Ger/BB/1916 Large, Germany Battleship laid down 1916
Displacement:
93,126 t light; 97,049 t standard; 105,000 t normal; 111,361 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,088.89 ft / 1,085.00 ft x 140.00 ft x 38.00 ft (normal load)
331.89 m / 330.71 m x 42.67 m x 11.58 m
Armament:
9 - 19.75" / 502 mm guns (3x3 guns), 3,851.87lbs / 1,747.18kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
24 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (12x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 36,167 lbs / 16,405 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 19.0" / 483 mm 705.00 ft / 214.88 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
5.00" / 127 mm 705.00 ft / 214.88 m 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 19.0" / 483 mm 14.0" / 356 mm 19.0" / 483 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 19.00" / 483 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 280,099 shp / 208,954 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 14,311 tons
Complement:
2,916 - 3,791
Cost:
£13.938 million / $55.754 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,521 tons, 4.3 %
Armour: 38,485 tons, 36.7 %
- Belts: 9,778 tons, 9.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 4,695 tons, 4.5 %
- Armament: 8,215 tons, 7.8 %
- Armour Deck: 14,886 tons, 14.2 %
- Conning Tower: 911 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 10,436 tons, 9.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 39,684 tons, 37.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 11,874 tons, 11.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
165,609 lbs / 75,119 Kg = 43.0 x 19.8 " / 502 mm shells or 32.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 11.5 ft / 3.5 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.51
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.33
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.637
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
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: 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Stern: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Average freeboard: 28.64 ft / 8.73 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 210.2 %
Waterplane Area: 114,947 Square feet or 10,679 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 258 lbs/sq ft or 1,262 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.02
- Longitudinal: 0.99
- 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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Saturday, June 25, 2005
The Ger/BB/1916 Large is amazing to me
I just ran the Ger/BB/1916 Large design study through Springsharp, and was very pleased and amazed at how well it did. I must confess that I don't believe the result, but I had happy to see it. This was for a ship 1085ft x 140ft x 38ft, with 9-19.75in BLR and 24-5in QF guns. The armor basis is 19in. The speed is 31 knots. Great length makes this easily attainable, even with a 1916 machinery plant. This is the Springsharp report:
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