Ger/BB/1912 Fast, Germany Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1917) Displacement: 24,938 t light; 25,966 t standard; 28,191 t normal; 29,971 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 650.00 ft / 650.00 ft x 92.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load) 198.12 m / 198.12 m x 28.04 m x 9.14 m Armament: 8 - 12.20" / 310 mm guns (4x2 guns), 944.00lbs / 428.19kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 106.00lbs / 48.08kg shells, 1912 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, evenly spread Weight of broadside 9,036 lbs / 4,099 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 130.00 ft / 39.62 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m 100.00 ft / 30.48 m Unarmoured ends Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 83,558 shp / 62,334 Kw = 27.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,005 tons Complement: 1,087 - 1,414 Cost: £2.223 million / $8.892 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,097 tons, 3.9 % Armour: 10,101 tons, 35.8 % - Belts: 3,946 tons, 14.0 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 777 tons, 2.8 % - Armament: 2,823 tons, 10.0 % - Armour Deck: 2,316 tons, 8.2 % - Conning Tower: 239 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 3,063 tons, 10.9 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,677 tons, 37.9 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,253 tons, 11.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 45,977 lbs / 20,855 Kg = 50.6 x 12.2 " / 310 mm shells or 7.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05 Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m Roll period: 17.5 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.41 Hull form characteristics: Hull has raised forecastle Block coefficient: 0.550 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.07 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 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: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Forecastle (20 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m (26.00 ft / 7.92 m aft of break) - Mid (50 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Stern: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Average freeboard: 25.79 ft / 7.86 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.1 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 184.5 % Waterplane Area: 41,734 Square feet or 3,877 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 169 lbs/sq ft or 826 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.94 - Longitudinal: 1.81 - 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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Friday, July 01, 2005
A German fast battleship design for 1912
This is a more modest design than the Super Lion style that I have described. This is an attempt to be a fast battleship with 12.2in guns as the main armament. They hit a good bit harder than the 12in/45 or 50 with an 850 lb. shot. They also should outrange, if even marginally, the 12in gun. The armour basis is 12 inches and the speed is 27 knots. This is the Sprinsharp report:
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