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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:
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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