Linienschiffe (pre-dreadnought battleships)

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Kaiser Friedrich III class, German Ship of the Line laid down 1895
   Ships in class:
      SMS Kaiser Friedrich III.
      SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II.
      SMS Kaiser Karl der Große
      SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Große
      SMS Kaiser Barbarossa

Displacement:
   10.057 t light; 10.484 t standard; 11.049 t normal; 11.502 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (411,09 ft / 396,65 ft) x 66,93 ft x (24,61 / 25,43 ft)
   (125,30 m / 120,90 m) x 20,40 m  x (7,50 / 7,75 m)

Armament:
      4 - 9,45" / 240 mm 40,0 cal guns - 308,65lbs / 140,00kg shells, 80 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline aft
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline forward
      1 double raised mount
      18 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     18 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      14 raised mounts
      12 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1895 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 double raised mounts
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 0,99lbs / 0,45kg shells, 500 per gun
     Auto rapid fire guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3.019 lbs / 1.369 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   265,75 ft / 81,00 m   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Ends:   3,94" / 100 mm   130,90 ft / 39,90 m   8,20 ft / 2,50 m
   Upper:   5,91" / 150 mm   196,85 ft / 60,00 m   12,14 ft / 3,70 m
     Main Belt covers 103% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9,84" / 250 mm   4,72" / 120 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   2,76" / 70 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,59" / 15 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2,56" / 65 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 1,97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 9,84" / 250 mm, Aft 4,72" / 120 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 13.000 ihp / 9.698 Kw = 18,47 kts
   Range 3.420nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.018 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   538 - 700

Cost:
   £0,885 million / $3,540 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 681 tons, 6,2%
      - Guns: 681 tons, 6,2%
   Armour: 3.916 tons, 35,4%
      - Belts: 2.176 tons, 19,7%
      - Armament: 722 tons, 6,5%
      - Armour Deck: 862 tons, 7,8%
      - Conning Towers: 156 tons, 1,4%
   Machinery: 2.203 tons, 19,9%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.199 tons, 29,0%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 992 tons, 9,0%
   Miscellaneous weights: 57 tons, 0,5%
      - Hull below water: 10 tons
      - Hull above water: 10 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 7 tons
      - Above deck: 30 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11.987 lbs / 5.437 Kg = 28,4 x 9,4 " / 240 mm shells or 1,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,10
   Metacentric height 3,3 ft / 1,0 m
   Roll period: 15,5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,62
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,40

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,592 / 0,596
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,93 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,92 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -6,56 ft / -2,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15,00%,  19,03 ft / 5,80 m,  18,04 ft / 5,50 m
      - Forward deck:   45,00%,  18,04 ft / 5,50 m,  18,04 ft / 5,50 m
      - Aft deck:   25,00%,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00%,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Average freeboard:      14,82 ft / 4,52 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84,4%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 103,1%
   Waterplane Area: 19.272 Square feet or 1.790 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 624 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,92
      - Longitudinal: 2,00
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

57 t misc weight
25 t Radio, refitted in 1900H1
--> 10025 t light

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As the main battery of the Kaiser Friedrich III class soon proved to be to weak to compete internationally, the planned successors of the Wittelsbach-class were delayed and reclassified as armored cruisers during build. Insead the much more powerful L3-class was rushed into production.

L3 class, German Ship of the line laid down 1896
   Ships in class:
      SMS Brandenburg^II
      SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
      SMS Weißenburg
      SMS Wörth

Displacement:
   11.740 t light; 12.183 t standard; 12.976 t normal; 13.611 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (433,07 ft / 426,51 ft) x 72,18 ft x (25,26 / 26,26 ft)
   (132,00 m / 130,00 m) x 22,00 m  x (7,70 / 8,01 m)

Armament:
      4 - 11,02" / 280 mm 40,0 cal guns - 529,11lbs / 240,00kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1896 Model
     4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      16 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1896 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1896 Model
     12 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      8 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1896 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 0,99lbs / 0,45kg shells, 350 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3.848 lbs / 1.745 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   277,23 ft / 84,50 m   10,20 ft / 3,11 m
   Ends:   5,91" / 150 mm   149,25 ft / 45,49 m   10,20 ft / 3,11 m
   Upper:   8,66" / 220 mm   277,23 ft / 84,50 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 100% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   12,0" / 305 mm   5,91" / 150 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   6,69" / 170 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      7,87" / 200 mm
   3rd:   4,72" / 120 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      5,91" / 150 mm
   4th:   1,18" / 30 mm         -         2,95" / 75 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2,36" / 60 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 1,97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 12,99" / 330 mm, Aft 9,84" / 250 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 15.000 ihp / 11.190 Kw = 18,80 kts
   Range 4.500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.428 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   607 - 790

Cost:
   £1,059 million / $4,234 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 779 tons, 6,0%
      - Guns: 779 tons, 6,0%
   Armour: 5.064 tons, 39,0%
      - Belts: 2.658 tons, 20,5%
      - Armament: 1.230 tons, 9,5%
      - Armour Deck: 904 tons, 7,0%
      - Conning Towers: 272 tons, 2,1%
   Machinery: 2.500 tons, 19,3%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.322 tons, 25,6%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.237 tons, 9,5%
   Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0,6%
      - Hull below water: 20 tons
      - Hull above water: 15 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 30 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14.820 lbs / 6.722 Kg = 22,1 x 11,0 " / 280 mm shells or 2,1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,27
   Metacentric height 4,7 ft / 1,4 m
   Roll period: 13,9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,30
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,37

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck ,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,584 / 0,589
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,91 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20,65 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3,28 ft / -1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20,00%,  18,60 ft / 5,67 m,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00%,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m
      - Aft deck:   35,00%,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00%,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m
      - Average freeboard:      13,71 ft / 4,18 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84,0%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 100,7%
   Waterplane Area: 22.181 Square feet or 2.061 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 120 lbs/sq ft or 584 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,94
      - Longitudinal: 1,62
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

75 t misc weight
25 t Radio, refitted in 1900H1
--> 11690 t light