The plan as it came about would have seen the completion of the two battleships under construction (Bismarck and Tirpitz) to an interim design, as well as three heavy cruisers (Admiral Hipper, Blücher and Prinz Eugen), plus a further two launched in 1939, before the major construction work began. The plan was then to have the majority finished by 1945: * Four aircraft carriers, (two of the Graf Zeppelin-class, plus two others) * Six H Class battleships * Three "O Class" battlecruisers * Twelve "Kreuzer P Class" Panzerschiffe * Two Hipper Class heavy cruisers (Seydlitz, and Lützow) * Four "M Class" light cruisers * Two "Improved M Class" light cruisers * Six " Spähkreuzer Class" large destroyers The first work saw construction begin on the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin in 1936, with a second planned to begin in 1938. In mid 1939, following the launch of both Bismarck and Tirpitz, the keels of the first three improved battleships were laid, while orders were placed for the modified Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters and Junkers Ju87 dive bombers for the aircraft carriers. However, with the outbreak of the Second World War, it was decided that the large and expensive construction projects required too much of the materials vital to keep the Heer and Luftwaffe up and running. As a consequence, work on the battleships was halted, and the materials were diverted to the construction of U-boats. Some Bf 109Ts were completed, though later stripped of their carrier equipment and stationed in Norway. (Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_Z) You can find many more by Googling "Plan Z" - use the inverted commas.