Gneisenau (Scharnhorst Class)



Laid down 6th May 1935
Launched 8th December 1936
Completed N/A
Commissioned 21st May 1938
Fate Scuttled:
March 1945 at Gotenhafen
Scrapped:
1947 - 1950
Builders Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Germany
Complement 1670
Dimensions
Displacement 34850 tons std
38900 tons max
Dimensions As built:
753' 9" x 98' 4"
Refitted:
770' 7" x 98' 4"
Draught 28' 5"
Armament
Main guns 9 x 11" (3 x 3)
Secondary guns 12 x 5.9" (6 x 2)
Torpedo tubes 6 x 21"
Other weapons 14 x 4.1" (7 x 2)
16 x 37mm (8 x 2)
Countermeasures None
Armour Turrets 14.2"
Belt 13.8"
Deck 2.0"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft 3 x Arado Ar196 seaplanes
Flightdeck None
Hangar N/A
Catapults 1
Arrestor system None
Aviation fuel N/A
Electronics Fit
Radar N/A
Sonar N/A
ECM None
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines Krupps steam turbines
Power output 160000shp
Speed 31.5kts
Shafts 3
Range N/A
Fuel N/A

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