders: | Walter Hennecke |
Hessen
| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hessen |
| Namesake: | Hesse |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Laid down: | April 1902 |
| Launched: | 18 September 1903 |
| Commissioned: | 19 September 1905 |
| Fate: | Ceded to the Soviet Union followingWorld War II, renamed Tsel and scrapped in 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Braunschweig-class battleship |
| Displacement: | 14,394 t (14,167 long tons; 15,867 short tons) |
| Length: | 127.7 m (419 ft) |
| Beam: | 22.2 m (73 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.1 m (27 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3 shafts triple expansion 17,000 ihp (13,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,200 nautical miles (10,000 km); 10 knots (20 km/h) |
| Complement: | 35 officers 708 enlisted men |
| Armament: | 2 × 2 - 28 cm (11 in) SK L/40 guns 14 × 17 cm (6.7 in) guns 14 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) guns 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Belt: 100 to 255 mm (3.9 to 10.0 in) Turrets: 250 mm (9.8 in) Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in) |
Destschland
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 5 February 1929 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1931 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1933 |
| Homeport: | Kiel |
| Fate: | Sunk July 20, 1947[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Deutschland class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 12,100 t standard; 16,200 t full load |
| Length: | 186 metres (610 ft) |
| Beam: | 21.6 metres (71 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.4 metres (24 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Eight MAN diesels, two propellers, 52,050 hp |
| Speed: | 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,900 nautical miles (16,500 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 1,150 |
| Armament: | 6 × 28 cm (11 inch) 8 × 15 cm (5.9 inch) 6 × 10.5 cm (4.1 inch) 8 × 3.7 cm 10 × 2 cm 8 × 53.3 cm (21 inch) torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | turret face: (160 mm) belt: (80 mm) deck: 40 mm) |
| Aircraft carried: | Two Arado 196 seaplanes, one catapult |
Admiral Scheer
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Admiral Scheer |
| Namesake: | Reinhard Scheer |
| Builder: | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven[1] |
| Laid down: | 25 June 1931[2] |
| Launched: | 1 April 1933[1] |
| Commissioned: | 12 November 1934[3] |
| Homeport: | Kiel |
| Fate: | Sunk by bombs 9 April 1945[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Deutschland class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 12,100 tons standard; 16,200 tons full load |
| Length: | 188 m (616 ft 10 in) (overall)[1] |
| Beam: | 21.34 m (70 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Draught: | 7.25 m (23 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Propulsion: | Eight MAN diesels, two propellers, 52,050 shaft horsepower (38,810 kW)[2] |
| Speed: | 28.3 knots (52 km/h)[2] |
| Range: | 9,100 nautical miles (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[2] |
| Complement: | 1,150[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems: | FuMO 22, later FuMO 27[2] |
| Armament: | 6 × 28 cm (11 in) in triple turrets[2] 8 × 15 cm (5.9 in)[2] in single turrets 6 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in)[2] in twin turrets 8 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in)[2] 10 × 2 cm (0.79 in)[2] 8 × 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes[2] |
| Armor: | main turrets: 170 mm (6.7 in) belt: 80 mm (3.1 in) deck: 45 mm (1.8 in)[2] |
| Aircraft carried: | Two Arado 196 seaplanes, one catapult[1 |
Admiral Graf Spee
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Admiral Graf Spee |
| Namesake: | Maximilian von Spee |
| Laid down: | 1 October 1932 |
| Launched: | 30 June 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 6 January 1936[1] |
| Nickname: | Graf Spee |
| Fate: | Scuttled 17 December 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Deutschland-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 12,100 t (11,900 long tons) (standard) 16,200 t (15,900 long tons) (full load) |
| Length: | 186 m (610 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Beam: | 21.65 m (71 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Draft: | 7.34 m (24 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Installed power: | 52,050 hp (38,810 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 8 × 9-cylinder double-acting two-stroke MAN diesels 2 × screws |
| Speed: | 28.5 kn (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
| Range: | 8,900 nmi (16,500 km; 10,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) 19,000 nmi (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 1001-1,150[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Early version of Seetakt radar[3] |
| Armament: | 6 × 280 mm (11 in) guns (2x3) 8 × 150 mm (5.9 in) 6 × 105 mm (4.1 in) anti-aircraft guns 8 × 37 mm (1.46 in) anti-aircraft guns 10 × 20 mm (0.79 in) anti-aircraftautocannons 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Turret Faces: 14 cm (5.5 in) Belt: 10 cm (3.9 in) Deck: 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Arado Ar 196 floatplanes |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 × catapult |
| Service record | |
| Awards: | Two references in theWehrmachtbericht (14/12/1939, 18/12/1939) |
Admiral Hipper
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Admiral Hipper |
| Namesake: | Admiral Franz von Hipper |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Laid down: | 6 July 1935 |
| Launched: | 6 February 1937 |
| Commissioned: | 29 April 1939 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 3 May 1945, raised and scrapped in 1948–1952 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Admiral Hipper-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | Design: 16,170 t (15,910 long tons; 17,820 short tons) Full load: 18,200 long tons (18,500 t) |
| Length: | 202.8 m (665 ft 4 in) overall |
| Beam: | 21.3 m (69 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: | Full load: 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × Blohm & Voss steam turbines 3 × three-blade propellers 132,000 shp (98 MW) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement: | 42 officers 1,340 |
| Armament: | 8 × 20.3 cm (8.0 in) guns 12 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns 12 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns 8 × 2 cm (0.79 in) guns (20×1) 6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Belt: 70 to 80 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in) Armor deck: 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 2.0 in) Turret faces: 105 mm (4.1 in) |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 aircraft |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
Blucher
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Blücher |
| Namesake: | Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher |
| Laid down: | 15 August 1936 |
| Launched: | 8 June 1937 |
| Commissioned: | 20 September 1939 |
| Fate: | Sunk in Oslofjord on 9 April 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Admiral Hipper-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | Design: 16,170 t (15,910 long tons; 17,820 short tons) Full load: 18,200 long tons (18,500 t) |
| Length: | 203.2 m (666 ft 8 in) overall |
| Beam: | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draft: | Full load: 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × Blohm & Voss steam turbines 3 × three-blade propellers 132,000 shp (98 MW) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement: | 42 officers 1,340 |
| Armament: | 8 × 20.3 cm (8.0 in) guns 12 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns 12 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns 8 × 2 cm (0.79 in) guns (20×1) 6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Belt: 70 to 80 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in) Armor deck: 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 2.0 in) Turret faces: 105 mm (4.1 in) |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 aircraft |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
Prinz Eugen
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Prinz Eugen |
| Namesake: | Prince Eugene of Savoy |
| Laid down: | 23 April 1936 |
| Launched: | 22 August 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 1 August 1940 |
| Fate: | Towed to Kwajalein Atoll after nuclear weapons test, capsized December 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Admiral Hipper-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | Design: 16,970 t (16,700 long tons; 18,710 short tons) Full load: 18,750 long tons (19,050 t) |
| Length: | 207.7 m (681 ft 5 in) overall |
| Beam: | 21.7 m (71 ft 2 in) |
| Draft: | Full load: 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × Blohm & Voss steam turbines 3 × three-blade propellers 100,000 hp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement: | 42 officers 1,340 |
| Armament: | 8 × 20.3 cm (8.0 in) guns 12 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns 12 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns 8 × 2 cm (0.79 in) guns (20×1) 6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Belt: 70 to 80 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in) Armor deck: 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 2.0 in) Turret faces: 105 mm (4.1 in) |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 aircraft |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
Emden
| Career |  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine |
|---|---|
| Name: | Emden |
| Namesake: | Emden |
| Ordered: | 1921 |
| Laid down: | December 1921 |
| Launched: | 6 January 1925 |
| Commissioned: | 15 October 1925 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 April 1945 |
| Fate: | Scuttled 3 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,100 tons |
| Length: | 156 m (511 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines, 2 shafts, 4 boilers, 46,500 shp /34,000 kW (after refit in 1934) |
| Speed: | 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,750 miles (10,860 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 685 |
| Armament: | 8 × 149 mm (5.9 in) guns 3 × 105 mm (4.1 in) guns 3 × 88 mm (3.5 in) guns 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns 8 (later 20) × 20 mm (0.79 in) guns 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kriegsschiffgruppe 5 |
| Operations: | Operation Weserübung |
Koenigsberg
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|---|---|
| Name: | Königsberg |
| Builder: | Reichsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven |
| Laid down: | 12 April 1926 |
| Launched: | 26 March 1927 |
| Commissioned: | 17 April 1929 |
| Fate: | Sunk 10 April 1940 at Bergen, Norway |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Königsberg |
| Displacement: | 7,700 long tons (7,800 t) |
| Length: | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.3 m (50 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.28 m (20.6 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3 shafts driven by 4 MAN 10-cylinder diesels (cruising) or 2 geared turbines;68000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots |
| Range: | 7300 nmi at 17 knots |
| Complement: | 514–850 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Seetakt radar from 1936[1] |
| Armament: | 3 × 3 15 cm SK C/25 guns 6 × 88 mm anti-aircraft guns 8 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns 8 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns 12 × 533 mm torpedoes 120 mines |
| Armor: | command tower: 100 mm deck: 40 mm, turrets: 20 mm, belt: 50-70 mm, internal boiler room sides |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 Heinkel He 60 floatplanes |
| Service record | |
| Commanders: | Otto von Schrader Hubert Schmundt |
Karlsruhe
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | KMS Karlsruhe |
| Namesake: | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 27 July 1926 |
| Launched: | 20 August 1927 |
| Commissioned: | 6 November 1929 |
| Out of service: | May 1938 |
| Reinstated: | November 1939 |
| Fate: | Damaged by torpedoes fired byHMS Truant and later sunk on 9 April 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Königsberg |
| Displacement: | 8,130 tons full load |
| Length: | 174 m (571 ft) overall[1] |
| Beam: | 15.2 m (50 ft)[2] |
| Draught: | 5.7 m (19 ft)[2] |
| Propulsion: | two propeller shafts driven by four MAN 10-cylinder diesels (cruising) or two geared turbines;68000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[2] |
| Range: | 5,200 nautical miles (9,600 km) (turbines) 8,000 nmi (15,000 km) (diesel)[2] |
| Complement: | 1550[2] |
| Armament: | 9 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns in triple turrets[1] 6 × 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) anti-aircraft guns 8 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns[1] 8 × 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft guns 12 × 53.3 centimetres (21.0 in)torpedo tubes 120 mines[2] |
| Armour: | command tower: 100 mm deck: 40 mm[1], turrets: 20 mm[1], belt: 50-70 mm[1], internal boiler room sides |
| Aircraft carried: | two Heinkel He 60 floatplanes[2 |
Koln
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | DKM Köln |
| Launched: | 23 May 1928 |
| Commissioned: | January 1930 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 3 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Königsberg |
| Displacement: | 8,350 tons full load |
| Length: | 174 m |
| Beam: | 15.3 m |
| Draught: | 6.28 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 steam turbines, 6 boilers, + 2 MAN diesel, 2 shafts, 69,800 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots |
| Range: | 7300 nm at 17 knots |
| Complement: | 850 |
| Armament: | 3 × 3 15 cm SK C/25 guns 6 × 88 mm anti-aircraft guns 8 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns 8 (later 18) × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns 12 × 533 mm torpedoes 120 mines |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 Arado 196 floatplanes |
Liepzig
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1928 |
| Laid down: | 18 April 1928 |
| Launched: | 18 October 1929 |
| Commissioned: | 8 October 1931 |
| Fate: | Captured by the British. Scuttled December 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,380 tons tons |
| Length: | 177 m (580 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines and Diesel 3 shafts (Diesel on center shaft) 60,000 shp (45 MW) turbines + 12,400 hp (9.3 MW) diesel |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Complement: | 850 |
| Armament: | 3x3 15 cm/60 (5.9") SK C/25 6× 8.8 cm/76 (3.46") SK C/32 8× 3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30 8× 2 cm/65 (0.79") C/30 12× 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 120 mines |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Arado 196 floatplanes |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Spanish Civil War Operation Barbarossa |
Nurnberg
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nürnberg |
| Ordered: | 1928 |
| Laid down: | November 1933 |
| Launched: | December 1934 |
| Commissioned: | November 1935 |
| Fate: | Surrendered 1945. Assigned as a war prize to the Soviet Navy |
| Career |  |
| Name: | Admiral Makarov (Адмирал Макаров) |
| Commissioned: | 5 November 1945 |
| Renamed: | 5 January 1946 |
| Reclassified: | Training cruiser, February 1957 |
| Struck: | February 1959 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,040 tons |
| Length: | 181.3 m (594 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 5.74 m (18 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines and Diesel 3 shafts (Diesel on center shaft) 66,000 shp (45 MW) turbines + 12,400 hp (9.3 MW) diesel |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Complement: | 683-896 |
| Armament: | 3x3 15 cm/60 (5.9") SK C/25 6× 8.8 cm/76 (3.46") SK C/32 8× 3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30 8× 2 cm/65 (0.79") C/30 12× 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 120 mines |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Arado 196 floatplanes |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet |
| Commanders: | Hubert Schmundt Walter Hennecke |
U-505
| Operators: | Kriegsmarine Imperial Japanese Navy (U-511and U-862) Soviet Navy (post war; U-1231 asB-26) |
| Preceded by: | Type VII submarine |
| Succeeded by: | Type X submarine |
| Built: | 1937–1944 |
| In commission: | 1938–1945 |
| Completed: | 283 |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Submarine |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,300 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (740 kW) 6 x Daimler-Benz MB501 20 cylinder Diesel marine engines with total power of 9,000hp (IX-D Variant) |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 48 to 56 (55 to 63 in Type IXD) |
| Armament: | 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 22 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedoes (24 in Type IXD) 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun with 110 rounds Various combinations of AA cannons: Common calibers 20mm, 30mm and 37mm |
U-995
| Name: | Type VII |
| Builders: | Neptun Werft, Rostock Deschimag, Bremen Germaniawerft, Kiel Flender Werke, Lübeck Danziger Werft, Danzig Blohm + Voss, Hamburg Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven Nordseewerke, Emden F. Schichau, Bremerhaven[1] |
| Operators: | Kriegsmarine Soviet Navy [Note 1] Royal Norwegian Navy [Note 2] Royal Navy [Note 3] French Navy [Note 4] Spanish Navy[Note 5] |
| In commission: | 1936–1970 (G-7) |
| Active: | 709 |
| General characteristics (Type VIIC) | |
|---|---|
| Displacement: | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced [2]871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a[1]< 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull[1] |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a[1] 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull[1] |
| Height: | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft, 6-cylinder, 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesels totalling 2,800–3,200 hp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490[1] |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced[1] 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged[1] |
| Range: | 15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced[1] 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged[1] |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft)[1] Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)[1] |
| Complement: | 44-52 officers & ratings[1] |
| Armament: | • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)[1] • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA or 39 TMB mines • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun with 220 rounds • Various FLAK weaponry (see main article) |
U-234
| Builders: | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Operators: | Kriegsmarine Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Built: | 1939–1944 |
| In commission: | 1941–1945 |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Lost: | 6 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Submarine minelayer |
| Displacement: | 1,763 long tons (1,791 t) surfaced 2,177 long tons (2,212 t) submerged |
| Length: | 89.80 m (294 ft 7 in) o/a 70.90 m (232 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in) o/a 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 4.71 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × diesel engines, 4,800 hp (3,600 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW) |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 18,450 nmi (34,170 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 93 nmi (172 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | Calculated crush depth: 220 m (720 ft) |
| Complement: | 48-60 men |
| Armament: | • 2 × 53.3 cm (21 in) stern torpedo tubes • 15 × torpedoes • 66 × SMA mines • 1 × 105 mm (4.1 in) L45 deck gun(200 rounds) |