Lkr 1912 Tigr class Battlecruiser

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Tigr class Battlecruiser
Class overview
Name Tigr class Battlecruiser
Operators Far Eastern Imperial Navy
Planned 4
Built 4
Active 4
General Characteristics
Type Battlecruiser
Displacement
  • 32,500 tons standard
  • 36,500 tons full load
Length 220.98 metres (725.0 ft)
Beam 30.3 metres (99 ft)
Draught 8.78 metres (28.8 ft)
Propulsion 4 shafts, 4 Steam Turbines
Power
  • 25 water-tube boilers
  • 66,000 ihp (49,000 kW)
Speed 26.5 kts
Range 8,000 nm at 14 kts
Complement 1235
Armament
  • 4 × 3 356mm/50 KO 1912 g gun
  • 16 120mm/45 KO 1904 g gun
  • 4 457mm torpedo tubes
Armour
  • Belt: 100-237 mm
  • Deck: 25-76 mm
  • conning tower: 300 mm

  • Development

    First battlecruisers of the new construction program after the Far Eastern-Japanese war and first "proper" battlecruisers in Far Eastern service. These ships were initially planned to have 305mm guns but rumors from Japan to switch to 356mm caliber led Far Eastern Empire to adopt the larger caliber as well. The design of the ships were rather unique with two triple turrets grouped fore and aft in centerline linear arrangement. The turrets were well seperated to ensure maximum resilience. The B and C turrets could fire directly forward with elevated angle of barrels.

    Armor layout of the class repeated the LK 1909 g design with slight increase in thickness which made these ships sometimes considered as "fast battleships" in foreign naval circles. However their role in Far Eastern strategy was to for the fast brigade of the battle squadron.

    Ships in class

    Name Builder Laid down Launch Date Entered Service Fate
    Tigr Novaya Verf, Dalny September 1912 December 1913 January 1915 Extant in 1920
    Lev Novaya Verf, Dalny September 1912 December 1913 February 1915 Extant in 1920
    Leopard Voenno-Morskoy verf, Dalny September 1912 November 1913 January 1915 Extant in 1920
    Ibris Voenno-Morskoy verf, Dalny September 1912 January 1914 March 1915 Extant in 1920


    See Also

    Ships of Far Eastern Imperial Navy 1920