The original Ger/CS/1905 concept

The original Ger/CS/1905 scout cruiser was conceived as a 1905 German version of the "Super Swift" design study. Of course, the "Super Swift" was a British 1912 design study for an alternative design for the 1912 light cruisers. By using the lightest possible machinery, a successful 36-knot Ger/CS/1905 is possible. The draft is 13ft and the freeboard aft is a rather high 14 feet. This is my concept of what a Ger/CS/1905 scout would like like:

This is the scale drawing:

You should be able to click to get the good, but large, image. This is the Springsharp report:

Ger/CS/1905, Germany Scout Cruiser laid down 1905 (Engine 1950)

Displacement:
 1,621 t light; 1,675 t standard; 1,828 t normal; 1,950 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (372.52 ft / 370.00 ft) x 38.00 ft x (13.00 / 13.51 ft)
 (113.54 m / 112.78 m) x 11.58 m  x (3.96 / 4.12 m)

Armament:
      6 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun
   Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
   2 x Single mounts on centreline aft
   4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 192 lbs / 87 kg
      2 - 18.0" / 457 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 0.865 t each, 1.729 t total
 In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm  2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 2 shafts, 55,088 shp / 41,096 Kw = 36.00 kts
 Range 4,500nm at 14.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 275 tons

Complement:
 139 - 181

Cost:
 £0.217 million / $0.867 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 64 tons, 3.5 %
    - Guns: 62 tons, 3.4 %
    - Torpedoes: 2 tons, 0.1 %
 Armour: 43 tons, 2.3 %
    - Armament: 43 tons, 2.3 %
 Machinery: 986 tons, 54.0 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 528 tons, 28.9 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 207 tons, 11.3 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   469 lbs / 213 Kg = 14.7 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
 Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
 Roll period: 11.5 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
   a normal bow and a round stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.350 / 0.359
 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.74 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 19.24 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
 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: 16.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Forward deck: 12.00 %,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Aft deck: 57.00 %,  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:  16.37 ft / 4.99 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 185.0 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 144.9 %
 Waterplane Area: 8,395 Square feet or 780 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 63 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 34 lbs/sq ft or 166 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.43
  - Longitudinal: 1.96
  - Overall: 0.51
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent