Ger/CB/1907, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1907 Displacement: 23,192 t light; 24,145 t standard; 26,600 t normal; 28,564 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 600.00 ft / 600.00 ft x 88.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load) 182.88 m / 182.88 m x 26.82 m x 8.84 m Armament: 8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1907 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring 12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, evenly spread 12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 8,208 lbs / 3,723 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 360.00 ft / 109.73 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 240.00 ft / 73.15 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 360.00 ft / 109.73 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 360.00 ft / 109.73 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 11.00" / 279 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 85,607 shp / 63,863 Kw = 27.00 kts Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,419 tons Complement: 1,040 - 1,353 Cost: £2.355 million / $9.418 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,026 tons, 3.9 % Armour: 8,438 tons, 31.7 % - Belts: 3,128 tons, 11.8 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 746 tons, 2.8 % - Armament: 2,194 tons, 8.2 % - Armour Deck: 2,159 tons, 8.1 % - Conning Tower: 211 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 4,864 tons, 18.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,864 tons, 33.3 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,408 tons, 12.8 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 31,618 lbs / 14,342 Kg = 36.6 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 4.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16 Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m Roll period: 15.8 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.51 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.608 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.82 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.49 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Mid (67 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Average freeboard: 22.52 ft / 6.86 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 114.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 162.4 % Waterplane Area: 38,907 Square feet or 3,615 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 156 lbs/sq ft or 760 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.95 - Longitudinal: 1.58 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, April 23, 2006
From a sketch in the Red Book: the Ger/CB/1907
There are no specifications, but there is a scale drawing of what I interpret to be a German battlecruiser. I am reasonably certain of the intent with respect to armour and guns. The result is a fast battleship sort of battlecruiser, with 8-12in BLR and 12-6in QF guns. The length is 600ft and the citadel is obviously 360ft. Going on that basis, I created a Springsharp design for a ships with one turret on the forecastle, one aft of the first funnel, facing forward, and two aft, with one in the superfiring position. This is the Springsharp report:
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