Ger/BB/1905 flush deck, Germany Battleship laid down 1905 (Engine 1909) Displacement: 17,805 t light; 18,579 t standard; 20,000 t normal; 21,137 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 490.00 ft / 490.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load) 149.35 m / 149.35 m x 27.43 m x 8.84 m Armament: 8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1905 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1905 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, all amidships Weight of broadside 8,208 lbs / 3,723 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 80 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.50" / 38 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 34,347 shp / 25,623 Kw = 22.00 kts Range 4,800nm at 14.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,557 tons Complement: 840 - 1,093 Cost: £1.704 million / $6.814 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,026 tons, 5.1 % Armour: 7,901 tons, 39.5 % - Belts: 2,892 tons, 14.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 480 tons, 2.4 % - Armament: 2,131 tons, 10.7 % - Armour Deck: 2,272 tons, 11.4 % - Conning Tower: 127 tons, 0.6 % Machinery: 1,561 tons, 7.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,317 tons, 36.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,195 tons, 11.0 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 30,661 lbs / 13,908 Kg = 35.5 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.7 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04 Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m Roll period: 17.5 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.49 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.547 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.44 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 22.14 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Forecastle (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Mid (50 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Average freeboard: 21.32 ft / 6.50 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.2 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146.2 % Waterplane Area: 30,701 Square feet or 2,852 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 164 lbs/sq ft or 801 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.90 - Longitudinal: 2.52 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Monday, July 11, 2005
The flush-decked 1905 German battleship revisited
I just recalculated the German battleship design study Ger/BB/1905 with the flush deck. The dimensions were influenced by the real Westfalen class. The dimensions are 490ft x 90ft x 29ft. The armament is 8-12in/45 BLR and 12-6in/45 QF guns. The armor basis is 12in, although that is not consistently applied. The maximum speed was 22 knots. This is the new Springsharp report:
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