SP7
| Country | Germany |
| Ship Class | Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser |
| Planned Builder | Howaldtswerke Kiel |
| Planned Slip/Drydock Number | III |
| Projected Keel Laying | 1 Sep 1942 |
| Projected Launch | 1 Dec 1943 |
| Projected Completion | 1 Jun 1945 |
| Displacement | 5,791 tons standard |
| Length | 475 feet |
| Beam | 45 feet |
| Draft | 15 feet |
| Machinery | Two MAN 6-cyl diesel engines |
| Speed | 36 knots |
| Range | 7,000nm at 17 knots |
| Crew | 200 |
| Armament | 3x2x150mm guns, 2x88mm anti-aircraft guns, 8x37mm anti-aircraft guns, 8x20mm anti-aircraft guns, 10x533mm torpedo tubes |
| Armor | 25mm belt, 25mm deck |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
This article refers to a planned ship that was not actually built.
ww2dbaseSP7 was a planned Spähkreuzer 1938-class scout cruiser. The entire class was canceled in 1942.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Sep 2020
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