Ger/BB/1916 CDV, Germany Coast Defense Battleship laid down 1916 (Engine 1931) Displacement: 27,390 t light; 28,602 t standard; 29,800 t normal; 30,759 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 650.00 ft / 650.00 ft x 118.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load) 198.12 m / 198.12 m x 35.97 m x 8.23 m Armament: 4 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (2x2 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1916 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread 16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1916 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships Weight of broadside 12,176 lbs / 5,523 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 4 - 23.6" / 600.0001 mm above water torpedoes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 375.00 ft / 114.30 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 4.00" / 102 mm 375.00 ft / 114.30 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 6.00" / 152 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 76,193 shp / 56,840 Kw = 26.00 kts Range 4,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,157 tons Complement: 1,133 - 1,474 Cost: £4.183 million / $16.731 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,522 tons, 5.1 % Armour: 11,479 tons, 38.5 % - Belts: 2,732 tons, 9.2 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,443 tons, 4.8 % - Armament: 1,405 tons, 4.7 % - Armour Deck: 5,691 tons, 19.1 % - Conning Tower: 207 tons, 0.7 % Machinery: 2,278 tons, 7.6 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,111 tons, 40.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,410 tons, 8.1 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 52,046 lbs / 23,607 Kg = 17.8 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 11.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.39 Metacentric height 11.5 ft / 3.5 m Roll period: 14.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.20 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.09 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.504 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.51 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Forecastle (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Average freeboard: 18.32 ft / 5.58 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.5 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.1 % Waterplane Area: 51,274 Square feet or 4,763 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 189 lbs/sq ft or 923 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.46 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, June 18, 2006
I underestimated the displacement necessary for the Ger/BB/1916 CDV
I have this really anachronistic drawing of a German coast defense battleship with 4-18in BLR and 16-4in QF guns. The armour basis is just 10in, with a 6in deck. The original concept is for 10in + 2in decks. Springsharp calculates that the weight would be more than 14,000 tons for a such a protection scheme, not the 10,039 tons that I had envisioned. I was able to keep the machinery weight down to around what was specified (2,170 tons). This is the Springsharp report:
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