The Solingen-class lights cruisers were a class of warships built for the German Navy before World War II. The ships were designed for commerce raiding in the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Solingen-class is based on the Q/R variant of the M-class cruisers that were never built in OTL.
Specifications[]
- Type: Light Cruiser
- Service Period: 1937-194X
- Characteristics:
- Length: 643 feet (195.99 meters)
- Beam: 59 feet (17.98 meters)
- Draft: 18 feet (5.49 meters)
- Displacement: 9,153 tons
- Crew: 920 (28 officers and 892 enlisted)
- Propulsion: 2 x Germaniawerft steam turbines, 8 x MAN SE diesel engines, 4 x screws
- Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,224 kilometers) at 19 knots (35.19 km/h)
- Speed: 36 knots (66.67 km/h)
- Armament:
- 8 x 15cm/55-caiber SK C/28 naval guns (4x2)
- 4 × 8.8cm/76-caliber SK C/32 anti-aircraft guns (2x2)
- 8 x 3.7cm/83-caliber SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns (4x2)
- 4 x 2cm/65-caliber SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns (4x1)
- 8 x 21" torpedo tubes
- 60 x mines
- Armour:
- Belt: 2" (5.08 mm)
- Deck: 1" (25.4 mm)
- Turret: 1" (25.4 mm)
- Aircaft Carried: 2 x Arado Ar-196 seaplanes
Unit Run[]
- KMS Solingen
- KMS Reutlingen
- KMS Stuttgart
- KMS Ludwigshafen
- KMS Hildesheim
- KMS Erlangen