Ger/BB/1905, Germany Battleship laid down 1905
Displacement:
19,735 t light; 20,568 t standard; 23,089 t normal; 25,106 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(590.00 ft / 580.00 ft) x 90.00 ft x (26.60 / 28.48 ft)
(179.83 m / 176.78 m) x 27.43 m x (8.11 / 8.68 m)
Armament:
8 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1905 Model
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts , 1905 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
Weight of broadside 7,184 lbs / 7,184 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 375.00 ft / 114.30 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 375.00 ft / 114.30 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 375.00 ft / 114.30 m 26.60 ft / 8.11 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: 11.00" / 279 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
ERROR: Revise drives, 4 shafts, 42,135 shp / 31,433 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 6,400nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,537 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
936 - 1,217
Cost:
£1.855 million / $7.419 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,320 tons, 5.7 %
Armour: 7,122 tons, 30.8 %
- Belts: 2,361 tons, 10.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 738 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 1,747 tons, 7.6 %
- Armour Deck: 2,083 tons, 9.0 %
- Conning Tower: 192 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 3,511 tons, 15.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,301 tons, 36.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,355 tons, 14.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
33,599 lbs / 15,240 Kg = 38.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 82 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.64
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.582 / 0.591
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 35.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forward deck: 35.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Aft deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 22.02 ft / 6.71 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 165.0 %
Waterplane Area: 37,540 Square feet or 3,488 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 155 lbs/sq ft or 758 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.69
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
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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