Graf Zeppelin - General Details

Builder

Deutsche Werke, Kiel

Builder's number

252

Contract placed

16. November 1935

Laid down

28. December 1936

Launched

8. December 1938

Commissioned

Never

Disposition

Sunk during resistance test by two torpedoes carried out by the Soviet navy at 18:08 on 18. August 1947. The wreck is located at about 55°48'N, 18°38'E some 55 kilometers (34 miles) outside the Polish harbor town of Władysławowo, near Gdańsk.

Displacement

23.140 mt

—

official standard

19.250 mt

—

actual

23.200 mt

ca. 24.500 mt

construction

27.030 mt

28.090 mt

operational

29.720 mt

33.550 mt

Dimensions and Construction Details

Length, overall

257,3 m (1938) and 262,5 m (1939) after reconstruction of the stem.

Length, waterline

250 m

Beam

27 m

31.5 m

Draft, at construction displacement

7,35 m

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Draft, at operational displacement

7,6 m

8,5 m

Side height

22,5 m

Flight deck length

244 m

Flight deck maximum width

30 m

Flight deck height over waterline

15,6 m

Watertight compartments

XIX (19)

Hangar, upper

185 m x 16 m x 5,9 m

Hangar, lower

172 m x 16 m x 5,7 m

Number of rudders

2

Propulsion

Shafts

4 (each shaft had a four bladed propeller with a diameter of 4,4 m)

Boilers

16 (La Mont, manufactured by Deutsche Werke, Kiel)

Turbines

4 Brown, Boveri & Cie steam turbines

Machinery output

200.000 shp

Speed, planned top

35 knots

Speed, planned cruise

34,5 knots

Speed, economical

15 knots

Heating oil max. capacity

5.187 metrictons

6.740 metric tons

Diesel oil capacity

119 m³

Lubricating oil capacity

222 m³

Range

8.000 nm at 19 knots

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Armour

Side protection, waterline

astern: 60-80 mm
amidships: 100 mm (frames 57-177, 48% of the waterline lenght)
forward: 60-80 mm
bow protection: 25 mm

Armoured transverse bulkhead

Frame 10: 80 mm
Frames 21 and 25: 60 mm
Frames 56,5 and 176: 60 mm (only within the slopes of the armoured deck)
Frame 218: 80 mm

Horizontal protection (armoured deck)

Horizontal armour: 40 mm
Slopes: 60 mm
Rudder room: 60 mm
Forward: 20 mm

Horizontal protection (flight deck)

20 mm (around elevators 20-40 mm)

Hangars

Walls and ceilings: 12 mm
Doors: 25 mm
Other: 12 mm

Longitudinal fragment proof bulkhead

20 mm

Bridge

Wheelhouse: 17 mm
Fire control room: 17 mm
AA control room: 14 mm

Other protection

Cable tunnels: 12 mm
Side watch rooms: 12 mm
Munition chambers: 12 mm
Gratings in funnel and in air shafts: up to 100 mm

Artillery

Casemates, 15 cm guns: 20 mm
15 cm gun shields: 30 mm
10,5 cm gun shields: 10 mm

Armament

Main armament

16 x 15 cm SK C/28 on double C/36 mountings

Heavy flak

12 x 10,5 cm SK C/33 on double C/31 mountings

Medium flak

22 x 3,7 cm C/30 on double C/30 mountings

Light flak

28 x 2 cm Flakvierling 38, quad-mounted on C/30 pedestal mountings (four on port side and three on starboard side of Graf Zeppelin)

Equipment

Searchlights, triaxially stabilised

4

Anchors

2 bow (8500 kg), 1 stem (8500 kg), 1 stern (4250 kg)

Aircraft

Torpedo & reconnaissance bomber

20 Fieseler Fi 167

Fighter aircraft

10 Messerschmitt Bf 109T

Dive bomber

13 Junker Ju 87C/D

Complement

Ship's company

1378

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General Details
Name of the ship	Graf Zeppelin (1938/39 layout)	Graf Zeppelin (1942 layout)
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Builder's number	252
Contract placed	16. November 1935
Laid down	28. December 1936
Launched	8. December 1938
Commissioned	Never
Disposition	Sunk during resistance test by two torpedoes carried out by the Soviet navy at 18:08 on 18. August 1947. The wreck is located at about 55°48'N, 18°38'E some 55 kilometers (34 miles) outside the Polish harbor town of Władysławowo, near Gdańsk.
Displacement
Displacement	23.140 mt	—
official standard	19.250 mt	—
actual	23.200 mt	ca. 24.500 mt
construction	27.030 mt	28.090 mt
operational	29.720 mt	33.550 mt
Dimensions and Construction Details
Length, overall	257,3 m (1938) and 262,5 m (1939) after reconstruction of the stem.
Length, waterline	250 m
Beam	27 m	31.5 m
Draft, at construction displacement	7,35 m	—
Draft, at operational displacement	7,6 m	8,5 m
Side height	22,5 m
Flight deck length	244 m
Flight deck maximum width	30 m
Flight deck height over waterline	15,6 m
Watertight compartments	XIX (19)
Hangar, upper	185 m x 16 m x 5,9 m
Hangar, lower	172 m x 16 m x 5,7 m
Number of rudders	2
Propulsion
Shafts	4 (each shaft had a four bladed propeller with a diameter of 4,4 m)
Boilers	16 (La Mont, manufactured by Deutsche Werke, Kiel)
Turbines	4 Brown, Boveri & Cie steam turbines
Machinery output	200.000 shp
Speed, planned top	35 knots
Speed, planned cruise	34,5 knots
Speed, economical	15 knots
Heating oil max. capacity	5.187 metrictons	6.740 metric tons
Diesel oil capacity	119 m³
Lubricating oil capacity	222 m³
Range	8.000 nm at 19 knots	—
Armour
Side protection, waterline	astern: 60-80 mm amidships: 100 mm (frames 57-177, 48% of the waterline lenght) forward: 60-80 mm bow protection: 25 mm
Armoured transverse bulkhead	Frame 10: 80 mm Frames 21 and 25: 60 mm Frames 56,5 and 176: 60 mm (only within the slopes of the armoured deck) Frame 218: 80 mm
Horizontal protection (armoured deck)	Horizontal armour: 40 mm Slopes: 60 mm Rudder room: 60 mm Forward: 20 mm
Horizontal protection (flight deck)	20 mm (around elevators 20-40 mm)
Hangars	Walls and ceilings: 12 mm Doors: 25 mm Other: 12 mm
Longitudinal fragment proof bulkhead	20 mm
Bridge	Wheelhouse: 17 mm Fire control room: 17 mm AA control room: 14 mm
Other protection	Cable tunnels: 12 mm Side watch rooms: 12 mm Munition chambers: 12 mm Gratings in funnel and in air shafts: up to 100 mm
Artillery	Casemates, 15 cm guns: 20 mm 15 cm gun shields: 30 mm 10,5 cm gun shields: 10 mm
Armament
Main armament	16 x 15 cm SK C/28 on double C/36 mountings
Heavy flak	12 x 10,5 cm SK C/33 on double C/31 mountings
Medium flak	22 x 3,7 cm C/30 on double C/30 mountings
Light flak	28 x 2 cm Flakvierling 38, quad-mounted on C/30 pedestal mountings (four on port side and three on starboard side of Graf Zeppelin)
Equipment
Searchlights, triaxially stabilised	4
Anchors	2 bow (8500 kg), 1 stem (8500 kg), 1 stern (4250 kg)
Aircraft
Torpedo & reconnaissance bomber	20 Fieseler Fi 167
Fighter aircraft	10 Messerschmitt Bf 109T
Dive bomber	13 Junker Ju 87C/D
Complement
Ship's company	1378