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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:
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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