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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