Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
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The Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser was a group of German World War II warships known for their powerful armament, advanced engineering, and service with the Kriegsmarine.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiral Hipper class | 2 |
| Admiral Hipper-class cruiser | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German naval ship class
ⓘ
heavy cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designedAircraftFacilities | catapult for reconnaissance seaplanes ⓘ |
| designedArmorBeltThickness | up to 80 mm ⓘ |
| designedBy | German naval architects of the Reichsmarineamt ⓘ |
| designedCrewComplement | approximately 1400 officers and men ⓘ |
| designedDeckArmorThickness | up to 30 mm ⓘ |
| designedDisplacement |
approximately 14000 tons standard
ⓘ
over 18000 tons full load ⓘ |
| designedMainBattery | 8 × 20.3 cm (8 inch) guns ⓘ |
| designedMainBatteryConfiguration | 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| designedPropulsion |
high-pressure boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| designedRange | approximately 6500 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| designedSecondaryBattery | 12 × 10.5 cm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| designedSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| designedTorpedoArmament | 12 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| designedTurretFaceArmorThickness | up to 160 mm ⓘ |
| designedUnder |
restrictions of the London Naval Treaty
ⓘ
restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ |
| enteredServicePeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| hasShip |
German cruiser Admiral Hipper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German cruiser Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ German cruiser Lützow (ex-Petropavlovsk) NERFINISHED ⓘ German cruiser Prinz Eugen NERFINISHED ⓘ German cruiser Seydlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the largest and most heavily armed treaty heavy cruisers built in Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franz von Hipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | German surface raider strategy ⓘ |
| notableShip |
German cruiser Admiral Hipper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German cruiser Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ German cruiser Prinz Eugen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsCompleted | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsPlanned | 5 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
commerce raiding
ⓘ
fleet screening ⓘ surface raider operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorContext | no direct successor class completed in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| technologyCharacteristic |
advanced propulsion system for its time
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heavy anti-aircraft armament (upgraded during war) ⓘ sophisticated fire-control systems ⓘ |
| usedAs | surface combatant ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Admiral Hipper class
subject surface form:
Admiral Hipper
this entity surface form:
Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
subject surface form:
Admiral Hipper
this entity surface form:
Admiral Hipper class