Ger/CB/1915 design study, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1937) Displacement: 38,189 t light; 39,831 t standard; 42,429 t normal; 44,507 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (907.86 ft / 900.00 ft) x 100.00 ft x (30.00 / 31.16 ft) (276.72 m / 274.32 m) x 30.48 m x (9.14 / 9.50 m) Armament: 6 - 16.50" / 419 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,265.00lbs / 1,027.39kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model 2 x Single mounts on centreline, forward deck forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 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 forward 4 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward Weight of broadside 14,962 lbs / 6,787 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 415.00 ft / 126.49 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 295.00 ft / 89.92 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 71 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.35" / 34 mm 415.00 ft / 126.49 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 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 3.00" / 76 mm 5.00" / 127 mm - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks Forecastle: 4.00" / 102 mm Quarter deck: 4.00" / 102 mm - Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 259,880 shp / 193,871 Kw = 35.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,676 tons Complement: 1,477 - 1,921 Cost: £5.463 million / $21.851 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 3,000 tons, 7.1 % Armour: 10,236 tons, 24.1 % - Belts: 2,083 tons, 4.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 622 tons, 1.5 % - Armament: 2,641 tons, 6.2 % - Armour Deck: 4,680 tons, 11.0 % - Conning Tower: 210 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 7,203 tons, 17.0 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,749 tons, 41.8 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,240 tons, 10.0 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 59,966 lbs / 27,200 Kg = 26.7 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 6.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10 Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m Roll period: 17.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.85 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.555 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.00 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 30.00 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 % 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: 25.00 %, 37.00 ft / 11.28 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: 20.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Average freeboard: 29.30 ft / 8.93 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 247.9 % Waterplane Area: 62,810 Square feet or 5,835 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 202 lbs/sq ft or 989 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.40 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
A more faithful version of the Ger/CB/1915 design study
I was looking at the three pages with information about the Ger/CB/1915 design study, and I thought that I needed to try a more faithful representation of the original design. This ended up as a 35 knot battlecruiser with 6-16.5in/45 and 12-6in/50 QF guns. The belt is 8in, inclined at 17 degrees, and is very short. The deck armour is 4in. The torpedo bulkhead is a thin 1.35in, although it is not explicitly listed. I decided that must be right, as there is another place where that thickness is used for splinter protection. The design obviously depends non lightweight machinery:
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