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Hetisik's Avatar Hetisik
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Here she is, the Admiral Hipper in 1.5:1 Scale.
I've been wanting to build an Admiral Hipper class ship for a long time and I finally came around to do it!
Im very proud of how it came out!

PLEASE NOTE: The swastika is only there for historical authenticity!

History
width=47Nazi Germany
NameAdmiral Hipper
NamesakeAdmiral Franz von Hipper
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Laid down6 July 1935
Launched6 February 1937
Commissioned29 April 1939
FateScuttled, 3 May 1945, raised and scrapped in 1948–1952
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiral Hipper-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 16,170 t (15,910 long tons; 17,820 short tons) (design)
  • 18,200 long tons (18,500 t) (full load)
Length202.8 m (665 ft 4 in) overall
Beam21.3 m (69 ft 11 in)
DraftFull load: 7.2 m (24 ft)
Propulsion
  • 3 × Blohm & Voss steam turbines
  • 3 × three-blade propellers
  • 132,000 shp (98 MW)
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement
  • 42 officers
  • 1,340 enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 70 to 80 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in)
  • Armor deck: 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 1.97 in)
  • Turret faces: 105 mm (4.1 in)
Aircraft carried3 Arado Ar 196
Aviation facilities1 catapult
Progress100% complete
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