Ger/CB/1917, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1941) Displacement: 36,148 t light; 37,877 t standard; 39,700 t normal; 41,158 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 790.39 ft / 787.50 ft x 105.00 ft x 32.50 ft (normal load) 240.91 m / 240.03 m x 32.00 m x 9.91 m Armament: 6 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (2x3 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1917 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring 16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1917 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 18,496 lbs / 8,390 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 209,175 shp / 156,044 Kw = 33.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 3,281 tons Complement: 1,406 - 1,828 Cost: £7.239 million / $28.954 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,312 tons, 5.8 % Armour: 9,673 tons, 24.4 % - Belts: 2,773 tons, 7.0 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,110 tons, 2.8 % - Armament: 2,459 tons, 6.2 % - Armour Deck: 3,106 tons, 7.8 % - Conning Tower: 226 tons, 0.6 % Machinery: 5,528 tons, 13.9 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,635 tons, 46.9 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,552 tons, 8.9 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 48,217 lbs / 21,871 Kg = 16.5 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 6.4 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07 Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m Roll period: 17.7 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.517 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.06 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m - Forecastle (20 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Mid (67 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m (21.00 ft / 6.40 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Average freeboard: 26.68 ft / 8.13 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 203.1 % Waterplane Area: 55,962 Square feet or 5,199 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 227 lbs/sq ft or 1,106 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.94 - Longitudinal: 1.82 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Friday, May 05, 2006
A design not easily realized
There is a very radical design fast battlecruiser, which I assume that I meant to be German. The design has two triple 18in turrets forward, one in the superfiring position. The secondary armament is 16 single 5in QF guns. I have weights defined, along with dimensions. the specified beam (90ft) and the standard displacement (32,000 tons) is not realizable. To achieve adequate characteristics, the beam was increased to 105ft and the displacement to 39,700 tons, normal. That gives a standard displacement of 37,877 tons, which is closer than I had expected. The draft was increased to 32.5 ft for reasons of seakeeping, but mostly for hull strength. This is the Springsharp report:
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