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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