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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The Ger/BB/1909 design in Springsharp 3.0b2 Beta

I just tried the Ger/BB/1909 in the lastest version of Springsharp, 3.0b2 Beta. The machinery, for the planned 60,000 SHP is lighter than I had expected and the protection is heavier. The speed as designed was 23 knots, but 60,000 SHP is good for 23.7 knots. The armament includes 9-12in/50 BLR and 8-6in QF guns. the armour basis is 14in, with 6in and 4in deck armour, although so far, it has to be lumped as 10 inches of deck armour. This is the Springsharp report:
Ger/BB/1909, Germany Battleship laid down 1909

Displacement:
 28,885 t light; 30,228 t standard; 35,865 t normal; 40,375 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (645.00 ft / 645.00 ft) x 106.00 ft x (30.00 / 33.12 ft)
 (196.60 m / 196.60 m) x 32.31 m  x (9.14 / 10.10 m)

Armament:
      9 - 12.00" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 915.00lbs / 415.04kg shells, 120 per gun
   Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
   3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
  1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.00lbs / 51.71kg shells, 150 per gun
   Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
   8 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      Weight of broadside 9,147 lbs / 4,149 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 375.00 ft / 114.30 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  2.00" / 51 mm 375.00 ft / 114.30 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 6.00" / 152 mm  14.0" / 356 mm
 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm  4.00" / 102 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 10.00" / 254 mm For and Aft decks

   - Conning towers: Forward 14.00" / 356 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 61,108 shp / 45,587 Kw = 23.70 kts
 Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 10,147 tons

Complement:
 1,303 - 1,694

Cost:
 £2.350 million / $9.399 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 1,896 tons, 5.3 %
 Armour: 13,044 tons, 36.4 %
    - Belts: 2,856 tons, 8.0 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 833 tons, 2.3 %
    - Armament: 2,260 tons, 6.3 %
    - Armour Deck: 6,768 tons, 18.9 %
    - Conning Tower: 328 tons, 0.9 %
 Machinery: 2,778 tons, 7.7 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,168 tons, 31.1 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,980 tons, 19.5 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   81,402 lbs / 36,923 Kg = 94.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 15.0 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.33
 Metacentric height 9.0 ft / 2.8 m
 Roll period: 14.8 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 88 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.39
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.77

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
   a normal bow and a cruiser stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.612 / 0.624
 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.08 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 25.40 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: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
 Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
    Fore end,  Aft end
    - Forecastle: 33.00 %,  31.00 ft / 9.45 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
    - Forward deck: 34.00 %,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
    - Aft deck: 18.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
    - Quarter deck: 15.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
    - Average freeboard:  24.89 ft / 7.59 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 61.8 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 179.1 %
 Waterplane Area: 50,568 Square feet or 4,698 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 170 lbs/sq ft or 829 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.94
  - Longitudinal: 1.80
  - 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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