User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-27822411-20150831022334/@comment-25373667-20150831025351

Well, since you already have the Deutschland 1935', stick with her and upgrade to the Scharnhorst. She is pretty fast, and she can mount Bismarck 15". However, she is more of a battlecruiser, so she may be fragile. After that, you get the Bismarck, which is exactly what you are describing.

Furthermore, the British battlecruiser line might be what you need, since Renown is just OP, with lots of speed and good guns, and the Admiral is basically a Renown on steroids smoking weed. Although you may want to skip the Queen Elizabeth, as she is only 24 knots.