Ger/CB/1943, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1943 Displacement: 114,942 t light; 119,679 t standard; 125,000 t normal; 129,257 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 1,254.66 ft / 1,250.00 ft x 156.00 ft x 37.00 ft (normal load) 382.42 m / 381.00 m x 47.55 m x 11.28 m Armament: 9 - 21.00" / 533 mm guns (3x3 guns), 4,630.50lbs / 2,100.36kg shells, 1943 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring 18 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1943 Model Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side, all amidships 18 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (6x3 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1943 Model Anti-aircraft guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring 24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1943 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts Weight of broadside 44,241 lbs / 20,068 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 800.00 ft / 243.84 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 4.00" / 102 mm 800.00 ft / 243.84 m 36.00 ft / 10.97 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 14.0" / 356 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - - - Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 8 shafts, 474,148 shp / 353,714 Kw = 35.00 kts Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 9,578 tons Complement: 3,323 - 4,321 Cost: £67.959 million / $271.838 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 5,530 tons, 4.4 % Armour: 38,575 tons, 30.9 % - Belts: 8,158 tons, 6.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 4,262 tons, 3.4 % - Armament: 6,821 tons, 5.5 % - Armour Deck: 18,580 tons, 14.9 % - Conning Tower: 754 tons, 0.6 % Machinery: 12,246 tons, 9.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 58,592 tons, 46.9 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,058 tons, 8.0 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 208,422 lbs / 94,538 Kg = 45.0 x 21.0 " / 533 mm shells or 41.0 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.29 Metacentric height 15.5 ft / 4.7 m Roll period: 16.7 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.11 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.606 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.01 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 35.36 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 38.00 ft / 11.58 m - Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Stern: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Average freeboard: 28.80 ft / 8.78 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 230.3 % Waterplane Area: 143,471 Square feet or 13,329 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 318 lbs/sq ft or 1,554 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 1.21 - Longitudinal: 0.94 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Monday, October 17, 2005
An even larger Ger/CB/1943 battlecruiser
The only advantage to what I am calling the Ger/CB/1943 design is that it has a 14in belt and main armament protection. One of the 12in belt Ger/CB/1942 designs could reach 37 knots. This can comfortably reach 35 knots, and has a 9,000 nm range at 15 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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