L1, Germany Battleship laid down 1916 (Engine 1917)
Displacement:
32,598 t light; 34,119 t standard; 37,200 t normal; 39,665 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
728.35 ft / 721.78 ft x 98.43 ft x 28.22 ft (normal load)
222.00 m / 220.00 m x 30.00 m x 8.60 m
Armament:
8 - 14.96" / 380 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,674.25lbs / 759.43kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.98lbs / 46.71kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships
16 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 20.79lbs / 9.43kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 15,208 lbs / 6,898 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
5 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 429.79 ft / 131.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 5.51" / 140 mm 219.82 ft / 67.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
72.18 ft / 22.00 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 9.84" / 250 mm 429.79 ft / 131.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.84" / 250 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 6.69" / 170 mm 6.69" / 170 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
- Armour deck: 3.54" / 90 mm, Conning tower: 15.75" / 400 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 85,947 shp / 64,116 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 13.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,546 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
1,339 - 1,741
Cost:
£5.274 million / $21.096 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,901 tons, 5.1 %
Armour: 12,529 tons, 33.7 %
- Belts: 4,834 tons, 13.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 3,751 tons, 10.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,566 tons, 9.6 %
- Conning Tower: 378 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 3,466 tons, 9.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,703 tons, 39.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,602 tons, 12.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
58,786 lbs / 26,665 Kg = 35.1 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 4.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 17.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.51
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.650
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Mid (69 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m (19.69 ft / 6.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 26.61 ft / 8.11 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 196.9 %
Waterplane Area: 54,400 Square feet or 5,054 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 190 lbs/sq ft or 926 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.52
- 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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Monday, December 18, 2006
The German L1 battleship design from1916
I thought that I would try the German L1 battleship design in Springsharp. I tried to get the parameters as close as I could to what is in Forstmeier and Breyer's book Deutsche Grosskampschipffe 1915-1918. The ship has 8-15in guns and 16-5.9in guns. The dimensions are roughly 728ft x 98.4ft x 28.2ft. The armour belt is about 13.8in at the thickest part. The speed is 26 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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