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01 / Overview
H-class super battleship
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationH-class battleship
- Ship TypeFast battleship
- Builder / ShipyardBlohm & Voss, Deschimag
- Laid Down1939
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement53,400 t
- Full Load Displacement63,596 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)277.8 m
- Length (waterline)266 m
- Beam37 m
- Draft11.2 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement2,600
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionDiesel
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)12 × MAN diesel engines, 3 shafts
- Number of Engines12
- Shaft Power165,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed30 kn
- Cruise Speed19 kn
- Range19,200
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8 × 40.6 cm guns
- Main Gun Calibre406 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns12 × 15 cm guns, 16 × 10.5 cm guns, 16 × 3.7 cm guns, 12 × 2 cm guns
⬢Missile Armament2MOD.2
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
- Torpedo Tubes6
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft4
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems2MOD.2
▣Survivability2MOD.2
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed0
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled4
- Lost0
- Retired0
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourMain belt: 300 mm, Upper belt: 145 mm, Bulkheads: 220 mm, Barbettes: 365 mm, Turret face: 385 mm, Conning tower: 350 mm, Decks: 50-80 mm, 100-120 mm
- Belt Armour300 mm
- Deck Armour120 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1937Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1941Production ended
89
years in service
4
years in production
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
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