GB/BB/1905, Germany Battleship laid down 1905 Displacement: 21,024 t light; 21,896 t standard; 24,557 t normal; 26,686 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (586.00 ft / 580.00 ft) x 90.00 ft x (26.60 / 28.52 ft) (178.61 m / 176.78 m) x 27.43 m x (8.11 / 8.69 m) Armament: 8 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 870.00lbs / 394.63kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1905 Model 4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts - superfiring 12 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1905 Model 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread Weight of broadside 7,347 lbs / 3,333 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 310.00 ft / 94.49 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 120.00 ft / 36.58 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m 150.00 ft / 45.72 m Unarmoured ends Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 310.00 ft / 94.49 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads: 2.00" / 51 mm 310.00 ft / 94.49 m 26.60 ft / 8.11 m Beam between torpedo bulkheads 67.00 ft / 20.42 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armoured 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 11.00" / 279 mm, Aft 8.00" / 203 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 44,389 shp / 33,114 Kw = 23.00 kts Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,790 tons Complement: 980 - 1,275 Cost: £1.876 million / $7.504 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,308 tons, 5.3 % - Guns: 1,308 tons, 5.3 % Armour: 7,835 tons, 31.9 % - Belts: 2,406 tons, 9.8 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 610 tons, 2.5 % - Armament: 2,302 tons, 9.4 % - Armour Deck: 2,170 tons, 8.8 % - Conning Towers: 346 tons, 1.4 % Machinery: 3,363 tons, 13.7 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,518 tons, 34.7 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,533 tons, 14.4 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 41,639 lbs / 18,887 Kg = 48.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18 Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m Roll period: 15.7 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 82 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.64 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , a ram bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.619 / 0.627 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.44 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.08 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 % 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: 25.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Aft deck: 14.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Quarter deck: 31.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Average freeboard: 23.62 ft / 7.20 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.5 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 196.4 % Waterplane Area: 38,860 Square feet or 3,610 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 162 lbs/sq ft or 791 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.94 - Longitudinal: 1.80 - Overall: 1.00 Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space Excellent accommodation and workspace room Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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Sunday, February 08, 2009
Another try at a Ger/BB/1905 design
This is my latest attempt at my 1971 design for a German battleship laid down in 1905: the Ger/BB/1905 design. This was a ship with 8-12in/45 BLR and 12-4in QF guns with a speed of 23 knots. I had figured that I could sacrifice gunpower to reach a higher speed. We agreed at the time to use only oil fuel, even though that was anachronistic. This is the Springsharp report:
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