Ger/BB/1907, Germany Battleship laid down 1907
Displacement:
23,316 t light; 24,254 t standard; 28,400 t normal; 31,717 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
620.00 ft / 620.00 ft x 105.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
188.98 m / 188.98 m x 32.00 m x 7.92 m
Armament:
8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1907 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, 1907 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
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: 13.0" / 330 mm 335.00 ft / 102.11 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 335.00 ft / 102.11 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 335.00 ft / 102.11 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 69,437 shp / 51,800 Kw = 25.30 kts
Range 5,600nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,463 tons
Complement:
1,093 - 1,422
Cost:
£2.134 million / $8.538 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 912 tons, 3.2 %
Armour: 7,996 tons, 28.2 %
- Belts: 2,605 tons, 9.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 465 tons, 1.6 %
- Armament: 2,114 tons, 7.4 %
- Armour Deck: 2,611 tons, 9.2 %
- Conning Tower: 201 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,945 tons, 13.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,463 tons, 36.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,084 tons, 17.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
48,432 lbs / 21,969 Kg = 56.1 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 7.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 8.0 ft / 2.4 m
Roll period: 15.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.34
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.587
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.90 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.90 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
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: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (68 %): 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: 23.68 ft / 7.22 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 196.0 %
Waterplane Area: 47,049 Square feet or 4,371 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 165 lbs/sq ft or 806 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.63
- 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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Monday, August 14, 2006
This is the Ger/BB/1907, from the Blue Booi, with adjusted weights
This is the Ger/BB/1907 design, tweaked to try and achieve the weights from the original specification. This is a ship with 8-12in/50 and 12-4in QF guns, and a 13in armour basis. The originally specified speed was 24 knots. I had followed closely the armour plan from the sketch. With that plan, the 7,547 tons protection is too light. The protection in the Springsharp design comes out heavier. This is the tweaked Springsharp design:
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