This is the Springsharp report for the revised design. Like other recent designs, this relies heavily on lightweight machinery:
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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