Ger/BB/1921 Large, Germany Battleship laid down 1921
Displacement:
93,250 t light; 96,965 t standard; 105,000 t normal; 111,428 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,088.73 ft / 1,085.00 ft x 140.00 ft x 39.00 ft (normal load)
331.84 m / 330.71 m x 42.67 m x 11.89 m
Armament:
9 - 19.69" / 500 mm guns (3x3 guns), 3,813.98lbs / 1,729.99kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 36,054 lbs / 16,354 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 19.0" / 483 mm 720.00 ft / 219.46 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
4.00" / 102 mm 720.00 ft / 219.46 m 37.00 ft / 11.28 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 21.0" / 533 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 20.0" / 508 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- Armour deck: 8.00" / 203 mm, Conning tower: 20.00" / 508 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 277,853 shp / 207,279 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 8,900nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 14,463 tons
Complement:
2,916 - 3,791
Cost:
£21.354 million / $85.414 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,507 tons, 4.3 %
Armour: 39,752 tons, 37.9 %
- Belts: 9,939 tons, 9.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 3,943 tons, 3.8 %
- Armament: 8,155 tons, 7.8 %
- Armour Deck: 16,757 tons, 16.0 %
- Conning Tower: 959 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 9,568 tons, 9.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 39,423 tons, 37.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 11,750 tons, 11.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
168,304 lbs / 76,341 Kg = 44.1 x 19.7 " / 500 mm shells or 32.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 11.3 ft / 3.5 m
Roll period: 17.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.620
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Stern: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Average freeboard: 27.48 ft / 8.38 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 199.7 %
Waterplane Area: 113,223 Square feet or 10,519 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 260 lbs/sq ft or 1,272 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.03
- Longitudinal: 0.99
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Tuesday, July 26, 2005
The very large German battleship design works well in Springsharp
My very large German battleship design, which I am calling Ger/BB/1921 large, that I drew back in 1971, works quite well in Springsharp. I was able to upgrade the armor and range, as there was spare hull strength. The armament is 9-50cm (slightly more than 19.75in) and 16-6in QF guns. I had planned to have 19.75in guns, but 50cm seems reasonable. The armor basis is 19in. The ship was to be 105,000 tons with a speed of 31 knots. That works along with machinery of the same date as the ship design (1921):
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