KRIEGSMARINE CENTRAL - KM Ship Plans/Discussion

_Sarcasticat_ said:
Hello and welcome,

This is a hub for all things Kriegsmarine. You will find information, data, and even deductions like this nearly nowhere else - and I take great pride in that.
So if you have a question about the Kriegsmarine, are looking for some specific ship or weapon, or even want sources, this is your place. Myself or any number of the great members of secretprojects will, I have confidence, assist.

Author's Note: this isn't wehraboo central, this is Patrick, and "German science is the greatest in the world" isn't an instrument.

You will find plans and books on a great many things. This includes but is very certainly not limited to:
  • H-Class.
  • Existing German Battleships (Schlatschiff Scharnhorst/Gneisenau/Bismarck/Tirpitz) and their preliminary designs.
  • Admiral Zenker's various designs.
  • O-class battlecruiser.
  • Kreuzer M.
  • Spahkreuzer's 38, 39, and 40.
  • Your typical K's, Leipzig, and Nurnberg.
  • Destroyers of every type and size, including Zerstörer Typ "32", Typ 36C, 37J/I-IV, 42 (Z-51), 42A/B/C, Typ 44, and Typ 45.
  • Flottentorpedoboote, including Ftb 1939, 1940, 1941/41A, 1942, and 1944.
  • S-Boote.
  • Weapons of all conceivable calibers (5cm AA to 53cm main guns).
  • Torpedoes.



All plans can be found here, including some other goodies if you look hard enough.

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Hi a friend of mine has a broken WW2 Kriegsmarine service issue watch with a service number M10548.

Can you give any suggestions how to trace the identity of the Kriegsmarine that this watch was issued to??

Thanks for any help you can give

Peter
 
Pete100 said:
Hi a friend of mine has a broken WW2 Kriegsmarine service issue watch with a service number M10548.

Can you give any suggestions how to trace the identity of the Kriegsmarine that this watch was issued to??

Thanks for any help you can give

Peter
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I'm flattered, but I cannot help.
With just a serial number, there is practically no way to tell what person or ship this watch may have been to - it may have never been to a ship, even.
 
The plans for the Grille are on the bundesarchive website. There are 6 drawings. 1 external/rigging, 1 longitudinal section, 2 cross sections and 2 deck plans
 
Does anybody has this book. I would like to know if it it worth to buy it for me. And if you have. What ships have 3D models in this book.
 

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goofygoober20000 said:
Is this true that H-44 would have been faster than H-43?
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I don't think so. They had exactly the same machinery.

Breyer writes (pg 316 of the English translation of "Battleships and Battlecruisers: 1905-1970) that H-43 would have been good for 31 knots, and H-44 would have been good for 30.1.

Of course, this is all estimation, since these were little more than design studies. Your actual mileage may very.

DRW
 
From the recently published new edition of the "Gröner" (Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945, volume 1), probably one of the most reliable sources, as based on original sources only

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... and as already mentioned, it's stated here again, that those designs were never meant to be realised, but just were studies, mainly for examining, how the increasing weight of aerial bombs would lead to bigger ships, if the deck armour would have been increased accordingly.
 
lukasgrul said:
Does anybody have any blueprint of 150mm FLAK 50, FLAK 55, FLAK 60 or FLAK 60F?
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Unfortunately no.
goofygoober20000 said:
Is this true that H-44 would have been faster than H-43?
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drwells42 said:
I don't think so. They had exactly the same machinery.

Breyer writes (pg 316 of the English translation of "Battleships and Battlecruisers: 1905-1970) that H-43 would have been good for 31 knots, and H-44 would have been good for 30.1.

Of course, this is all estimation, since these were little more than design studies. Your actual mileage may very.

DRW
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H-43 and H-44 carried over the same machinery as H-42. However, 31 (H-43) and 30.1 knots (H-44) are overload. The actual is 30.7 and 29.8 knots. Using diesel only would yield a maximum of 23 and 22.5 knots respectively.
Just as in the armament, though, machinery is not much of a concern and the primary purpose is in their armor and torpedo defense. Still, their speed is rather impressive for their size.
 
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