- Hull: 6,950 tons
- Aux. Machinery: 762 tons
- Machinery: 2,690 tons
- Armament: 1,320 tons
- Protection: 6,678 tons
- Miscellaneous: 1,600 tons
The standard displacement was apparently to be 20,000 tons. In one place, I had written that the normal SHP would be 80,600. The machinery was apparently to be very light.
This is the corresponding Springsharp report:Ger/CB/1907 design study, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1907 (Engine 1933) Displacement: 19,623 t light; 20,427 t standard; 21,500 t normal; 22,358 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 600.00 ft / 600.00 ft x 95.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load) 182.88 m / 182.88 m x 28.96 m x 8.23 m Armament: 8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1907 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring 12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side ends, evenly spread 12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 8,208 lbs / 3,723 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 80 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 230.00 ft / 70.10 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.50" / 38 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm - Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 90,855 shp / 67,778 Kw = 28.60 kts Range 5,200nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 1,931 tons Complement: 887 - 1,154 Cost: £1.919 million / $7.677 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,026 tons, 4.8 % Armour: 6,742 tons, 31.4 % - Belts: 2,264 tons, 10.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 563 tons, 2.6 % - Armament: 2,010 tons, 9.3 % - Armour Deck: 1,739 tons, 8.1 % - Conning Tower: 167 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 2,647 tons, 12.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,207 tons, 42.8 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,877 tons, 8.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 33,938 lbs / 15,394 Kg = 39.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.4 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12 Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m Roll period: 16.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.52 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.489 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.32 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.49 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -1.00 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 (70 %): 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: 24.76 ft / 7.55 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 203.1 % Waterplane Area: 37,600 Square feet or 3,493 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 168 lbs/sq ft or 820 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.92 - Longitudinal: 2.15 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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