This is a 32 knot ship with 6-15in/45 and 8-6in QF guns. The ship has a thick deck to go with the inclined side armour, so that despite the thin torpedo bulkhead, the ship is well-protected for a ship with thin side armour. This is the Springsharp report:
Ger/CB/1912, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1937) Displacement: 35,294 t light; 36,855 t standard; 40,276 t normal; 43,013 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (824.00 ft / 820.00 ft) x 105.00 ft x (29.50 / 31.09 ft) (251.16 m / 249.94 m) x 32.00 m x (8.99 / 9.48 m) Armament: 6 - 15.00" / 381 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,700.00lbs / 771.11kg shells, 120 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model 2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck 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, 1912 Model 8 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft 2 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 11,112 lbs / 5,040 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 75 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 29.50 ft / 8.99 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 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 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 186,573 shp / 139,184 Kw = 32.00 kts Range 8,000nm at 18.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 6,158 tons Complement: 1,420 - 1,847 Cost: £3.007 million / $12.029 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,964 tons, 4.9 % Armour: 12,611 tons, 31.3 % - Belts: 1,724 tons, 4.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 437 tons, 1.1 % - Armament: 1,935 tons, 4.8 % - Armour Deck: 8,314 tons, 20.6 % - Conning Tower: 203 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 5,171 tons, 12.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,547 tons, 38.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,983 tons, 12.4 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 71,592 lbs / 32,474 Kg = 42.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 9.4 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21 Metacentric height 7.6 ft / 2.3 m Roll period: 16.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 66 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.33 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak, a normal bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.555 / 0.562 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.81 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 30.00 %, 36.00 ft / 10.97 m, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Aft deck: 25.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Average freeboard: 27.85 ft / 8.49 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.8 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 215.7 % Waterplane Area: 60,371 Square feet or 5,609 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 187 lbs/sq ft or 912 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.50 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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