H45 Battleship Proposal

Although the H44 was the final serious battleship proposal undertaken by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, there was a request by Adolf Hitler to enlarge the H-design to allow it to field a navalized version of the Gustav 80 cm siege cannon. The proposed vessel would have been the largest vessel ever built, eclipsing the Seawise Giant in tonnage and length.

H45 Battleship Proposal

Although the H44 was the final serious battleship proposal undertaken by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, there was a request by Adolf Hitler to enlarge the H-design to allow it to field a navalized version of the Gustav 80 cm siege cannon. The proposed vessel would have been the largest vessel ever built, eclipsing the Seawise Giant in tonnage and length.