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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The Ger/CB/1912 works pretty much like the original conception

The original concept for the Ger/CB/1912 battlecruiser design, dating from 1971, was for a 32,659 tons Standard displacement with dimensions of 820ft x 105ft x 29.4ft (max). The armament was 6-15in/45 in triple turrets, mounted forward, and a light secondary armament of 8-6in QF guns. The armour basis was 6in with 10in turrets and barbettes and a 5in deck. The target speed was 32 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
Ger/CB/1912, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1927)

Displacement:
 33,108 t light; 34,421 t standard; 37,800 t normal; 40,503 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 823.00 ft / 820.00 ft x 105.00 ft x 29.40 ft (normal load)
 250.85 m / 249.94 m x 32.00 m  x 8.96 m

Armament:
      6 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
   Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
 Weight of broadside 10,989 lbs / 4,985 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 75 % of normal length
   Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  2.00" / 51 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm  10.0" / 254 mm

   - Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 176,791 shp / 131,886 Kw = 32.00 kts
 Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 6,082 tons

Complement:
 1,355 - 1,762

Cost:
 £3.094 million / $12.376 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 1,374 tons, 3.6 %
 Armour: 10,062 tons, 26.6 %
    - Belts: 1,737 tons, 4.6 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 858 tons, 2.3 %
    - Armament: 1,854 tons, 4.9 %
    - Armour Deck: 5,418 tons, 14.3 %
    - Conning Tower: 194 tons, 0.5 %
 Machinery: 5,581 tons, 14.8 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,092 tons, 42.6 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,692 tons, 12.4 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   60,093 lbs / 27,258 Kg = 35.6 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.3 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
 Metacentric height 7.5 ft / 2.3 m
 Roll period: 16.1 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.52
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.34

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.523
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.81 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  35.00 ft / 10.67 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
    - Mid (62 %):  30.00 ft / 9.14 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Stern:  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Average freeboard: 27.36 ft / 8.34 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.3 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.7 %
 Waterplane Area: 58,574 Square feet or 5,442 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 190 lbs/sq ft or 929 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.95
  - Longitudinal: 1.51
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
 Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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