Ger/BB/1916, Germany Battleship laid down 1916 (Engine 1927)
Displacement:
70,188 t light; 73,852 t standard; 79,390 t normal; 83,821 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(792.64 ft / 785.00 ft) x 138.00 ft x (38.00 / 39.83 ft)
(241.60 m / 239.27 m) x 42.06 m x (11.58 / 12.14 m)
Armament:
9 - 20.00" / 508 mm 45.0 cal guns - 4,320.00lbs / 1,959.52kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1916 Model
3 x Single mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
24 - 5.00" / 127 mm 50.0 cal guns - 66.16lbs / 30.01kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1916 Model
12 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 40,468 lbs / 18,356 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 20.0" / 508 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
7.00" / 178 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 38.00 ft / 11.58 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 20.0" / 508 mm 15.0" / 381 mm 20.0" / 508 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 8.00" / 203 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 6.00" / 152 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, 160,628 shp / 119,828 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 9,970 tons
Complement:
2,364 - 3,074
Cost:
£10.990 million / $43.961 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6,867 tons, 8.6 %
Armour: 32,576 tons, 41.0 %
- Belts: 6,872 tons, 8.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 4,232 tons, 5.3 %
- Armament: 8,512 tons, 10.7 %
- Armour Deck: 12,165 tons, 15.3 %
- Conning Tower: 796 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 5,070 tons, 6.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 25,675 tons, 32.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 9,203 tons, 11.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
126,859 lbs / 57,542 Kg = 31.7 x 20.0 " / 508 mm shells or 27.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30
Metacentric height 13.0 ft / 4.0 m
Roll period: 16.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.18
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.675 / 0.680
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 30.00 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 25.12 ft / 7.66 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 162.0 %
Waterplane Area: 84,899 Square feet or 7,887 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 256 lbs/sq ft or 1,248 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.59
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, December 09, 2007
My Ger/BB/1916 concept with 20in guns
When I was working in Minneapolis, in early 2002, I had this concept for a German battleship that I called the Ger/BB/1916, that had 9-20in guns. This version has a fast battleship speed, at least by American standards in 1940. My sketch design had twin funnels and a tower foremast topped by a gun director with a long rangefinder. This is my Springsharp report:
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