Kronshtadt class battlecruiser

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The Kronshtadt Class (project 69) were a class of battlecruisers ordered for the Soviet Navy in the 1940's. Two ships were started but none were completed due to World War II. These ships had a complex and prolonged design process which was hampered by the imprisonment of most of the design team due to Stalin's Purges.

[edit] General Characteristics

  • Displacement:
    • 35,240 tons standard,
    • 41,539 tons full load
  • Length: 250m
  • Beam: 31.6m
  • Draught: 9.45m
  • Machinery: 3 shaft, geared steam turbines, 12 boilers, 201,000 hp
  • Speed: 32 knots
  • Range: 8300 nm at 14 knots
  • Armament:
    • 9 - 12 inch guns (3x3),
    • 8 - 6 inch guns (4x2),
    • 8 - 100mm AA guns (4x2),
    • 28 - 37mm AA guns, (7x4),
    • 2 seaplanes, 1 catapult
  • Armour:
    • 230mm belt,
    • 305mm turrets,
    • 330 mm barbettes,
    • 330mm conning tower,
    • 90 mm deck
  • Crew:1837

- The Nazis sold the Soviets six surplus twin 15 inch (380mm) gun turrets, similar to those used in the Bismarck class battleships, rearming these ships with the German weapons was considered but no turrets were actually delivered.

[edit] Ships

  • Kronshtadt - built by Baltic Shipyard Leningrad - laid down 15 July 1939 - Scrapped 1950's
  • Sevastopol - built by Marti yard, Nikolaev - laid down 1939 - incomplete hull captured by the Germans in 1941 and scrapped

[edit] References

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