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Sunday, October 16, 2005

Stretching the limits with another version of the Ger/CB/1942

There is a longer version of the Ger/CB/1942. I had to accept a 40ft draft, which is ridiculous, but the design can make 37 knots, with a 15 knot cruising speed. This is with a rather thin 12in belt. The specification in the book was:
CB
120,000 tons      Cp=0.57    9-21in/45
Length=1,250 ft   Cm=0.92
Beam=    158 ft
Draft=    40ft
Speed= 35 knots (the design was good for 37 knots)
The advantage to large, fast ships is that they can outrun (or run down) small fast ships in any sort of seaway, at all. This is the Springsharp report:
Ger/CB/1942, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1942

Displacement:
 110,968 t light; 115,614 t standard; 120,000 t normal; 123,509 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 1,254.80 ft / 1,250.00 ft x 158.00 ft x 40.00 ft (normal load)
 382.46 m / 381.00 m x 48.16 m  x 12.19 m

Armament:
      9 - 21.00" / 533 mm guns (3x3 guns), 4,630.50lbs / 2,100.36kg shells, 1942 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, 1942 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, 1942 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
      72 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (18x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1942 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts 
   on side, evenly spread, 12 raised mounts
      42 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1942 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts 
   on side, evenly spread, 32 raised mounts
 Weight of broadside 44,345 lbs / 20,115 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 850.00 ft / 259.08 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  4.00" / 102 mm 850.00 ft / 259.08 m 36.00 ft / 10.97 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 11.0" / 279 mm  16.0" / 406 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: 16.00" / 406 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 8 shafts, 553,147 shp / 412,648 Kw = 37.00 kts
 Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 7,895 tons

Complement:
 3,222 - 4,190

Cost:
 £67.220 million / $268.880 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 5,543 tons, 4.6 %
 Armour: 38,091 tons, 31.7 %
    - Belts: 7,325 tons, 6.1 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 4,529 tons, 3.8 %
    - Armament: 7,852 tons, 6.5 %
    - Armour Deck: 17,546 tons, 14.6 %
    - Conning Tower: 839 tons, 0.7 %
 Machinery: 14,450 tons, 12.0 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 52,885 tons, 44.1 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 9,032 tons, 7.5 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   177,192 lbs / 80,373 Kg = 38.3 x 21.0 " / 533 mm shells or 32.2 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
 Metacentric height 14.7 ft / 4.5 m
 Roll period: 17.3 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.14

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has a flush deck
 Block coefficient: 0.532
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.91 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 35.36 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
 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:  40.00 ft / 12.19 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
    - Mid (50 %):  30.00 ft / 9.14 m
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
    - Stern:  30.00 ft / 9.14 m
    - Average freeboard: 30.80 ft / 9.39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.7 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 240.3 %
 Waterplane Area: 135,488 Square feet or 12,587 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 294 lbs/sq ft or 1,437 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 1.04
  - Longitudinal: 0.98
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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