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The '''''Schildhauer'' class''' was a series of two aircraft carriers designed and operated by the [[Engleberg|Englean Kaiserreich]] from 1962 to 1998. The class was designed as a successor to the previous [[Sieg class Carrier|''Sieg'' class]] that had been operational since 1946. The first fleet carrier designed by the Kaiserreich after the [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|Second Great War]], the ''Schildhauer'' class was the most advanced fleet carrier class in service with the [[Kaiserliche-Marine]] due to multiple refits and upgrades throughout their career. The class continued to be in service with the Kaiserliche-Marine until they were replaced by the [[Lüderitz Class Carrier|''Lüderitz'' class]] in the 1980s. | |||
==History== | |||
==Design and Construction== | |||
==Operational Service== | |||
===''Schildhauer''=== | |||
===''Kronenberg''=== | |||
==Later Years and Decomissioning== | |||
==Ships of the class== | ==Ships of the class== | ||
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 SMS Kronenberg underway, 1993
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Germaniawerft Schiffbau |
| Operators: |
 Kaiserliche-Marine |
| Preceded by: | Sieg Class |
| Succeeded by: | Lüderitz Class |
| Built: | 1956-1968 |
| In commission: | 1962-1997 |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Cancelled: | 2 |
| Active: | 0 |
| Scrapped: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fleet Carrier |
| Displacement: | 32,780 tons full load |
| Length: | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Beam: | 51.2 m (168 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 6 x Hämmerli HFV445 boilers |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range: | 7,550 miles |
| Complement: | 1,337 |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 40 |
| Aviation facilities: | Angled flight deck for CATOBAR operations |
The Schildhauer class was a series of two aircraft carriers designed and operated by the Englean Kaiserreich from 1962 to 1998. The class was designed as a successor to the previous Sieg class that had been operational since 1946. The first fleet carrier designed by the Kaiserreich after the Second Great War, the Schildhauer class was the most advanced fleet carrier class in service with the Kaiserliche-Marine due to multiple refits and upgrades throughout their career. The class continued to be in service with the Kaiserliche-Marine until they were replaced by the Lüderitz class in the 1980s.
History
Design and Construction
Operational Service
Schildhauer
Kronenberg
Later Years and Decomissioning
Ships of the class
| Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Homeport | Fate |
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| FZT-86 | Schildhauer | 23 August 1956 | 2 October 1958 | 2 January 1962 | Wilhelmshafen | Sold to [insert nation], 198x |
| FZT-87 | Kronenberg | 25 August 1966 | 29 September 1968 | 2 January 1970 | Wilhelmshafen | Transferred to the Kleinaruschan Republican Navy in 1998 as auxiliary fleet carrier, decommissioned in 2003. |
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