Ger/CB/1937 a1 11in guns, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1937 (Engine 1941)
Displacement:
25,300 t light; 26,333 t standard; 28,250 t normal; 29,783 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(695.64 ft / 689.00 ft) x 89.00 ft x (29.00 / 30.25 ft)
(212.03 m / 210.01 m) x 27.13 m x (8.84 / 9.22 m)
Armament:
9 - 11.00" / 279 mm 50.0 cal guns - 710.00lbs / 322.05kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1937 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority 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 , 1937 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1937 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 8,169 lbs / 8,169 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 465.00 ft / 141.73 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 465.00 ft / 141.73 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 465.00 ft / 141.73 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 11.0" / 279 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 11.00" / 279 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 140,922 shp / 105,128 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,450 tons
Complement:
1,089 - 1,416
Cost:
£12.288 million / $49.150 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,729 tons, 6.1 %
Armour: 9,774 tons, 34.6 %
- Belts: 3,000 tons, 10.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 998 tons, 3.5 %
- Armament: 2,371 tons, 8.4 %
- Armour Deck: 3,185 tons, 11.3 %
- Conning Tower: 220 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 3,724 tons, 13.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,795 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,949 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
43,353 lbs / 19,664 Kg = 65.1 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 6.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.14
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.556 / 0.562
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.25 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 25.53 ft / 7.78 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 185.9 %
Waterplane Area: 43,037 Square feet or 3,998 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 165 lbs/sq ft or 807 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.63
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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