Ger/BB/1917 Design Study, Germany Enter ship type laid down 1917 (Engine 1937)
Displacement:
57,751 t light; 60,366 t standard; 63,375 t normal; 65,783 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
851.78 ft / 850.00 ft x 120.00 ft x 30.40 ft (normal load)
259.62 m / 259.08 m x 36.58 m x 9.27 m
Armament:
9 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (3x3 guns), 3,200.00lbs / 1,451.50kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1917 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 30,050 lbs / 13,630 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 555.00 ft / 169.16 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 16.0" / 406 mm 555.00 ft / 169.16 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 555.00 ft / 169.16 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 16.0" / 406 mm
- Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 16.00" / 406 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 205,655 shp / 153,419 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,417 tons
Complement:
1,996 - 2,596
Cost:
£10.375 million / $41.499 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,437 tons, 5.4 %
Armour: 23,414 tons, 36.9 %
- Belts: 6,568 tons, 10.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,150 tons, 1.8 %
- Armament: 4,416 tons, 7.0 %
- Armour Deck: 10,733 tons, 16.9 %
- Conning Tower: 548 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 5,700 tons, 9.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 25,201 tons, 39.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,624 tons, 8.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
94,081 lbs / 42,675 Kg = 32.3 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 13.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 8.7 ft / 2.6 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.715
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (50 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Stern: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Average freeboard: 25.72 ft / 7.84 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 197.7 %
Waterplane Area: 82,877 Square feet or 7,699 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 232 lbs/sq ft or 1,132 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.18
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
A fast battleship design study: what I am calling the Ger/BB/1917
I did a fast battleship design study that for lack of another designation, I am calling the Ger/BB/1917 design study. The ship is 850ft x 850ft x 30.4ft. The speed is 30 knots. The armament is 9-18in/45 BLR with 20-5in QF guns. I used all the original specifications, except that the displacement ballooned from what I had overoptimistically hoped (50,000 tons) to 63,375 tons. This is the Springsharp report:
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