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Thursday, July 12, 2007

In Springsharp 3.0b2, the original concept for the Ger/BB/1905 works great

I had this idea for a rather fast German battleship, to be laid down in 1905, that would carry 8-12in/45 BLR and 12-4in QF guns. The speed was to be 23 knots, the armour basis 11in and the decks 3in+1in. In Springsharp 3.0b2 Beta, the ship works well. The original idea was to have a Standard Displacement of 22,000 tons. My design is 21,765 tons Standard. This is a photograph of one of the ships:

This is the Springsharp report:
Ger/BB/1905 Original Concept, Germany Battleship laid down 1905

Displacement:
 20,662 t light; 21,765 t standard; 24,517 t normal; 26,719 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (585.00 ft / 580.00 ft) x 90.00 ft x (26.60 / 28.58 ft)
 (178.31 m / 176.78 m) x 27.43 m  x (8.11 / 8.71 m)

Armament:
      8 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 871.00lbs / 395.08kg shells, 150 per gun
   Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1905 Model
   4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
  2 raised mounts - superfiring
      12 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 150 per gun
   Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1905 Model
   12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 7,355 lbs / 3,336 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
 Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 150.00 ft / 45.72 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   50.00 ft / 15.24 m Unarmoured ends
 Upper: 7.00" / 178 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  2.00" / 51 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 26.60 ft / 8.11 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 6.00" / 152 mm  11.0" / 279 mm
 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm  4.00" / 102 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks
 Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm  Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 11.00" / 279 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 44,328 shp / 33,069 Kw = 23.00 kts
 Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 4,954 tons

Complement:
 979 - 1,273

Cost:
 £1.863 million / $7.451 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 1,308 tons, 5.3 %
 Armour: 7,961 tons, 32.5 %
    - Belts: 2,433 tons, 9.9 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 748 tons, 3.1 %
    - Armament: 1,872 tons, 7.6 %
    - Armour Deck: 2,708 tons, 11.0 %
    - Conning Tower: 200 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 3,358 tons, 13.7 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,034 tons, 32.8 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,855 tons, 15.7 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   38,591 lbs / 17,505 Kg = 44.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.1 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
 Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
 Roll period: 15.2 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.61

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
   a ram bow and a cruiser stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.618 / 0.627
 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.44 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 24.08 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
 Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
    Fore end,  Aft end
    - Forecastle: 30.00 %,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
    - Forward deck: 37.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
    - Aft deck: 18.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
    - Quarter deck: 15.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
    - Average freeboard:  22.60 ft / 6.89 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.8 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 169.1 %
 Waterplane Area: 38,824 Square feet or 3,607 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 155 lbs/sq ft or 757 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.94
  - Longitudinal: 1.68
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 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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