KMS Graf Zeppelin
| Displacement, standard | 19,250 tons | 19,250 tons | ||
| Displacement, full load | 33,550 tonnes | 28,100 tons | 33,550 tons | |
| Flight deck: | 241 x 27m | |||
| Length | 262.5 m 853 ft | 252.4 m 820.3 ft | 247 m 800 feet | 262.34m 860.7ft |
| Beam | 31.5 m 102.4 ft | 27.2 m 88.5 ft | 27 m 87.8 ft | 31.49 m 103.3 ft |
| Draft | 5.6 m 18.3 ft (mean) | 5.6 m 18.2 ft | 7.35 m 24.11 ft | |
| Powerplant | Geared turbines | Geared turbines | steam geared turbines | 4 x geared turbines |
| Power | 147,059 kW | 200,000 shp (149,260kw) | 147,000 kW | |
| Propellers | Four screws (German ships usually had three) | four shafts | 4 x shafts | |
| Speed | 35 knots | 32 kts | 32 knots | 35 kts (40mph) |
| Endurance | 14,816 km at 19 knots | 9,206 miles (14,816 km) | ||
| Armor | Casemates for 5.9 inch guns. No bulges. | up to 9cm, deck : up to 3.8cm, flight deck: up to 1.9cm, casemates for 5.9-inch guns. | ||
| Armament |
16 × Sk. 15 cm. 12 × Flak (10.5 cm) 22 × Flak (3.7 cm) 28 × Flak (2.0 cm) |
16 - 5.9 inch 10 - 4.1 inch AA 22 - 37 mm AA |
16 - 5.9-inch (4x2, 8x1) 12 - 4.1-inch AA 22 - 37mm AA 28 - 20mm AA |
16 x Sk.15-cm guns 12 x Flak (10.5-cm) guns 22 x Flak (3.7-cm) guns 28 x Flak (2.0-cm) guns |
| Aircraft | 50 Me 109T fighters Ju 87C dive bombers Fi 167 torpedo bombers | 40 | 40 18 Ju 87C 22 sea-version Me 109T | 50 10 x Bf 109 fighters 20 x Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers 20 x Fi 167 torpedo bombers |
| Crew | 1,720 crew 306 flight personnel | 2,026 | 1,760 + air crew |
Published sources report a variety of specifications, without qualification. Variation may result from:
- deliberate misinformation to deceive Allied intelligence
- Design changes over time
- uncertainties in wartime intelligence assessments
- excessively precise conversions between English and Metric units
- imprecision in specification [eg, overall length vs waterline length
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