Ger/BB/1915-1916 Design Study G1, Germany Battleship laid down 1916 Displacement: 79,297 t light; 82,961 t standard; 90,664 t normal; 96,826 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 921.26 ft / 920.00 ft x 130.00 ft x 36.00 ft (normal load) 280.80 m / 280.42 m x 39.62 m x 10.97 m Armament: 12 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (4x3 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1916 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring Main guns limited to end-on fire 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1916 Model Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts Weight of broadside 36,720 lbs / 16,656 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 3.00" / 76 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 32.00 ft / 9.75 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 16.0" / 406 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 218,031 shp / 162,651 Kw = 29.00 kts Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 13,866 tons Complement: 2,612 - 3,396 Cost: £12.712 million / $50.847 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 4,590 tons, 5.1 % Armour: 31,134 tons, 34.3 % - Belts: 6,927 tons, 7.6 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,776 tons, 2.0 % - Armament: 9,213 tons, 10.2 % - Armour Deck: 12,826 tons, 14.1 % - Conning Tower: 391 tons, 0.4 % Machinery: 8,123 tons, 9.0 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 35,450 tons, 39.1 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 11,367 tons, 12.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 133,443 lbs / 60,529 Kg = 45.8 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 20.4 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.02 Metacentric height 7.7 ft / 2.4 m Roll period: 19.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.02 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.737 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 30.33 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 36.00 ft / 10.97 m - Forecastle (20 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Mid (50 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Stern: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m - Average freeboard: 31.48 ft / 9.59 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.9 % Waterplane Area: 99,043 Square feet or 9,201 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 263 lbs/sq ft or 1,286 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.29 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Sunday, January 16, 2005
More interesting than I had expected: Ger/BB/1915-1916 G1
I have this rather clunky looking drawing of a battleship with a flush deck, flared bow, two funnels, a tripod foremast and top, and a heavy, kingpost-like mainmast with a high topmast. The armament is heavy: 12-18in/45 guns in four triple turrets and 16-6in/50 QF in 8 twin turrets. The I know the length,definitively, but little else. I filled in the details, and I am more pleased with the result than I had expected. The size is very large: 90,664 tons, normal displacement. The ship is 920ft long. I reduced the speed to 29 knots to achieve a more balanced design.
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