Ger/CA/1917, Germany Armoured Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1931)
Displacement:
19,732 t light; 20,704 t standard; 21,916 t normal; 22,885 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(729.36 ft / 725.00 ft) x 80.00 ft x (23.00 / 23.82 ft)
(222.31 m / 220.98 m) x 24.38 m x (7.01 / 7.26 m)
Armament:
6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 915.00lbs / 415.04kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1917 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1917 Model
2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
Weight of broadside 6,405 lbs / 2,905 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 23.00 ft / 7.01 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: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Protected deck - multiple decks: 3.00" / 76 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, 150,593 shp / 112,342 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,181 tons
Complement:
899 - 1,170
Cost:
£3.611 million / $14.446 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,315 tons, 6.0 %
Armour: 4,983 tons, 22.7 %
- Belts: 1,680 tons, 7.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 349 tons, 1.6 %
- Armament: 966 tons, 4.4 %
- Armour Deck: 1,887 tons, 8.6 %
- Conning Tower: 101 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 4,503 tons, 20.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,930 tons, 40.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,184 tons, 10.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,879 lbs / 12,646 Kg = 32.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 15.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.64
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.05
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.575 / 0.580
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.06 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.00 ft / -0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 23.67 ft / 7.21 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 126.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 202.9 %
Waterplane Area: 41,438 Square feet or 3,850 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 752 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.29
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, July 01, 2007
My fast German armoured cruiser design: Ger/CA/1917
I have this fast armoured cruiser design dating from the early 1970's that I have named the Ger/CA/1917, although my drawing is undesignated. This is a nominally 20,000 ton ship with 6-12in/50 and 8-6in/50 QF guns with a 33 knot speed. The armour basis is 6in with a 3in deck. The design requires 30 SHP/ton machinery. This is the Springsharp report:
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