Its type was called the Graf Zeppelin Class and the intention was to build four units.
It was 262.5 meters long and 31.5 wide. It was equivalent to the American aircraft carriers.
The construction of the first one started in 1936 and was ready 2 years later. Its name was Flugzeugtraeger A.
Its engines were steam turbines with a total power of 200,000 horsepower and it could develop a speed of 35 knots. It had 80 cannons and a crew of 1,700. It would carry Ju-87, Bf-109 and Fi-167 type aircraft.
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