Ger/BB/1916, Germany Battleship laid down 1916 (Engine 1927)
Displacement:
63,597 t light; 66,677 t standard; 70,000 t normal; 72,659 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
761.68 ft / 760.00 ft x 130.00 ft x 35.00 ft (normal load)
232.16 m / 231.65 m x 39.62 m x 10.67 m
Armament:
9 - 20.00" / 508 mm guns (3x3 guns), 4,000.00lbs / 1,814.37kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
24 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (12x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 37,500 lbs / 17,010 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
4.00" / 102 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 18.0" / 457 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armour deck: 8.00" / 203 mm, Conning tower: 18.00" / 457 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 131,101 shp / 97,801 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 7,200nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,982 tons
Complement:
2,151 - 2,797
Cost:
£11.034 million / $44.134 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,688 tons, 6.7 %
Armour: 27,384 tons, 39.1 %
- Belts: 5,518 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2,063 tons, 2.9 %
- Armament: 7,336 tons, 10.5 %
- Armour Deck: 11,809 tons, 16.9 %
- Conning Tower: 659 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 4,138 tons, 5.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 27,387 tons, 39.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,403 tons, 9.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
97,531 lbs / 44,239 Kg = 24.4 x 20.0 " / 508 mm shells or 16.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 8.7 ft / 2.7 m
Roll period: 18.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.709
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.85 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.57 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (50 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Stern: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Average freeboard: 26.48 ft / 8.07 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 183.7 %
Waterplane Area: 79,792 Square feet or 7,413 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 261 lbs/sq ft or 1,273 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.63
- 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, August 23, 2005
The Ger/BB/1916 design
I have this nice pencil drawing of the inboard profile of what is labelled as the Ger/BB/1916. I have attributed 20in guns to this ship in the past, and did so again. That gives the ship 9-20in/45 and 24-5in QF guns (in twin mounts). The length is rather short, being 760ft. The ship is flush-decked with two funnels. I did a Springsharp report based on what I believe to be the sort of specifications that I had intended:
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