Ger/DD/1915 Emergency War Program, Germany Destroyer laid down 1915 (Engine 1950) Displacement: 824 t light; 853 t standard; 970 t normal; 1,064 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 264.21 ft / 260.00 ft x 26.00 ft x 10.00 ft (normal load) 80.53 m / 79.25 m x 7.92 m x 3.05 m Armament: 2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1915 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on centreline ends, evenly spread Weight of broadside 64 lbs / 29 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 250 4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 30,481 shp / 22,739 Kw = 32.00 kts Range 4,200nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 211 tons Complement: 86 - 112 Cost: £0.153 million / $0.614 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 8 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 499 tons, 51.5 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 287 tons, 29.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 146 tons, 15.0 % Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 3.1 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 266 lbs / 120 Kg = 8.3 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25 Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m Roll period: 11.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.502 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 16.12 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 75 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Forecastle (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Mid (32 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m - Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m - Average freeboard: 15.72 ft / 4.79 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 176.2 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 85.7 % Waterplane Area: 4,513 Square feet or 419 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 62 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 116 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.40 - Longitudinal: 5.36 - Overall: 0.52 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped 30 mines carried (30 tons added for them)
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Tuesday, July 04, 2006
The Ger/DD/1915 Emergency War Program destroyer class
I envisioned the Ger/DD/1915 destroyer class to be built as part of the Emergency War Program for the campaign we were conducting. The ship had just 2-4in QF guns, 4-21in TT, and carried 30 mines. There were two funnels, of equal height, with the forefunnel being wider. They had streamlined funnel caps. The only mast was a single pole embedded in the bridge structure. The pilot house had a searchlight on the roof. I had hoped for 280 tons of oil fuel, but I was only able to obtain a total of 146 tons of fuel, ammunition, and stores in Springsharp. The design depends on the lightest weight machinery possible. This is the Springsharp report:
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