This design's reason for existence is to carry 12-16.5in guns at 28.5 knots. I had originally expected that achieving that speed might involve 200,000 SHP. although I am not sure why. The designed Standard displacement was 60,000 tons. I had to settle for slightly more. The original weights were:
Hull =21,020 tons
Machinery = 6,700 tons
Armament = 3,810 tons
Protection=23,670 tons
Misc = 4,800 tons (8%)
I used the exact dimensions from my specification, and given that there was little guidance with respect to details, I filled those in:
Ger/BB/1916, Germany Battleship laid down 1916 (Engine 1923)
Displacement:
58,178 t light; 60,913 t standard; 64,300 t normal; 67,010 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
924.24 ft / 920.00 ft x 120.00 ft x 32.80 ft (normal load)
281.71 m / 280.42 m x 36.58 m x 10.00 m
Armament:
12 - 16.50" / 419 mm guns (4x3 guns), 2,246.06lbs / 1,018.80kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 28,681 lbs / 13,009 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 600.00 ft / 182.88 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
4.00" / 102 mm 600.00 ft / 182.88 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 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: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 157,061 shp / 117,167 Kw = 28.50 kts
Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,097 tons
Complement:
2,018 - 2,624
Cost:
£9.462 million / $37.850 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,585 tons, 5.6 %
Armour: 23,270 tons, 36.2 %
- Belts: 6,491 tons, 10.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2,753 tons, 4.3 %
- Armament: 5,922 tons, 9.2 %
- Armour Deck: 7,620 tons, 11.9 %
- Conning Tower: 484 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 5,249 tons, 8.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 26,074 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,122 tons, 9.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
92,432 lbs / 41,927 Kg = 41.2 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 16.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 8.1 ft / 2.5 m
Roll period: 17.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.69
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.621
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.33 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
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: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (67 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 23.84 ft / 7.27 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 184.9 %
Waterplane Area: 82,377 Square feet or 7,653 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 237 lbs/sq ft or 1,158 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.01
- Longitudinal: 0.99
- 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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