Ger/BB/1915-1916, Germany Battleship laid down 1915 (Engine 1931) Displacement: 83,132 t light; 86,833 t standard; 92,500 t normal; 97,034 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 916.83 ft / 915.00 ft x 130.00 ft x 35.00 ft (normal load) 279.45 m / 278.89 m x 39.62 m x 10.67 m Armament: 12 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (4x3 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1915 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1915 Model Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 36,720 lbs / 16,656 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 3.50" / 89 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 18.0" / 457 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 11.50" / 292 mm, Conning tower: 18.00" / 457 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 225,247 shp / 168,034 Kw = 29.00 kts Range 10,900nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 10,201 tons Complement: 2,651 - 3,447 Cost: £11.212 million / $44.848 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 4,590 tons, 5.0 % Armour: 39,390 tons, 42.6 % - Belts: 6,527 tons, 7.1 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,007 tons, 2.2 % - Armament: 8,360 tons, 9.0 % - Armour Deck: 21,703 tons, 23.5 % - Conning Tower: 793 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 6,736 tons, 7.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 32,417 tons, 35.0 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 9,368 tons, 10.1 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 145,383 lbs / 65,945 Kg = 49.9 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 24.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12 Metacentric height 9.2 ft / 2.8 m Roll period: 18.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.778 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.04 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 30.25 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 % 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: 35.00 ft / 10.67 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: 26.72 ft / 8.14 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 190.6 % Waterplane Area: 102,011 Square feet or 9,477 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 244 lbs/sq ft or 1,190 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 1.00 - Longitudinal: 1.07 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, August 13, 2005
I assume that my Ger/BB/1915-1916 design study is larger than anticipated
I have several pages devoted to the "Ger/BB/15-16" (Ger/BB/1915-1916) design study. Of course, on these pages, the critical information is lacking. Therefore, I made up the missing specifications. I have an inboard profile that seems to have 12-18in and 16-6in guns. The vessel is 915ft long. The citadel is 500 ft long. On the next page, there is a cross section with armor indicated. There actually are two decks: the upper being 6.5in and the lower, sitting on the belt, is 5in. The A/T bulkhead is 3.5in. The belt is 18in. There is a triple bottom, and the hold is divided into thirds, longitudinally. The draft is only 32ft. To make this work, I had to go with a large displacement and had to increase freeboard and draft. This is the resulting Springsharp report:
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