Ger/BB/1915 CDV design study A1, Germany Coast Defense Battleship laid down 1915
Displacement:
34,239 t light; 35,480 t standard; 36,448 t normal; 37,222 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
650.00 ft / 650.00 ft x 112.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load)
198.12 m / 198.12 m x 34.14 m x 8.23 m
Armament:
4 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (2x2 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1915 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 12,176 lbs / 5,523 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 75
4 - 23.6" / 599.44 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 370.00 ft / 112.78 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 370.00 ft / 112.78 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
- Armour deck: 10.00" / 254 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 91,579 shp / 68,318 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 3,600nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,742 tons
Complement:
1,318 - 1,714
Cost:
£4.309 million / $17.236 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,522 tons, 4.2 %
Armour: 15,503 tons, 42.5 %
- Belts: 2,721 tons, 7.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 452 tons, 1.2 %
- Armament: 1,786 tons, 4.9 %
- Armour Deck: 10,308 tons, 28.3 %
- Conning Tower: 237 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 3,469 tons, 9.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,744 tons, 37.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,209 tons, 6.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
57,869 lbs / 26,249 Kg = 19.8 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 9.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 7.7 ft / 2.3 m
Roll period: 17.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.38
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.649
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.80 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (0 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.11 ft / 6.13 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 149.8 %
Waterplane Area: 55,718 Square feet or 5,176 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 194 lbs/sq ft or 946 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.39
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, January 15, 2005
I just entered the specs for the Ger/BB/1915 CDV design, and made data entry errors that made it look like "it worked"
The Ger/BB/1915 CDV is a tubby coast defense battleship ("V" means vessel). The ship has 4-18in and 16-4in guns, with 4-23.6in TT above water. The ship has only a 10in armor basis, but a 10in deck, as well. Back 30-some years ago, we were enamoured with coast defense battleships. I entered the data, but neglected to give the belt length or height, as well as the anti-torpedo bulkhead. With little protection, except for a 10in deck (like a heavily protected cruiser), the design worked pretty well. To get sufficient hull strength, after entering the data, the ship ballooned to 36,448 tons, normal displacement. The drawing has a profile like a 1920's pocket battleships, with a single funnel, tower mast,and single, German-looking turrets, forward and aft. To obtain passable seakeeping ability, I had to reduce the beam to 112 feet, instead of the original 118 ft. You expect a coast defense battleship to accept some wetness forward, but I am pleased with how the design developed.
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