Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Admiral Hipper heavy cruisers




Admiral Hipper was the heavy cruisers served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II, Admiral Hipper–class ship was named after Admiral Franz von Hipper, commander of the German battlecruiser squadron during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and later commander-in-chief of the German High Seas Fleet.
Class and type: Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
Displacement:
18,400 tons (full)
Length: 206 m (overall)
Beam: 21.8 m
Draft: 5.8 m (mean)
Installed power: 136,000 shp
Propulsion: 3 shaft turbines
Speed: 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h)
Range: 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 17 knots
Complement: about 1,600
Armament: 8× 203mm 60 SK C/34 naval gun
12× 105mm L/65 C/33 gun
17× 40mm 56 FlaK 28
8× 3.7 cm L/83
28× 2 cm L/64 MG
12× 53.3 cm torpedoes
Armour: Upper deck: 12–30 mm
Main deck: 20–50 mm
Main belt: 70–80 mm
Turrets: 70–105 mm
Aircraft carried: 3× Arado Ar 196

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