British capital

“All were designed with 32-knot speed, a draft of only 22 feet — five feet less than any other British capital ship — and armor so thin that the Grand Fleet, which dubbed them Outrageous, Uproarious, and Spurious, could find almost no use for them.”

Castles of Steel

“A further force of two Scharnhorst-class battle cruisers and two Tirpitz-class battleships would have stayed in home waters to hold down as many British capital ships as possible.”

Graf Spee