Design profileProfile drawing of Flugdeckkreuzer E IV
12750 tDisplacement
188,87 mLength
34 knProjected speed
10Aircraft

Design study

The Flugdeckkreuzer E IV concept

E IV represented the smaller Project E approach. Its cruiser-scale hull, light artillery and ten-aircraft group emphasized scouting and air cover rather than the heavily armed independent-raider role envisioned for Project A.

Project E examined the same hybrid idea on a cruiser-sized hull, with 15 cm guns, cruiser-like protection and a smaller air group.

No construction order followed. The proposal remained one of several preliminary hybrid studies produced during 1942.

Projected data

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament, aircraft capacity and performance.

Dimensions

Displacement
12750 t
Length
188,87 m

Armament

15 cm
4
8,8 cm
8
3,7 cm
12
2 cm
8

Aircraft

Aircraft
10

Performance

Total Performance
120000 shp
Speed
34 kn

Design record

Construction record

Design date
1942 design study
Status
Design study, not ordered