I did not give the very large battleship a designation, but I am calling it the Ger/BB/1916 Large. This is a nominally 105,000 ton ship with 9-19.75in guns and a speed of 31 knots. I was impressed at how good my power estimate was, consideringthat it was very much a "back of the envelope" estimate, based on smaller, example ships. This is my original specification:
Displacement: 105,000 tons Dimensions: 1085ft x 140ft x 66ft (depth)
9-19.75in guns (238 tons) 280,000 SHP = 31k knots
Weights:
24,070 tons Hull
7,000 tons Machinery (40 SHP/ton)
56,382 tons Protection
4,000 tons Auxiliary Machinery
8,400 tons Miscellaneous
This is the Springsharp report:
Ger/BB/1916 Large, Germany Battleship laid down 1916 (Engine 1937)
Displacement:
95,188 t light; 100,374 t standard; 106,972 t normal; 112,251 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(1,098.45 ft / 1,085.00 ft) x 140.00 ft x (39.00 / 40.61 ft)
(334.81 m / 330.71 m) x 42.67 m x (11.89 / 12.38 m)
Armament:
9 - 19.75" / 502 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3,885.00lbs / 1,762.21kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1916 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1916 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 36,565 lbs / 16,586 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 670.00 ft / 204.22 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
8.00" / 203 mm 670.00 ft / 204.22 m 39.00 ft / 11.89 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 20.0" / 508 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 20.0" / 508 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 8.00" / 203 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 8.00" / 203 mm Quarter deck: 8.00" / 203 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 20.00" / 508 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 282,258 shp / 210,565 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 11,877 tons
Complement:
2,956 - 3,844
Cost:
£12.887 million / $51.549 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5,615 tons, 5.2 %
Armour: 43,236 tons, 40.4 %
- Belts: 9,356 tons, 8.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 7,734 tons, 7.2 %
- Armament: 8,098 tons, 7.6 %
- Armour Deck: 17,076 tons, 16.0 %
- Conning Tower: 971 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 7,823 tons, 7.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 38,514 tons, 36.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 11,785 tons, 11.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
205,907 lbs / 93,398 Kg = 53.5 x 19.8 " / 502 mm shells or 51.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 11.6 ft / 3.5 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.49
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.632 / 0.637
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 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 %, 39.00 ft / 11.89 m, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Average freeboard: 31.28 ft / 9.53 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 222.7 %
Waterplane Area: 114,452 Square feet or 10,633 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 256 lbs/sq ft or 1,250 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.13
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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