Ger/DD/1914, Germany Destroyer laid down 1914 (Engine 1941) Displacement: 783 t light; 810 t standard; 900 t normal; 972 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 266.42 ft / 265.00 ft x 26.00 ft x 9.00 ft (normal load) 81.20 m / 80.77 m x 7.92 m x 2.74 m Armament: 2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1914 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on centreline ends, evenly spread Weight of broadside 64 lbs / 29 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 250 6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 28,693 shp / 21,405 Kw = 32.00 kts Range 3,100nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 162 tons Complement: 81 - 106 Cost: £0.127 million / $0.509 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 8 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 471 tons, 52.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 274 tons, 30.5 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 117 tons, 13.0 % Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 3.3 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 238 lbs / 108 Kg = 7.4 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20 Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m Roll period: 11.3 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.508 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.19 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 16.28 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 74 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 1.00 degrees Stern overhang: 1.00 ft / 0.30 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Forecastle (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Mid (28 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m - Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m - Average freeboard: 15.48 ft / 4.72 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 179.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 60.8 % Waterplane Area: 4,624 Square feet or 430 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 56 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 23 lbs/sq ft or 112 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.40 - Longitudinal: 4.80 - Overall: 0.51 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
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Thursday, September 08, 2005
An updated Ger/DD/1914 design
When I was binging on drawing ships on September 9th, 2001, I drew the Ger/DD/1914 design. It is very similar to real ships from the period, except that it is slower. It still is a 32 knot ship, as I recall. Of course, it relies on very lightweight machinery. Two things that are new are 6-21in TT and 30 mines. This is the Springsharp report:
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