Design profileProfile drawing of Flugdeckkreuzer E V
19150 tDisplacement
210,0 mLength
35,5 knProjected speed
18Aircraft

Design study

The Flugdeckkreuzer E V concept

E V enlarged the cruiser-sized hybrid concept to 19,150 tons. Eight 15 cm guns strengthened its surface battery, but its limited aircraft complement still left the design caught between the competing requirements of a cruiser and a carrier.

Project E examined the same hybrid idea on a cruiser-sized hull, with 15 cm guns, cruiser-like protection and a smaller air group.

No construction order followed. The proposal remained one of several preliminary hybrid studies produced during 1942.

Projected data

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament, aircraft capacity and performance.

Dimensions

Displacement
19150 t
Length
210,0 m

Armament

15 cm
8
8,8 cm
10
3,7 cm
12
2 cm
12

Aircraft

Aircraft
18

Performance

Total Performance
180000 shp
Speed
35,5 kn

Design record

Construction record

Design date
1942 design study
Status
Design study, not ordered