Admiral Steltsen-class cruiser

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El Admiral Hipper en Noruega.jpg
SMS Admiral Steltsen, 1939
Class overview
Operators:  Kaiserliche-Marine
Preceded by: General Treisten-class cruiser
Succeeded by: Reichsgraf Himmelberg-class cruiser
Built: 1938-1941
In commission: 1939-1959
Planned: 12
Completed: 5
Cancelled: 7
Active: 0
General characteristics
Type: Heavy cruiser
Displacement: 18,500 tons
Length: 202.8 m (665 ft)
Beam: 21.3 m (70 ft)
Draft: 7.2 m (24 ft)
Propulsion: 3x BMV-Maibach Geared Steam Turbines
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement: 42 officers, 1,340 enlisted
Armament:
  • 9 x 20.3 cm SK C/33
  • 12 x 10.5 cm SK C/27
  • 16 x 3.7 cm L83 SK C/35
  • 28 x 2 cm C/36
Aircraft carried: 2 x reconnaissance aircraft
Aviation facilities: 2 x catapult