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Ersatz Yorck-Class

GER Battleship Dreadnought Tier 5 Power 142.55

Germany's Most Advanced WWI Battlecruiser Design (Never Completed) - 4 ships laid down (1915-1917), 3 launched, NONE COMPLETED. 38cm guns (same as Bayern-class battleships), 300mm armor, 92% double bottom, bulbous bow. Ordered 1916 as response to British Renown-class and Jutland lessons. Construction halted 1917-1918 for U-boat priority. SMS Graf Spee 90% complete when scrapped. Strategic waste: 150-200 million Marks spent, zero operational value. Scrapped under Versailles Treaty 1920-1922.

Specifications

Displacement (std)
33500 t
Displacement (full)
38000 t
Length
747.4 ft
Beam
99.7 ft
Crew
1200 (designed)
Ships built
4 laid down, 3 launched, 0 completed
Commissioned
None (never completed)
Decommissioned
1919-1920 (scrapped under Versailles Treaty)

Performance

Top speed
27.3 kn
Range
5500 nm at 14 knots (estimated)

Armament

Main guns
8× 38cm (15-inch) SK L/45
Secondary guns
12× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK L/45
Torpedoes
5× 60cm submerged

Armor & Systems

Belt
300mm Krupp cemented
Deck
60-80mm
Fire control
Manual optical rangefinders (designed)

In-Game

Tier
T5
Game power
142.55
Research cost
78,403
Credit cost
99,785

Notable

Historical source ↗