Richtendorf-class cruiser

SMS Richtendorf, 1944
Class overview
Builders:	Germaniawerft Schiffbau
Operators:	Kaiserliche-Marine
Preceded by:	Penarosa-class cruiser
Succeeded by:	Projekt L-class cruiser
Built:	1941-1945
In commission:	1942-1978
Planned:	110
Completed:	26
Cancelled:	84
Active:	0
General characteristics
Type:	Light cruiser
Displacement:	14,358 tons full load
Length:	185.42 m (608.3 ft)
Beam:	20.22 m (66.3 ft)
Draft:	7.77 m (25.5 ft)
Propulsion:	100,000 shp (75,000 kW) boilers
Speed:	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement:	71 officers, 1105 enlisted
Armament:	9 x 17 cm SK C/40 guns 12 x 15 cm SK C/35 guns 12 x 4 cm SK C/31 guns 26 x 2 cm SK C/33 guns
Armor:	Belt: 3.25–5 in (83–127 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Bulkheads: 5 in (130 mm) Turrets Face: 6.50 in (165 mm) Turrets Roof: 3 in (76 mm) Turrets Sides: 3 in (76 mm) Turrets Rear: 1.5 in (38 mm) Barbettes: 6 in (150 mm) Conning tower: 2.25–5 in (57–127 mm)
Aircraft carried:	2
Aviation facilities:	2x stern catapults

The Richtendorf-class cruiser, sometimes referred to in foreign literature as the R-class, was a class of light cruisers of the Englean Imperial Navy. This class broke away from the traditional designs of the Imperial Navy, adopting the first of the Projekt Pazifik designs made to operate within the oceans surrounding the Empire of the Tao. These ships also were designed to be easily produced and deployed, to meet the needs of the Imperial Navy in the campaign against the Taoist Imperial Navy.