Graf Reichenau class cruiser
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SMS Feyerabend moored outside of Ein, 1947
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Class overview | |
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Builders: | Englean Kaiserreich |
Operators: | Kaiserliche-Marine |
Preceded by: | Admiral Fassbender Class |
Succeeded by: | Admiral Schichau Class |
Built: | 1933-1938 |
In commission: | 1935-1969 |
Planned: | 9 |
Completed: | 4 |
Cancelled: | 5 |
Active: | 0 |
Lost: | 1 |
Retired: | 3 |
Preserved: | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Heavy Cruiser |
Displacement: | 18,500 tons (full load) |
Length: | 202.8 m (665 ft) |
Beam: | 21.3 m (70 ft) |
Draft: | 7.2 m (24 ft) |
Propulsion: | 3 x Germaniawerft GW-398 steam turbines |
Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Complement: |
42 officers 1,335 enlisted |
Armament: |
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Armour: |
Belt: 70 to 80 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in) Armor deck: 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 1.97 in) Turret faces: 105 mm (4.1 in) |
Aircraft carried: | 3 x reconnaissance aircraft |
Aviation facilities: | 1 catapult |
Ships of the class
Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Homeport | Fate | Notes |
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PzK-65 | Graf Reichenau | WIP | WIP | WIP | Wilhelmshafen | Named for Admiral Ferdinand von Reichenaur. | |
PzK-67 | Feyerabend | WIP | WIP | WIP | Wilhelmshafen | Named for General der Küstetruppe Heinrich Geberhard von Feyerabend. | |
PzK-68 | Diekwisch | WIP | WIP | WIP | Wilhelmshafen | Named for Kaiserliche-Marine captain Hermann Diekwisch for actions during the First Great War | |
PzK-69 | Lindholm | WIP | WIP | WIP | Wilhelmshafen | Named for Talvistovan captain Wulffe Lindholm for actions in the Englean-Rhodeve Coastal Wars. |