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''Seydlitz'' was a heavy cruiser of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'', fourth in the , but was never completed. The ship was laid down in December 1936 and launched in January 1939, but the outbreak of World War II slowed her construction and fitting-out work was finally stopped in the summer of 1940 when she was approximately 95 percent complete. The unfinished ship remained pier-side in the shipyard until March 1942, when the Kriegsmarine decided to pursue aircraft carriers over surface combatants. ''Seydlitz'' was among the vessels chosen for conversion into auxiliary aircraft carriers. Renamed ''Weser'', the ship was to have had a complement of ten Bf 109 fighters and ten Ju 87 divebombers. Work was not completed, however, and the incomplete vessel was towed to Königsberg where she was eventually scuttled. The ship was seized by the advancing Soviet Army and was briefly considered for cannibalization for spare parts to complete her sistership for the Soviet Navy. This plan was also abandoned, and the ship was broken up for scrap. == Construction == (詳細はDeschimag shipyard in Bremen. ''Seydlitz'' was originally designed as a light cruiser version of the heavy cruisers, armed with twelve guns instead of the ''Admiral Hipper''s eight guns. The Kriegsmarine decided, however, to complete the ship identically to ''Admiral Hipper'' on 14 November 1936. Her keel was laid on 29 December 1936, under construction number 940. The ship was launched on 19 January 1939, but after the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, work was halted when the ship was approximately 95 percent complete. ''Seydlitz'' was long overall and had a beam of and a maximum draft of . The ship had a design displacement of and a full load displacement of . ''Seydlitz'' was powered by three sets of geared steam turbines, which were supplied with steam by twelve ultra-high pressure oil-fired boilers. The ship's top speed was , at . As designed, her standard complement consisted of 42 officers and 1,340 enlisted men. ''Seydlitz''s primary armament was eight guns mounted in four twin gun turrets, placed in superfiring pairs forward and aft. Her anti-aircraft battery consisted of twelve L/65 guns, twelve guns, and eight guns. The ship also carried a pair of triple torpedo launchers abreast of the rear superstructure. The ship was equipped with three Arado Ar 196 seaplanes and one catapult. ''Seydlitz''s armored belt was thick; her upper deck was thick while the main armored deck was thick. The main battery turrets had thick faces and 70 mm thick sides. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German cruiser Seydlitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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