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The Kreuzer P class

Outgun cruisers, outrun battleships

The class was intended for independent commerce warfare, using six 28 cm guns against cruisers and diesel-powered speed and endurance to avoid stronger battleships.

Four ships per construction year were allocated to German yards. None was formally ordered before the outbreak of war ended the surface-fleet program.

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P1

Allocated to Deutsche Werke Kiel, 01.05.1940 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P2

Allocated to Blohm & Voß Hamburg, 01.05.1940 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P3

Allocated to Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, 01.07.1940 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P4

Allocated to Howaldtswerke Kiel, 01.07.1940 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P5

Allocated to Blohm & Voß Hamburg, 01.05.1942 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P6

Allocated to Germaniawerft Kiel, 01.05.1942 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P7

Allocated to Deutsche Werke Kiel, 01.05.1942 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P8

Allocated to Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, 01.05.1942 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P9

Allocated to Blohm & Voß Hamburg, 01.05.1944 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P10

Allocated to Deschimag Bremen, 01.05.1944 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P11

Allocated to Blohm & Voß Hamburg, 01.05.1944 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →

Kreuzer P class

Kreuzer P12

Allocated to Germaniawerft Kiel, 01.05.1944 (projected), but never ordered.Explore project →