Ger/BB/1905, Germany Battleship laid down 1905 (Engine 1909) Displacement: 19,477 t light; 20,246 t standard; 22,000 t normal; 23,404 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 580.00 ft / 580.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load) 176.78 m / 176.78 m x 27.43 m x 8.23 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 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1905 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, evenly spread Weight of broadside 7,296 lbs / 3,309 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 80 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Ends: 26.0" / 660 mm 26.00 ft / 7.92 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m 174.00 ft / 53.04 m Unarmoured ends Upper: 7.00" / 178 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 40,318 shp / 30,077 Kw = 23.00 kts Range 4,800nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 3,158 tons Complement: 903 - 1,174 Cost: £1.704 million / $6.817 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 912 tons, 4.1 % Armour: 8,019 tons, 36.4 % - Belts: 3,063 tons, 13.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 731 tons, 3.3 % - Armament: 2,040 tons, 9.3 % - Armour Deck: 2,015 tons, 9.2 % - Conning Tower: 169 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 1,833 tons, 8.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,714 tons, 39.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,523 tons, 11.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 41,772 lbs / 18,947 Kg = 48.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 7.7 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05 Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m Roll period: 17.4 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 87 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.78 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.74 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.546 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.44 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.08 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 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 - Mid (67 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m (19.00 ft / 5.79 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m - Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m - Average freeboard: 24.52 ft / 7.47 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.2 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 189.8 % Waterplane Area: 36,305 Square feet or 3,373 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 163 lbs/sq ft or 795 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.93 - Longitudinal: 1.99 - 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 Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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Friday, July 08, 2005
A new version of the Ger/BB/1905 design
I have a new version of the Ger/BB/1905 design that is based on a good set of specifications. The only thing that is abnormal is setting the machinery date to 1909 to obtain a higher power output for a given machinery weight. This is a ship that was intended to be 580ft x 90ft x 26.6ft with a displacement of 22,000 tons. The armement is 8-12in/45 BLR and 12-4in QF guns. The armor basis is 10 inches. This is the new Springsharp report:
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