Ger/CA/1937, Germany Heavy Cruiser laid down 1937 Displacement: 17,022 t light; 17,813 t standard; 20,050 t normal; 21,839 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (757.84 ft / 745.00 ft) x 82.00 ft x (21.00 / 22.47 ft) (230.99 m / 227.08 m) x 24.99 m x (6.40 / 6.85 m) Armament: 9 - 9.40" / 239 mm 55.0 cal guns - 450.00lbs / 204.12kg shells, 150 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model 3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 16 - 4.10" / 104 mm 55.0 cal guns - 36.00lbs / 16.33kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1937 Model 8 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft 8 raised mounts 32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 65.0 cal guns - 1.71lbs / 0.78kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model 16 x Twin mounts on sides amidships 16 raised mounts Weight of broadside 4,681 lbs / 2,123 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 2.00" / 51 mm For and Aft decks - Conning towers: Forward 6.00" / 152 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 139,837 shp / 104,318 Kw = 33.00 kts Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,025 tons Complement: 842 - 1,095 Cost: £9.137 million / $36.549 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,276 tons, 6.4 % Armour: 3,713 tons, 18.5 % - Belts: 1,219 tons, 6.1 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 381 tons, 1.9 % - Armament: 797 tons, 4.0 % - Armour Deck: 1,220 tons, 6.1 % - Conning Tower: 95 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 3,876 tons, 19.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,158 tons, 40.7 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,027 tons, 15.1 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 30,442 lbs / 13,808 Kg = 73.3 x 9.4 " / 239 mm shells or 3.9 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20 Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m Roll period: 15.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.547 / 0.557 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.09 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 27.29 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Aft deck: 30.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Average freeboard: 24.71 ft / 7.53 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.8 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 228.4 % Waterplane Area: 42,514 Square feet or 3,950 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 141 lbs/sq ft or 690 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.98 - Longitudinal: 1.16 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Friday, July 06, 2007
A large German heavy cruiser: the Ger/CA/1937
This is my design for an outsized German heavy cruiser with 9-9.4in BLR, 12-4.1in AA, and 32-37mm AA guns. The belt is 5in and the deck is 2in. The speed is 33 knots and the range is 12,000nm at 15 knots. I had an idea that this would be a commerce raider. This is the Springsharp report:
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