Ger/CB/1915, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1927)
Displacement:
40,097 t light; 42,248 t standard; 45,198 t normal; 47,558 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(907.65 ft / 900.00 ft) x 105.00 ft x (31.00 / 32.26 ft)
(276.65 m / 274.32 m) x 32.00 m x (9.45 / 9.83 m)
Armament:
6 - 16.50" / 419 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,265.21lbs / 1,027.48kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
4 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward
Weight of broadside 14,963 lbs / 6,787 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 345.00 ft / 105.16 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 72 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 3.00" / 76 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 6 shafts, 303,169 shp / 226,164 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,310 tons
Complement:
1,549 - 2,014
Cost:
£6.042 million / $24.168 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,526 tons, 5.6 %
Armour: 9,515 tons, 21.1 %
- Belts: 2,443 tons, 5.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 963 tons, 2.1 %
- Armament: 2,243 tons, 5.0 %
- Armour Deck: 3,648 tons, 8.1 %
- Conning Tower: 219 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 9,570 tons, 21.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,487 tons, 40.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,101 tons, 11.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
57,840 lbs / 26,236 Kg = 25.8 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 6.3 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 %): 57 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.540 / 0.546
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.57 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 36.00 ft / 10.97 m, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Aft deck: 13.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Quarter deck: 37.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 28.43 ft / 8.67 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 121.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 246.6 %
Waterplane Area: 65,336 Square feet or 6,070 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 201 lbs/sq ft or 984 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.36
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Another run at a Ger/CB/1915 design
There is an interesting 900ft long German battlecruiser in "The Red Book", part of my papers from the early 1970's. The ship is armed with 6-16.5in guns forward and 12-6in guns in turrets. There is minimal armour and a high speed. This is my latest attempt at a Springsharp design:
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