Ger/BB/1915 Moderate Dimensions F1, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1915
Displacement:
31,590 t light; 32,960 t standard; 34,659 t normal; 36,018 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
620.49 ft / 620.00 ft x 110.00 ft x 33.00 ft (normal load)
189.13 m / 188.98 m x 33.53 m x 10.06 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
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1915 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1915 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 14,980 lbs / 6,795 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 330.00 ft / 100.58 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 330.00 ft / 100.58 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 72,922 shp / 54,400 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 4,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,058 tons
Complement:
1,269 - 1,651
Cost:
£4.459 million / $17.834 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,873 tons, 5.4 %
Armour: 11,846 tons, 34.2 %
- Belts: 3,660 tons, 10.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 684 tons, 2.0 %
- Armament: 2,961 tons, 8.5 %
- Armour Deck: 4,358 tons, 12.6 %
- Conning Tower: 183 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 2,762 tons, 8.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,109 tons, 43.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,069 tons, 8.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
54,299 lbs / 24,630 Kg = 24.2 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 8.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 6.6 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 18.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.54
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.539
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.64 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.90 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 1.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (0 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Stern: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Average freeboard: 26.24 ft / 8.00 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 183.8 %
Waterplane Area: 47,109 Square feet or 4,377 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 224 lbs/sq ft or 1,093 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.75
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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Sunday, January 16, 2005
A "Moderate Dimensions" design study
I have a sketch of a "Moderate Dimensions" battleship design study done for the Germans for 1915. It has two triple-16.5in turrets forward, 12-6in guns in casemates on the upper deck, and unique for this time in my designs, 4-4.7in AA guns on top of the lower superstructure, just aft of the superfiring turret and at the rear of the second funnel. The ship has a tower foremast and tripod mainmast. The ship is flush-decked, and to satisfy Springsharp, the speed is 25 knots. The result is really nice, from my perspective. I wonder how realistic it is, but it is nice.
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