This is a fast ship with 6-15in guns and a speed of 35 knots, in this version:
Ger/CB/1912, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1941) Displacement: 37,864 t light; 39,459 t standard; 41,948 t normal; 43,939 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (824.00 ft / 820.00 ft) x 105.00 ft x (29.40 / 30.53 ft) (251.16 m / 249.94 m) x 32.00 m x (8.96 / 9.30 m) Armament: 6 - 15.00" / 381 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,700.00lbs / 771.11kg shells, 120 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model 2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.00lbs / 51.71kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1912 Model 8 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft 2 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 11,112 lbs / 5,040 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 75 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 29.40 ft / 8.96 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 9.00" / 229 mm For and Aft decks - Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 278,113 shp / 207,472 Kw = 35.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,479 tons Complement: 1,465 - 1,905 Cost: £3.402 million / $13.609 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,964 tons, 4.7 % Armour: 12,459 tons, 29.7 % - Belts: 1,730 tons, 4.1 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 870 tons, 2.1 % - Armament: 1,975 tons, 4.7 % - Armour Deck: 7,675 tons, 18.3 % - Conning Tower: 208 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 7,350 tons, 17.5 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,092 tons, 38.4 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,084 tons, 9.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 62,710 lbs / 28,445 Kg = 37.2 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.0 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23 Metacentric height 7.8 ft / 2.4 m Roll period: 15.7 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak, a normal bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.580 / 0.585 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.81 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 30.00 %, 37.00 ft / 11.28 m, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Aft deck: 25.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Average freeboard: 28.85 ft / 8.79 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.1 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 222.1 % Waterplane Area: 61,804 Square feet or 5,742 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 188 lbs/sq ft or 919 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.51 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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