Ger/CM/1914, Germany Cruiser Minelayer laid down 1914 (Engine 1950) Displacement: 3,381 t light; 3,474 t standard; 3,828 t normal; 4,112 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (437.73 ft / 435.00 ft) x 40.00 ft x (20.00 / 20.90 ft) (133.42 m / 132.59 m) x 12.19 m x (6.10 / 6.37 m) Armament: 3 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 65.00lbs / 29.48kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1914 Model 1 x Single mount on centreline ends, evenly spread 1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck forward Weight of broadside 195 lbs / 88 kg 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: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 101,034 shp / 75,371 Kw = 39.50 kts Range 4,500nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 638 tons Complement: 243 - 316 Cost: £0.575 million / $2.299 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 51 tons, 1.3 % Armour: 31 tons, 0.8 % - Armament: 31 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 2,252 tons, 58.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 909 tons, 23.7 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 447 tons, 11.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 138 tons, 3.6 % - On freeboard deck: 138 tons Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 737 lbs / 334 Kg = 11.8 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32 Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m Roll period: 11.7 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.17 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak, a normal bow and large transom stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.385 / 0.396 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.88 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.01 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 68 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 18.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Forward deck: 14.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Aft deck: 53.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m - Average freeboard: 18.70 ft / 5.70 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 194.2 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 152.5 % Waterplane Area: 11,008 Square feet or 1,023 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 74 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 38 lbs/sq ft or 185 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.44 - Longitudinal: 2.24 - Overall: 0.52 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Another fast minelayer
The next size up in the family of fast minelayer specifications was 435ft long. That is large enough that I am classifying it as a cruiser minelayer. I originally was going to call the design a destroyer. I optimistically hoped for 50 knots, but that is way beyond reach. This design has 3-5in guns and carries 160 mines. The speed is 39.5 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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