Tannhäuser-class Battleship

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Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild-23-63-21, Schlachtschiff "Gneisenau".jpg
SMS Tannhäuser, 1936
Class overview
Builders: Englean Kaiserreich
Operators:  Kaiserliche-Marine
Preceded by: Nassau Class
Succeeded by: Kaiser Class
Built: 1934-1938
In commission: 1936-1983
Planned: 3
Completed: 2
Active: 0
Retired: 2
Scrapped: 2
General characteristics
Type: Battleship
Displacement: 42,672 tons
Length: 234.9 m (771 ft)
Beam: 30 m (98 ft)
Draft: 9.9 m (32 ft)
Propulsion: 3x BMV-Merzedes 1098 Geared Steam Turbines
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement: 56 officers, 1,613 enlisted
Armament:
  • 9x 38.1 cm SK C/33
  • 6x 43 cm SK C/39 (Tannhäuser 1940 Refit)
  • 12x 15 cm SK C/27
  • 14x 10.5 cm L65 SK C/33
  • 16x 3.7 cm L83 SK C/35
  • 16x 2 cm C/36
Armour:

Belt: 360 mm Deck: 59 mm

Turrets: 365mm
Aircraft carried: 2 x reconnaissance aircraft
Aviation facilities: 2 x catapult