H Class (Late)

H41-Class Battleships were designed for Germany's Kriegsmarine during the year 1941. Prompted by bomb damage to KMS Scharnhorst, designers made efforts to increase the horizontal protection for the H-class. This triggered a re-design of armament and a multitude of other systems resulting in the H41.

Preceded by:  Bismarck class

H41-Class Battleship planned to begin construction six to nine months after demobilization, initially at Blohm & Voss and the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel. Deschimag, which had been awarded the contract for "J", could no longer be used due to the increase in draft, which precluded travel through the shallow Weser river. Following the completion of a new, larger dock at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, work would also be done there. The increased size of the ships would have lengthened the building time from four to five years.