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Laid down: 29 December 1936
Launched: 19 January 1939
Description: Seydlitz was a heavy cruiser of N*zi Germany's Kriegsmarine, fourth in the Admiral Hipper-class, but was never completed. The ship was laid down in December 1936 and launched in January 1939, but the outbreak of World War 2 slowed her construction and fitting-out work was finally stopped in the summer of 1940 when she was approximately 95 percent complete. The unfinished ship remained pier-side in the shipyard until March 1942, when the Kriegsmarine decided to pursue aircraft carriers over surface combatants. Seydlitz was among the vessels chosen for conversion into auxiliary aircraft carriers.
Design: Seydlitz was 210 meters (690 ft) long overall and had a beam of 21.80 m (71.5 ft) and a maximum draft of 7.90 m (25.9 ft). The ship had a design displacement of 17,600 t (17,300 long tons; 19,400 short tons) and a full load displacement of 19,800 long tons (20,100 t). Seydlitz was powered by three sets of geared steam turbines, which were supplied with steam by twelve ultra-high pressure oil-fired boilers. The ship's top speed was 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph), at 132,000 shaft horsepower (98,000 kW). As designed, her standard complement consisted of 42 officers and 1,340 enlisted men.
Armament:
8 x 20.3 cm (8 in) guns
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12 x 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 guns
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12 x 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 guns
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8 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 guns
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