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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:
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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