Europa Conversion Carrier (Auxiliary Carrier Concept)
Merchant Liner Conversion - 1942 Theoretical Study! - 0 boats: EUROPA CONVERSION - Theoretical conversion of famous Blue Riband liner! SS Europa (49,746 GRT) was legendary transatlantic passenger liner (launched August 15, 1928) that held Blue Riband 1930-1933 (fastest Atlantic crossing!). Theoretical 1942 conversion study: 40,000 tons, 27 kts (original liner speed!), 25-30 aircraft (10-12 Bf 109T fighters + 15-18 Ju 87C dive bombers). Flight deck over liner superstructure, modified passenger decks as hangars, minimal armor (merchant hull). Studied but never pursued - Germany lacked operational carrier experience to guide effective conversion (unlike Britain's successful merchant conversions like HMS Activity). Europa continued as troop transport instead. THEORETICAL ONLY - conversion never attempted. Post-war: seized by France, became CGT Liberté passenger liner.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 55500 t
- Displacement (full)
- 40000 (estimated with conversion) t
- Length
- 930.1 ft
- Beam
- 101.7 ft
- Crew
- 1200 (estimated)
- Ships built
- 0 (theoretical conversion)
- Commissioned
- Never
- Decommissioned
- N/A
Performance
- Top speed
- 27.5 kn
Armament
- Main guns
- None (merchant conversion - no heavy guns)
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 10.12
- Research cost
- 223
- Credit cost
- 7,084
Notable
- MERCHANT LINER CONVERSION CONCEPT! (1942 study)
- SS Europa (49,746 GRT Blue Riband liner!)
- Famous transatlantic passenger liner (1928-1945)
- Blue Riband holder 1930-1933 (fastest Atlantic crossing!)
- Theoretical auxiliary carrier conversion
- 25-30 aircraft capacity (estimated)
- 27 knots speed (liner performance!)
- Studied but never pursued (lack of experience!)
- Germany lacked operational carrier knowledge for effective conversion
- British successful with merchant conversions (HMS Activity, etc.)
- Germany had no carrier doctrine to guide conversion
- Europa continued as troop transport instead
- Post-war: Seized by France, became CGT Liberté
- THEORETICAL ONLY! (conversion never attempted)