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D Class (other)
D class may refer to: Ships * D-class cruiser (Germany), a pair of proposed cruisers * D-class cruiser (United Kingdom), British light cruisers that served during World War II * D-class lifeboat, British lifeboats * D-class destroyer (other), several classes of ships * British D-class submarine * United States D-class submarine * D-class ferry, roll-on/roll-off ferries operated by DFDS Seaways Rail vehicles Australia * MRWA D class, 2-8-0 type steam locomotives * WAGR D class, 4-6-4T tank locomotive * WAGR D class (1884), 0-4-0ST tank locomotives * WAGR D class (diesel), diesel locomotives * D-class Melbourne tram * D-class Sydney tram India * DHR D Class, 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives New Zealand * NZR D class (1874), 33 2-4-0T tank locomotives * NZR D class (1929), 1 experimental 0-4-0T locomotives United Kingdom * Metropolitan Railway D Class, tank engines * NBR D class 0-6-0T, tank locomotives * LNWR Class D, 0-8-0 steam locomotives * SECR D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-class Cruiser (Germany)
The D-class cruisers were a pair of German heavy cruisers, classified as ("armored ships") by the (Navy of the Realm). The ships were improved versions of the preceding s, authorized by Adolf Hitler in 1933. They were intended to counter a new French naval construction program. displacement (ship), Displacement increased to , but Hitler allowed only increases to armor, prohibiting additions to the ships' main battery armament. Both ships were keel laying, laid down in February 1934, but not much work done before work was cancelled pending a significant revision of the design. It was determined that the ships should be enlarged to counter the new French . The construction contracts for both ships were superseded by the s. Design The ships were designed as follow-ons to the s. In 1933, the rise of the Nazi Party brought Adolf Hitler to power in Germany. At the time, he opposed a large-scale naval rearmament program, but decided to allow limited construction to counter French na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
