Ger/BB/1905 Extended Version, Germany Battleship laid down 1905 (Engine 1923)
Displacement:
21,580 t light; 22,430 t standard; 24,000 t normal; 25,256 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
580.00 ft / 580.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load)
176.78 m / 176.78 m x 27.43 m x 8.23 m
Armament:
8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1905 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 7,296 lbs / 3,309 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 190.00 ft / 57.91 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 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: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 95,111 shp / 70,953 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,826 tons
Complement:
963 - 1,253
Cost:
£1.966 million / $7.866 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 912 tons, 3.8 %
Armour: 8,324 tons, 34.7 %
- Belts: 3,157 tons, 13.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 779 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 2,097 tons, 8.7 %
- Armour Deck: 2,111 tons, 8.8 %
- Conning Tower: 179 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,179 tons, 13.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,165 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,420 tons, 10.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38,106 lbs / 17,285 Kg = 44.1 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 17.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.11
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.596
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (72 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 25.92 ft / 7.90 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 198.6 %
Waterplane Area: 38,036 Square feet or 3,534 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 163 lbs/sq ft or 797 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 2.01
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent


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