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During the year 1942, the idea of a hybrid warship appeared in the constructions department of the Kriegsmarine. The idea was to build a ship that could provide both, air cover for other Kriegsmarine units (including themselves) and were still usable for conventional commerce raiding. Therefore, a combination of an aircraft carrier and a cruiser/battleship was thought to be a solution for this task. Although these projects never had a high priority and never came even close to a possible realization, several design studies for this kind of ships were made. Two different types of ships were examined, a battleship sized "Grossflugzeugkreuzer" (Project A) , armed with 28cm (11") guns and a battleship protection system and a cruiser sized "Flugdeckkreuzer" (Project E) armed with 15 cm (5,9") guns and a cruiser like protection system.
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Grossflugzeugkreuzer A II
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Laid down: Design 09.04.1942
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Grossflugzeugkreuzer A III
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Laid down: Design 14.04.1942
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Grossflugzeugkreuzer A IV
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Laid down: Design 15.04.1942
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Grossflugzeugkreuzer A IIa
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Laid down: Design 01.05.1942
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Flugdeckkreuzer E IV
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Flugdeckkreuzer E IV
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Flugdeckkreuzer E V
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Flugdeckkreuzer E V
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