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Soviet heavy-warship plans and German influence

Soviet battlecruiser plans involving 11-inch guns offer a comparison with German heavy warships, although the cruiser-transfer recollection becomes confused over names.

Question

Did the Soviet Union plan a warship type comparable to Germany's heavy Panzerschiffe?

Short answer

No close equivalent is identified. Soviet battlecruiser work with 11-inch guns and a German cruiser transfer provide comparisons, although the ship names become confused.

Notes

No close Soviet equivalent to the German Panzerschiff is identified. Soviet battlecruiser work involving 11-inch guns provides a different heavy-warship comparison. German influence is also illustrated by a recollection of an Admiral Hipper-class cruiser transfer. The names then become uncertain as Deutschland and Lützow are mixed together, so the recollection does not securely identify the transferred ship.