Ger/BB/1910, Germany Battleship laid down 1910 Displacement: 25,067 t light; 26,234 t standard; 29,000 t normal; 31,213 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 580.00 ft / 580.00 ft x 100.00 ft x 33.30 ft (normal load) 176.78 m / 176.78 m x 30.48 m x 10.15 m Armament: 12 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (4x3 guns), 670.00lbs / 303.91kg shells, 1910 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 3 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (1x3 guns), 665.50lbs / 301.87kg shells, 1910 Model Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette) on centreline amidships 12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1910 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, evenly spread 8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 11,333 lbs / 5,140 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 345.00 ft / 105.16 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 4.00" / 102 mm 345.00 ft / 105.16 m 33.00 ft / 10.06 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 13.0" / 330 mm 2nd: 13.0" / 330 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 13.0" / 330 mm 3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 28,028 shp / 20,909 Kw = 20.00 kts Range 6,900nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,979 tons Complement: 1,110 - 1,444 Cost: £2.224 million / $8.895 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,410 tons, 4.9 % Armour: 11,920 tons, 41.1 % - Belts: 3,429 tons, 11.8 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,685 tons, 5.8 % - Armament: 3,614 tons, 12.5 % - Armour Deck: 2,928 tons, 10.1 % - Conning Tower: 264 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 1,158 tons, 4.0 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,580 tons, 36.5 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,933 tons, 13.6 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 53,302 lbs / 24,177 Kg = 80.1 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 12.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04 Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.6 m Roll period: 18.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 88 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.76 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.526 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.80 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.08 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 % 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: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Mid (43 %): 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: 21.60 ft / 6.58 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 62.7 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 141.4 % Waterplane Area: 39,563 Square feet or 3,676 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 185 lbs/sq ft or 904 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.91 - Longitudinal: 2.23 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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Friday, June 02, 2006
What I am calling the Ger/BB/1910 design has 15-11in guns
The design that I have labelled Ger/BB/1910 has an armament of 15-1in guns in triple turrets. The ship looks very German for the pre-WWI period, although the armament layout is rather Italian-like. The ship looks something like the Koenig. I think that it was inspired by the Italian battlehips with 13-12in guns. The design actually works quite well, if you can live with 11in guns on a ship built this late. This is a case of sacrificing gunpower to achieve better protection. This is the Springsharp report:
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