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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