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
No comments:
Post a Comment