Flugzeugträger B
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| Flugzeugträger B |  |
|---|---|
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 23,500 tons design |
| Length: | 812' |
| Beam: | 85' |
| Draft: | 24' |
| Armament: | Guns 16x5.9" 12x105mm AA 24x37mm AA 28x20mm AA |
| Armor: | 4" belt 2" deck 6" conning tower |
| Aircraft: | 4 Me 109-T 13 Ju 87-C 20 Fi 167 |
| Radar: | Unknown |
| Propulsion: | 4 BBC geared turbines |
| Speed: | 35 kts maximum |
| Range: | 8,000 nautical miles at 19 kts |
| Crew: | 2,000 |
The Flugzeugträger B (Flugzeugträger is German for aircraft carrier) was the sister ship of the Kriegsmarine's only launched aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin. The Kriegsmarine never named a vessel before it was launched, so it was only given the designation "B" ("A" was the Graf Zeppelin's designation before launch).
Various names, including Peter Strasser and Deutschland, were rumored, but no official decision was ever made.
The contract to build the ship was awarded to the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel in 1938, with a planned launch date on July 1, 1940. The hull was never launched, however, as construction stopped on September 19, 1939. Scrapping of the uncompleted carrier was started on February 28, 1940, a process taking four months. The construction had cost 92.4 million Reichsmark.
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