Battlecruisers 1940

Dutch battlecruisers 1940 (final design)

Construction details

Name A B C

Dockyard Not yet determined

Status Plan not carried due to the involvement of Holland in the Second World War. Plan was not rediscussed after the war, as this type had proven to be obsolute during the second world war, and the membership of the NATO made such a strong rearmament unnecessary. The characteristics below are dated February 1940, and appear to be the last design still available today.

Specifications

Displacement 27.950 t

Crew 1050

Dimensions 237,10 x 30,0 x 7,8 m

Main Battery 9 x 28 cm/45 (3x3)

Secondary armament 12 x 12 cm/45 (6x2)

AA 14 x 40 mm Bofors (7x2)
8 x 20 mm (8x1)

Aircraft several aircraft with catapult

Armour details

Main side belt 225 mm (inclined at 75^o)

Upper side belt 40 mm (inclined at 75^o )

Side belt forward 30 mm tapering forward to 15 mm

Side belt aft 30 mm upper, 60 mm lower

Torpedo bulkheads 40 mm

Main deck 75 + 25 mm

Lower deck aft 125 -150 mm protecting steering and propellors

Turrets

Conning tower 150 mm

Bulkheads 225 mm

28 cm barbettes 200 - 250 mm tapering to 40 mm below

12 cm barbettes 75 mm tapering to 60 mm

Propulsion details

Boilers 8 Werkspoor

Machinery ?? geared turbines*

Performance 180.000 hp

Max speed 34 knots

Bunkerage 2900 tons oil

Range 4500 nm @ 20 knots

Shafts 4

* As far as I can tell, the decision about which type of turbine to use (Parsons or Germania) had not yet been made in May 1940. It seems to me the Dutch would have chosen the Parsons type, and for two reasons: first, the Dutch questioned the reliability of the German machinery because of the little room it took in comparison. Second, the Dutch had far more experience with the Parsons.

J.S. Noot "Battlecruiser: Design studies for the Royal Netherlands Navy 1939-40"

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Construction details
Name	A	B	C
Dockyard	Not yet determined
Status	Plan not carried due to the involvement of Holland in the Second World War. Plan was not rediscussed after the war, as this type had proven to be obsolute during the second world war, and the membership of the NATO made such a strong rearmament unnecessary. The characteristics below are dated February 1940, and appear to be the last design still available today.

Specifications
Displacement	27.950 t
Crew	1050
Dimensions	237,10 x 30,0 x 7,8 m
Main Battery	9 x 28 cm/45 (3x3)
Secondary armament	12 x 12 cm/45 (6x2)
AA	14 x 40 mm Bofors (7x2) 8 x 20 mm (8x1)
Aircraft	several aircraft with catapult

Armour details
Main side belt	225 mm (inclined at 75^o)
Upper side belt	40 mm (inclined at 75^o )
Side belt forward	30 mm tapering forward to 15 mm
Side belt aft	30 mm upper, 60 mm lower
Torpedo bulkheads	40 mm
Main deck	75 + 25 mm
Lower deck aft	125 -150 mm protecting steering and propellors
Turrets
Conning tower	150 mm
Bulkheads	225 mm
28 cm barbettes	200 - 250 mm tapering to 40 mm below
12 cm barbettes	75 mm tapering to 60 mm

Propulsion details
Boilers	8 Werkspoor
Machinery	?? geared turbines*
Performance	180.000 hp
Max speed	34 knots
Bunkerage	2900 tons oil
Range	4500 nm @ 20 knots
Shafts	4
* As far as I can tell, the decision about which type of turbine to use (Parsons or Germania) had not yet been made in May 1940. It seems to me the Dutch would have chosen the Parsons type, and for two reasons: first, the Dutch questioned the reliability of the German machinery because of the little room it took in comparison. Second, the Dutch had far more experience with the Parsons.