The Kormoran-class heavy cruisers were a pair of cruisers, classified as Panzerschiffe ("armored ships") by the Kriegsmarine. The ships were improved versions of the preceding Deutschland-class cruisers, authorized by Adolf Hitler in 1933. They were intended to counter a new French naval construction program.
- These are the D-class cruisers that were cancelled in OTL.
Specifications[]
- Type: Panzerschiffe
- Service Period: 1937-194X
- Characteristics:
- Length (Overall): 750 feet (228.6 meters)
- Length (Waterline): 738 feet (224.94 meters)
- Beam: 84 feet (25.6 meters)
- Draft: 28 feet (8.53 meters)
- Displacement: 22,400 tons (Standard)
- Crew: 1,500
- Propulsion: 3 × Blohm & Voss steam turbines, 3 × three-blade propellers, 125,000 shp (93,000 kW)
- Range: 5,800 nautical miles (10,742 kilometers) at 19 knots (35.19 km/h)
- Speed: 29.5 knots (54.63 km/h)
- Armament:
- 6 × 28cm/52-caliber SK C/28 naval guns (2×3)
- 8 × 15cm/55-caliber SK C/28 dual purpose naval guns (4x2)
- 8 × 10.5cm/63-caliber SK C/33 anti-aircraft guns (4x2)
- Armour:
- Belt: 220mm (8.66-inches)
- Deck: 80mm (3.15-inches)
- Conning Tower: 305mm (12-inches)
Unit Run[]
- KMS Kormoran
- KMS Atlantis