Ger/CB/1912, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1931)
Displacement:
35,442 t light; 36,728 t standard; 39,559 t normal; 41,824 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
822.00 ft / 820.00 ft x 105.00 ft x 29.40 ft (normal load)
250.55 m / 249.94 m x 32.00 m x 8.96 m
Armament:
6 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all amidships
Weight of broadside 10,989 lbs / 4,985 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 630.00 ft / 192.02 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 118 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 630.00 ft / 192.02 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 207,899 shp / 155,093 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 6,250nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,096 tons
Complement:
1,402 - 1,823
Cost:
£3.265 million / $13.059 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,374 tons, 3.5 %
Armour: 11,529 tons, 29.1 %
- Belts: 2,659 tons, 6.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,305 tons, 3.3 %
- Armament: 1,797 tons, 4.5 %
- Armour Deck: 5,542 tons, 14.0 %
- Conning Tower: 225 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 6,217 tons, 15.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,322 tons, 41.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,117 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
61,718 lbs / 27,995 Kg = 36.6 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 7.6 ft / 2.3 m
Roll period: 16.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.547
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.81 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Mid (67 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 27.68 ft / 8.44 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 226.2 %
Waterplane Area: 59,918 Square feet or 5,567 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 189 lbs/sq ft or 923 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.49
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily


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