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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.
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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