The "High end" Ger/BB/1937 with 16.5in guns

This version of the Ger/BB/1937 series seems more appropriately designated as a battleship than battlecruiser. The armament is now 9-16.5in/45 BLR and 24-5in DP guns. There ought to be a light AA armament, but there is not. The speed is the modest 28 knots. The normal displacement is 47,593 tons with dimensions of 854ft x 118ft x 30ft. The draft being so shallow creates problems with composite strength in Springsharp. I would probably have to say that the design is over-armored. This is the Springsharp report:

Ger/CB/1937 16.5in, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1937

Displacement:
 43,892 t light; 45,822 t standard; 47,593 t normal; 49,010 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 857.57 ft / 854.00 ft x 118.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
 261.39 m / 260.30 m x 35.97 m  x 9.14 m

Armament:
      9 - 16.50" / 419 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2,246.06lbs / 1,018.80kg shells, 1937 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      24 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (12x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1937 Model
   Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on side, all amidships
 Weight of broadside 21,715 lbs / 9,850 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 555.00 ft / 169.16 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  2.00" / 51 mm 555.00 ft / 169.16 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 10.0" / 254 mm  14.0" / 356 mm
 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm  5.00" / 127 mm

   - Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 4 shafts, 122,611 shp / 91,468 Kw = 28.00 kts
 Range 5,200nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 3,188 tons

Complement:
 1,610 - 2,094

Cost:
 £23.411 million / $93.644 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 2,714 tons, 5.7 %
 Armour: 17,682 tons, 37.2 %
    - Belts: 5,352 tons, 11.2 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,191 tons, 2.5 %
    - Armament: 4,232 tons, 8.9 %
    - Armour Deck: 6,511 tons, 13.7 %
    - Conning Tower: 396 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 3,398 tons, 7.1 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 20,097 tons, 42.2 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,701 tons, 7.8 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   72,078 lbs / 32,694 Kg = 32.1 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 12.3 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
 Metacentric height 8.7 ft / 2.7 m
 Roll period: 16.8 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.16

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has a flush deck
 Block coefficient: 0.551
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.24 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 29.22 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  30.00 ft / 9.14 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
    - Mid (50 %):  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
    - Stern:  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
    - Average freeboard: 20.80 ft / 6.34 m
 Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.4 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 166.6 %
 Waterplane Area: 70,394 Square feet or 6,540 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 220 lbs/sq ft or 1,072 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 1.00
  - Longitudinal: 1.00
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent