Kolejne niemieckie okręty pancerne planowane do zbudowani po trójce „pancerników kieszonkowych”, jeszcze przed dojściem Hitlera do władzy, jawnie zrywały z postanowieniami traktatu wersalskiego. Jeden z projektów krążownika liniowego (schlachtkreuzer) z 1928 r. przewidywał lekko opancerzony okręt o wyporności normalnej 19200 ton (lekkiej 17500 ton), uzbrojony w 8 dział 305 mm (długości 50 kal., prawdopodobnie nowego wzoru opracowanego na podstawie pierwszowojennego), ale rozwijający aż 34 w. czyniło by go to najszybszym na świecie okrętem uzbrojonym w ciężkie działa, zdolnym do zniszczenia każdego krążownika ciężkiego i jednocześnie do ucieczki przed każdym silniejszym okrętem, nowo budowanych okrętów francuskich nie wyłączając.
Scharnhorst, german light battlecruiser laid down 1932 (Engine 1934)
Displacement:
17 119 t light; 18 044 t standard; 19 213 t normal; 20 148 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
696,26 ft / 689,07 ft x 81,66 ft x 25,43 ft (normal load)
212,22 m / 210,03 m x 24,89 m x 7,75 m
Armament:
8 - 12,01" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 865,70lbs / 392,67kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (2x3 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1925 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
3 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (1x3 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1925 Model
Quick firing guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 7 936 lbs / 3 600 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
6 - 21,0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3,94" / 100 mm 451,35 ft / 137,57 m 12,50 ft / 3,81 m
Ends: 2,95" / 75 mm 180,51 ft / 55,02 m 9,25 ft / 2,82 m
57,22 ft / 17,44 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 101% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0,71" / 18 mm 451,35 ft / 137,57 m 24,44 ft / 7,45 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5,91" / 150 mm 3,94" / 100 mm 5,91" / 150 mm
2nd: 1,57" / 40 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 1,57" / 40 mm
3rd: 1,57" / 40 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 1,57" / 40 mm
- Armour deck: 0,91" / 23 mm (deck 0,79" / 20 mm, slopes 1,18" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 7,09" / 180 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 153 070 shp / 114 190 Kw = 34,00 kts
Range 10 000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2 104 tons
Complement:
815 - 1 060
Cost:
£9,313 million / $37,253 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 992 tons, 5,2%
Armour: 3 077 tons, 16,0%
- Belts: 1 118 tons, 5,8%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 289 tons, 1,5%
- Armament: 948 tons, 4,9%
- Armour Deck: 611 tons, 3,2%
- Conning Tower: 110 tons, 0,6%
Machinery: 4 404 tons, 22,9%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8 547 tons, 44,5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 094 tons, 10,9%
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0,5%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15 577 lbs / 7 066 Kg = 18,0 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 2,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,21
Metacentric height 5,3 ft / 1,6 m
Roll period: 15,0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 35 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,50
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0,48
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0,470
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26,25 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5,48 ft / 1,67 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24,44 ft / 7,45 m
- Forecastle (18%): 20,44 ft / 6,23 m
- Mid (63%): 18,96 ft / 5,78 m (10,47 ft / 3,19 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (18%): 10,47 ft / 3,19 m
- Stern: 11,45 ft / 3,49 m
- Average freeboard: 16,77 ft / 5,11 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 150,9%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133,8%
Waterplane Area: 36 503 Square feet or 3 391 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 165 lbs/sq ft or 807 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,00
- Longitudinal: 1,00
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability
2 catapults, 2 seaplanes
Scharnhorst (1934)
Gneisenau (1935)
