I just tried my Ger/CB/1906 design

I should have known that my design for a very fast battlecruiser that was moderately well-armed and lightly armored would have to change. The original concept was for a ship 800ft x 85ft x 25.6ft with a 25,000 ton displacement and a speed of 33 knots. I was fortunate to salvage a 30 knot speed by going very large. If you don't mind too large a ship, it makes for a good ship:

Ger/CB/1906, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1906

Displacement:
	26,324 t light; 27,335 t standard; 29,992 t normal; 32,117 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
	800.00 ft / 800.00 ft x 85.00 ft x 25.60 ft (normal load)
	243.84 m / 243.84 m x 25.91 m  x 7.80 m

Armament:
      8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1906 Model
	  Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
	  on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
      12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1906 Model
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts 
	  on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
	Weight of broadside 7,296 lbs / 3,309 kg
	Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	4.00" / 102 mm	425.00 ft / 129.54 m	16.00 ft / 4.88 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length
	  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	6.00" / 152 mm	6.00" / 152 mm		6.00" / 152 mm
	2nd:	1.00" / 25 mm	      -			      -

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
	Direct drive, 4 shafts, 121,371 shp / 90,542 Kw = 30.00 kts
	Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 4,782 tons

Complement:
	1,139 - 1,481

Cost:
	£2.791 million / $11.163 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 912 tons, 3.0 %