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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