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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