Ger/BB/1941, Germany Battleship laid down 1941
Displacement:
68,639 t light; 70,139 t standard; 75,000 t normal; 78,889 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,005.83 ft / 1,002.00 ft x 132.00 ft x 36.00 ft (normal load)
306.58 m / 305.41 m x 40.23 m x 10.97 m
Armament:
9 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1941 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1941 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
56 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 16 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 28,167 lbs / 12,776 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 0
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 690.00 ft / 210.31 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 690.00 ft / 210.31 m 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 17.0" / 432 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 - -
5th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 17.00" / 432 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 226,190 shp / 168,738 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,750 tons
Complement:
2,265 - 2,945
Cost:
£38.307 million / $153.229 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,521 tons, 4.7 %
Armour: 29,488 tons, 39.3 %
- Belts: 8,446 tons, 11.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2,681 tons, 3.6 %
- Armament: 5,741 tons, 7.7 %
- Armour Deck: 11,968 tons, 16.0 %
- Conning Tower: 651 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 5,978 tons, 8.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 29,653 tons, 39.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,361 tons, 8.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
126,395 lbs / 57,332 Kg = 43.3 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 24.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 10.4 ft / 3.2 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.551
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.59 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
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: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 24.88 ft / 7.58 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 70.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.5 %
Waterplane Area: 92,418 Square feet or 8,586 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 240 lbs/sq ft or 1,173 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.03
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Friday, October 14, 2005
A large, but more moderate sized German battleship
As I had a sparcer specification, I decided to go with what I would presently choose, except for the bare dimensions from 1999. They were 75,000 tons, 1002ft x 132ft x 36ft, Cp=0.58, Cm=0.95. The rest, I filled in like I would do now. I thought that 18in guns would be appropriate for a 75,000 ton ships. This is the Springsharp report:
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