Battle cruiser

[ledeper]

Ost-see/Nord-see, ESC Battle cruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1914)

Displacement:
   32.102 t light; 33.877 t standard; 36.700 t normal; 38.958 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   721,73 ft / 717,68 ft x 108,27 ft x 29,53 ft (normal load)
   219,98 m / 218,75 m x 33,00 m  x 9,00 m

Armament:
      9 - 14,96" / 380 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1.674,25lbs / 759,43kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      16 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (8x2 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1915 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
      12 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1915 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 16.739 lbs / 7.593 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   466,50 ft / 142,19 m   13,48 ft / 4,11 m
   Ends:   1,97" / 50 mm   251,18 ft / 76,56 m   12,50 ft / 3,81 m
   Upper:   3,94" / 100 mm   466,50 ft / 142,19 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      0,98" / 25 mm   466,50 ft / 142,19 m   27,03 ft / 8,24 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   7,87" / 200 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   0,98" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 3,94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 11,81" / 300 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 96.670 shp / 72.116 Kw = 27,00 kts
   Range 8.000nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5.081 tons

Complement:
   1.325 - 1.723

Cost:
   £4,962 million / $19,849 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2.092 tons, 5,7 %
   Armour: 11.212 tons, 30,5 %
      - Belts: 4.097 tons, 11,2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 459 tons, 1,3 %
      - Armament: 2.388 tons, 6,5 %
      - Armour Deck: 3.986 tons, 10,9 %
      - Conning Tower: 281 tons, 0,8 %
   Machinery: 3.788 tons, 10,3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 14.510 tons, 39,5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4.598 tons, 12,5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1,4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     46.102 lbs / 20.911 Kg = 27,5 x 15,0 " / 380 mm shells or 6,6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,20
   Metacentric height 7,8 ft / 2,4 m
   Roll period: 16,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,44
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,05

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,560
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,63 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26,79 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Mid (50 %):      18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Stern:      18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Average freeboard:   19,10 ft / 5,82 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96,1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 147,7 %
   Waterplane Area: 54.731 Square feet or 5.085 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 201 lbs/sq ft or 982 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,98
      - Longitudinal: 1,19
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[P3D]

What 1914 engines?

[Tanthalas]

What 1914 engines?

LOL I was gona ask the same question...

[ledeper]

Naval Propulsion
1913: Engine year 1916, Max. Turbine power

Should I write 16?

[Walter]

Should I write 16?

Actually 1912... until you succeed with the research of the 1916 engines. :D

[ledeper]

It is succeed when they will be laid down ;D

[The Rock Doctor]

Powerful - do you need it?  There aren't any French battlecruisers around (that we know of).

[P3D]

Powerful - do you need it?  There aren't any French battlecruisers around (that we know of).

Two, 25kts each.

[The Rock Doctor]

Okay, that I know of.

[Tanthalas]

Powerful - do you need it?  There aren't any French battlecruisers around (that we know of).

Two, 25kts each.

the french actualy built BCs... Wow

[Korpen]

Powerful - do you need it?  There aren't any French battlecruisers around (that we know of).

Two, 25kts each.

Well as they are not in the encyclopedia I guess that they would be laid down after 1914 anyways...

[P3D]

the french actualy built BCs... Wow

Nah, the two A(B)Cs Austria and Orange built. Gloire II and Chevalier Rouge (2x275+6x195+20x140).

http://www.navalism.org/index.php?topic=1048.15

[The Rock Doctor]

Oh, them. 

Well, the Baltic ship would hardly notice them, I'm sure.

[maddox]

By all means, build those ships Ledeper.