The Ger/BB/1907 design from September 8, 2001

The drawings from September 8, 2001 are less inspired than those from September 9th. Still, they are not bad. They all look very German, as I had thought that they should. The Ger/BB/1907 drawing has pole masts with the usual German small tops, twin funnels with high casings, a bridge structure built of platforms, on top of a small superstructure with an armored conning tower behind the second gun turret. The secondary armament are in casemates above the hull. This is the Springsharp report:

Ger/BB/1907, Germany Battleship laid down 1907 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
 22,526 t light; 23,354 t standard; 25,000 t normal; 26,317 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 620.00 ft / 620.00 ft x 105.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
 188.98 m / 188.98 m x 32.00 m  x 7.92 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, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1907 Model
   Quick firing guns in casemate mounts 
   on side, all amidships
 Weight of broadside 7,296 lbs / 3,309 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
 Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  2.00" / 51 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 8.00" / 203 mm  13.0" / 330 mm
 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm  5.00" / 127 mm

   - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 42,995 shp / 32,074 Kw = 23.00 kts
 Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 2,962 tons

Complement:
 993 - 1,292

Cost:
 £1.779 million / $7.115 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 912 tons, 3.6 %
 Armour: 10,089 tons, 40.4 %
    - Belts: 3,357 tons, 13.4 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 796 tons, 3.2 %
    - Armament: 2,437 tons, 9.7 %
    - Armour Deck: 3,260 tons, 13.0 %
    - Conning Tower: 239 tons, 1.0 %
 Machinery: 1,602 tons, 6.4 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,923 tons, 39.7 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,474 tons, 9.9 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   58,121 lbs / 26,363 Kg = 67.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 12.7 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
 Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
 Roll period: 16.7 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 83 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.37
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.66

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.517
 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.90 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 24.90 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  28.00 ft / 8.53 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
    - Mid (62 %):  25.00 ft / 7.62 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
    - Stern:  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
    - Average freeboard: 22.20 ft / 6.77 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 60.3 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 187.3 %
 Waterplane Area: 44,055 Square feet or 4,093 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 168 lbs/sq ft or 818 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.94
  - Longitudinal: 1.70
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
 Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
 Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather