Ger/CB/1906, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1906 (Engine 1911) Displacement: 26,585 t light; 27,623 t standard; 30,688 t normal; 33,140 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (807.00 ft / 800.00 ft) x 85.00 ft x (25.60 / 27.30 ft) (245.97 m / 243.84 m) x 25.91 m x (7.80 / 8.32 m) Armament: 8 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 871.37lbs / 395.24kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1906 Model 4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts - superfiring 8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1906 Model 8 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft Weight of broadside 7,886 lbs / 3,577 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads: 1.50" / 38 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 25.60 ft / 7.80 m Beam between torpedo bulkheads 58.00 ft / 17.68 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: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm - Protected deck - multiple decks: For and Aft decks: 3.00" / 76 mm Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm - Conning towers: Forward 6.00" / 152 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 175,979 shp / 131,281 Kw = 32.80 kts Range 6,500nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 5,517 tons Complement: 1,159 - 1,507 Cost: £2.677 million / $10.708 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,509 tons, 4.9 % - Guns: 1,509 tons, 4.9 % Armour: 6,597 tons, 21.5 % - Belts: 1,305 tons, 4.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 639 tons, 2.1 % - Armament: 1,703 tons, 5.6 % - Armour Deck: 2,822 tons, 9.2 % - Conning Tower: 127 tons, 0.4 % Machinery: 7,142 tons, 23.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,337 tons, 36.9 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,103 tons, 13.4 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 38,555 lbs / 17,488 Kg = 44.6 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 4.1 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17 Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m Roll period: 15.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.69 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , a ram bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.617 / 0.625 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.41 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.28 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 27.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Aft deck: 14.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Quarter deck: 29.00 %, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Average freeboard: 25.04 ft / 7.63 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 143.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 224.2 % Waterplane Area: 50,528 Square feet or 4,694 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 160 lbs/sq ft or 781 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 1.00 - Longitudinal: 1.02 - Overall: 1.00 Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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Monday, June 09, 2008
My latest attempt at the Ger/CB/1906 design
This is my Ger/CB/1906 design that dates from 1971. The ship was a German battlecruiser of nominally 33 knots and 8-12in guns. The protection is light to achieve the speed with a decent armament. This is the Springsharp report:
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