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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

A conservative Ger/DL/1912 design (but not real)

This is a conservative Ger/DL/1912 design that is not intended to be "real German", but more like our alternate history German designs. The main thing is that is more realistic is using coal-fired boilers. The speed is 33 knots, which is not too extreme. The guns are heavier than you might expect, at 4-5.1in QF. The tubes are not a German size. They are 6-21in TT in three twin mounts. This sort of ship is not able to take much damage, which is the downside of all of these designs. This is the Springsharp report:
Ger/DL/1912, Germany Destroyer laid down 1912 (Engine 1950)

Displacement:
 1,536 t light; 1,602 t standard; 1,802 t normal; 1,961 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (357.42 ft / 350.00 ft) x 35.00 ft x (11.00 / 11.70 ft)
 (108.94 m / 106.68 m) x 10.67 m  x (3.35 / 3.57 m)

Armament:
      4 - 5.10" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 65.00lbs / 29.48kg shells, 150 per gun
   Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1912 Model
   4 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
   Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      Weight of broadside 260 lbs / 118 kg
      6 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m torpedoes - 1.389 t each, 8.335 t total
 In 3 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes

Armour:
   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm  3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
 Coal fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 2 shafts, 41,996 shp / 31,329 Kw = 33.00 kts
 Range 4,300nm at 14.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 359 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
 137 - 179

Cost:
 £0.203 million / $0.813 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 80 tons, 4.5 %
    - Guns: 72 tons, 4.0 %
    - Torpedoes: 8 tons, 0.5 %
 Armour: 60 tons, 3.3 %
    - Armament: 60 tons, 3.3 %
 Machinery: 887 tons, 49.2 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 479 tons, 26.6 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 266 tons, 14.7 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 1.7 %
    - On freeboard deck: 30 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   499 lbs / 226 Kg = 7.5 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
 Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
 Roll period: 11.8 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has raised forecastle,
   a normal bow and a cruiser stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.468 / 0.479
 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 18.71 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 69 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
 Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
    Fore end,  Aft end
    - Forecastle: 28.00 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Forward deck: 30.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
    - Aft deck: 27.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
    - Quarter deck: 15.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
    - Average freeboard:  16.35 ft / 4.98 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 171.9 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 149.9 %
 Waterplane Area: 7,933 Square feet or 737 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 71 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 157 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.46
  - Longitudinal: 1.97
  - Overall: 0.53
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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