German Aircraft carriers

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John Withill
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German Aircraft carriers

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Post by John Withill » 18 Nov 2020, 13:04

HI guys.

Many years ago I bought "German Capital Ships of World War 2" By MJ Whiteley . There is a short chapter on the Kriegmarine's plans to build a range of Aircraft carriers. ( See Pages 63-82 majoring on the never commissioned Graf Zeppelin ) and other would be projects. On page 77 there are speculative drawings of "Atlantikflugzeugkreuzer's Aiii and Aiv and on p78 examples of 13,000 Tonne and 15,000 Tonne small carriers. Sadly these are without any form of more detailed reference despite mentioning a PLAN.... really frustrating . Has anyone out there got anything more precise ?

Would be really grateful .


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Post by Andy H » 18 Nov 2020, 16:53

Hi John

This will add some detail, just click in each ship type for more details
https://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine ... index.html

Also theres this interesting paper, but I dont know if youll be able to access it anywhere
The Kriegsmarine and the Aircraft Carrier: The Design and the Operational purpose of the Graf Zeppelin 1933-1940 A: Marcus Faulkner P: War in History 2012.

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Post by Thoddy » 22 Nov 2020, 15:54

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Post by John Withill » 10 Dec 2020, 00:02

Thanks guys lets find that reference .......

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Post by Thoddy » 10 Dec 2020, 14:59

Its from Handakte Raeder
"Meine Herren, es kann ein siebenjähriger, es kann ein dreißigjähriger Krieg werden – und wehe dem, der zuerst die Lunte in das Pulverfaß schleudert!"

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Post by Cantankerous » 13 May 2022, 04:12

There's a new book titled Secret Projects of the Kriegsmarine: Unseen Designs of Nazi Germany's Navy and it might contain some info on the Atlantikflugzeugkreuzer A-III and A-IV. Also, the Atlantikflugzeugkreuzer A-III and A-IV are also discussed elsewhere in this forum with respect to specifications:
viewtopic.php?p=644728#p644728

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