Reichsgraf Himmelberg-class cruiser

SMS Reichsgraf Himmelberg underway, 1943
Class overview
Builders:	Germaniawerft Schiffbau
Operators:	Kaiserliche-Marine
Preceded by:	Admiral Steltsen-class cruiser
Succeeded by:	Admiral Kesselssen-class cruiser
Built:	1941-1944
In commission:	1942-1976
Planned:	35
Completed:	20
Cancelled:	15
Active:	0
General characteristics
Type:	Heavy cruiser
Displacement:	17,273 tons full load
Length:	205.26 m (673.4 ft)
Beam:	21.59 m (70.8 ft)
Draft:	8.18 m (26.8 ft)
Propulsion:	4 screws; 4 steam turbinesets
Speed:	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement:	1,142
Armament:	3 × triple 20,0 cm SK41 cannons 6 × dual 13,0 cm SK37 cannons 16 x quad 4,0 cm FlaK 31 anti-aircraft cannons 32 x single 2,0 cm FlaK 33 anti-aircraft guns
Armour:	Belt: 4–6 in (100–150 mm) Deck: 2.5 in (64 mm) Barbettes: 6–6.3 in (150–160 mm) Turrets: 1.5–8 in (38–203 mm)
Aircraft carried:	2
Aviation facilities:	2x stern catapults

The Reichsgraf Himmelberg class was a series of large heavy cruisers deployed by the Englean Kaiserliche-Marine during the Second Great War. One of the many ship classes designed under Projekt Pazifik, these "Pazifikkreuzer" were designed in order to deploy an easily-produced set of ships to be used in Far East Ophion against the Empire of the Tao. These ships differed greately from those in service within the Atlantikflotte, due to their designs being created for usage specifically within the oceans around the Tao.