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Saturday, January 15, 2005

I actually have a pretty well-protected, large, fast battlecruiser design

I have this design for a very fast German battlecruiser that I must have done about 1973. The ship hsa 6-16.5in guns, in two triple turrets, forward, and 20-5in guns in twin mounts. The armor basis is actually 11in and the speed is 37 knots. The size ballooned, of course, although I knew way back that this was a large ship (I guessed 47,550 tons, standard displacement). Springsharp's only gripe is that the spaces below the waterline are cramped, although I would say, not excessively so.
Ger/CB/1915A, Germany Enter ship type laid down 1915

Displacement:
	59,668 t light; 61,734 t standard; 65,891 t normal; 69,216 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
	962.29 ft / 961.00 ft x 110.00 ft x 36.00 ft (normal load)
	293.31 m / 292.91 m x 33.53 m  x 10.97 m

Armament:
      6 - 16.50" / 419 mm guns (2x3 guns), 2,246.06lbs / 1,018.80kg shells, 1915 Model
	  Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
	  on centreline, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
      20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1915 Model
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
	  on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
	Weight of broadside 14,726 lbs / 6,680 kg
	Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	11.0" / 279 mm	625.00 ft / 190.50 m	18.00 ft / 5.49 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
	  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
		2.00" / 51 mm	625.00 ft / 190.50 m	28.00 ft / 8.53 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	12.0" / 305 mm	7.00" / 178 mm		12.0" / 305 mm
	2nd:	2.00" / 51 mm	1.00" / 25 mm		1.00" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 11.00" / 279 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
	Geared drive, 8 shafts, 426,433 shp / 318,119 Kw = 37.00 kts
	Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 7,481 tons

Complement:
	2,056 - 2,673

Cost:
	£8.576 million / $34.304 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 1,841 tons, 2.8 %
	Armour: 17,219 tons, 26.1 %
	   - Belts: 5,240 tons, 8.0 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,295 tons, 2.0 %
	   - Armament: 3,106 tons, 4.7 %
	   - Armour Deck: 7,192 tons, 10.9 %
	   - Conning Tower: 387 tons, 0.6 %
	Machinery: 16,153 tons, 24.5 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 24,455 tons, 37.1 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,223 tons, 9.4 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  70,456 lbs / 31,958 Kg = 31.4 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 7.3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
	Metacentric height 7.4 ft / 2.3 m
	Roll period: 17.0 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak
	Block coefficient: 0.606
	Length to Beam Ratio: 8.74 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 31.00 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m
	Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
	   - Stem:		37.00 ft / 11.28 m
	   - Forecastle (20 %):	34.00 ft / 10.36 m
	   - Mid (59 %):		34.00 ft / 10.36 m (25.00 ft / 7.62 m aft of break)
	   - Quarterdeck (15 %):	25.00 ft / 7.62 m
	   - Stern:		25.00 ft / 7.62 m
	   - Average freeboard:	30.55 ft / 9.31 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 123.0 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 219.0 %
	Waterplane Area: 77,749 Square feet or 7,223 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 211 lbs/sq ft or 1,031 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.97
		- Longitudinal: 1.27
		- Overall: 1.00
	Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
	Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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