Ger/BB/1943 Very Large, Germany Battleship laid down 1943 Displacement: 283,527 t light; 294,499 t standard; 309,156 t normal; 320,882 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (1,514.57 ft / 1,500.00 ft) x 285.00 ft x (39.00 / 40.20 ft) (461.64 m / 457.20 m) x 86.87 m x (11.89 / 12.25 m) Armament: 12 - 22.00" / 559 mm 50.0 cal guns - 5,650.00lbs / 2,562.80kg shells, 120 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1943 Model 9 x 4-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 3 raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm 55.0 cal guns - 116.57lbs / 52.88kg shells, 180 per gun Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mount , 1943 Model 1 x Twin mount on sides amidships 24 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1943 Model 12 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread 12 raised mounts 64 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 240 per gun Breech loading guns in deck mounts , 1943 Model 32 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread 24 raised mounts Weight of broadside 70,586 lbs / 70,586 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 22.0" / 559 mm 960.00 ft / 292.61 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 9.00" / 229 mm 960.00 ft / 292.61 m 39.00 ft / 11.89 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 22.0" / 559 mm 15.0" / 381 mm 22.0" / 559 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 1.00" / 25 mm - Armour deck: 10.00" / 254 mm, Conning tower: 22.00" / 559 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 8 shafts, 394,209 shp / 294,080 Kw = 29.00 kts Range 12,000nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 26,383 tons Complement: 6,555 - 8,522 Cost: £122.136 million / $488.543 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 13,388 tons, 4.3 % Armour: 117,737 tons, 38.1 % - Belts: 15,255 tons, 4.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 12,468 tons, 4.0 % - Armament: 24,698 tons, 8.0 % - Armour Deck: 63,149 tons, 20.4 % - Conning Tower: 2,167 tons, 0.7 % Machinery: 10,181 tons, 3.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 146,905 tons, 47.5 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 25,629 tons, 8.3 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 1,289,468 lbs / 584,893 Kg = 242.2 x 22.0 " / 559 mm shells or 915.4 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.65 Metacentric height 55.4 ft / 16.9 m Roll period: 16.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.18 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a normal bow and small transom stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.649 / 0.653 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.26 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 45.94 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 36 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 45.00 ft / 13.72 m, 39.00 ft / 11.89 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 39.00 ft / 11.89 m, 37.00 ft / 11.28 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 37.00 ft / 11.28 m, 37.00 ft / 11.28 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 37.00 ft / 11.28 m, 38.00 ft / 11.58 m - Average freeboard: 38.26 ft / 11.66 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 36.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 371.6 % Waterplane Area: 341,347 Square feet or 31,712 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 149 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 395 lbs/sq ft or 1,929 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 1.15 - Longitudinal: 0.95 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
The monster battleship Ger/BB/1943
The Ger/BB/1943 monster battleship is the battleship analog of the Ger/CB/1943 design. The battleship has a speed of 29 knots and carries 12-22in guns. The armour basis is 22 inches with a 10 inch deck. I don't believe that the ship would really resist 915.4 torpedoes, but that is what Springsharp 3.0b1 claims. This is the Springsharp report:
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