Ger/CB/1935, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1935 Displacement: 27,103 t light; 28,552 t standard; 30,531 t normal; 32,114 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (750.22 ft / 741.00 ft) x 98.00 ft x (27.00 / 28.10 ft) (228.67 m / 225.86 m) x 29.87 m x (8.23 / 8.56 m) Armament: 9 - 12.00" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 915.00lbs / 415.04kg shells, 150 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1935 Model 3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 55.0 cal guns - 115.00lbs / 52.16kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1935 Model 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 12 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck mount , 1935 Model 1 x Single mount on sides amidships 32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck mounts , 1935 Model 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 7 raised mounts Weight of broadside 10,056 lbs / 10,056 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 455.00 ft / 138.68 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 455.00 ft / 138.68 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 4.00" / 102 mm 455.00 ft / 138.68 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 11.00" / 279 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 96,485 shp / 71,978 Kw = 28.00 kts Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 3,562 tons Complement: 1,154 - 1,501 Cost: £12.071 million / $48.286 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,171 tons, 7.1 % Armour: 10,782 tons, 35.3 % - Belts: 2,997 tons, 9.8 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,818 tons, 6.0 % - Armament: 2,003 tons, 6.6 % - Armour Deck: 3,733 tons, 12.2 % - Conning Tower: 231 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 2,741 tons, 9.0 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,343 tons, 40.4 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,428 tons, 11.2 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 57,770 lbs / 26,204 Kg = 66.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 10.8 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19 Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m Roll period: 16.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.49 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a normal bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.545 / 0.551 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.56 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 27.22 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 11.00 degrees Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Aft deck: 30.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Average freeboard: 24.98 ft / 7.61 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 199.8 % Waterplane Area: 50,443 Square feet or 4,686 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 172 lbs/sq ft or 838 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.42 - 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 Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
This variant type, the Ger/CB/1935 family, this version with 12in guns
There is this alternative family of designs, also dating from early 1999, that is called the Ger/CB/1935. This is the version with 9-12in/50 BLR, 12-6in QF, 12-4in AA, and 32-37mm AA guns. I am not trying to be realistic, as I like to use the English caliber guns, rather than the more usual metric (5.9in and 4.1in). This is the Springsharp design:
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