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Kaiser Wilhelm der Große
Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
Kaiser Friedrich III
Kaiser Wilhelm II
König Friedrich I
Kaiser Karl der Große
Friedrich der Große
Herzog Albrecht

PDN-1891, Germany Battleship laid down 1891 (Engine 1890)

Displacement:
   9,997 t light; 10,358 t standard; 11,067 t normal; 11,634 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (389.44 ft / 379.59 ft) x 65.62 ft x (25.92 / 27.01 ft)
   (118.70 m / 115.70 m) x 20.00 m  x (7.90 / 8.23 m)

Armament:
      4 - 11.02" / 280 mm 40.0 cal guns - 529.11lbs / 240.00kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1891 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      2 - 11.02" / 280 mm 35.0 cal guns - 529.11lbs / 240.00kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount, 1891 Model
     1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck centre
      8 - 4.13" / 105 mm 40.0 cal guns - 40.12lbs / 18.20kg shells, 90 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1891 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      8 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm 30.0 cal guns - 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1891 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      Weight of broadside 3,619 lbs / 1,642 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   15.7" / 400 mm   215.55 ft / 65.70 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   11.8" / 300 mm   164.04 ft / 50.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
   Upper:   4.72" / 120 mm     49.21 ft / 15.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11.8" / 300 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      11.8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   11.8" / 300 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      11.8" / 300 mm
   3rd:   1.97" / 50 mm         -         1.97" / 50 mm
   4th:   1.18" / 30 mm         -         1.18" / 30 mm

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.36" / 60 mm
   Forecastle: 1.18" / 30 mm  Quarter deck: 1.18" / 30 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 11.81" / 300 mm, Aft 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 10,053 ihp / 7,500 Kw = 17.20 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,277 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   539 - 701

Cost:
   £0.944 million / $3.777 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 652 tons, 5.9 %
      - Guns: 652 tons, 5.9 %
   Armour: 3,636 tons, 32.9 %
      - Belts: 1,977 tons, 17.9 %
      - Armament: 813 tons, 7.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 698 tons, 6.3 %
      - Conning Towers: 147 tons, 1.3 %
   Machinery: 1,952 tons, 17.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,441 tons, 31.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,070 tons, 9.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 311 tons, 2.8 %
      - Hull above water: 311 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     12,424 lbs / 5,635 Kg = 18.5 x 11.0 " / 280 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
   Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.65

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.605
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.79 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.48 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -15.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -6.56 ft / -2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   30.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Aft deck:   25.00 %,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m
      - Average freeboard:      16.54 ft / 5.04 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 103.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,217 Square feet or 1,692 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 133 lbs/sq ft or 650 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.44
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate 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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Kaiser Otto der Große
Ludwig der Deutsche
Heinrich der Vogler
Conrad III

PDN 1898, Germany PDN laid down 1898

Displacement:
   11,871 t light; 12,436 t standard; 13,293 t normal; 13,979 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (429.79 ft / 429.79 ft) x 75.46 ft x (26.08 / 27.14 ft)
   (131.00 m / 131.00 m) x 23.00 m  x (7.95 / 8.27 m)

Armament:
      6 - 11.02" / 280 mm 40.0 cal guns - 529.11lbs / 240.00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1898 Model
     3 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      12 - 5.91" / 150 mm 40.0 cal guns - 88.18lbs / 40.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1898 Model
     12 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      16 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      16 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 4,480 lbs / 2,032 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13.8" / 350 mm   246.06 ft / 75.00 m   10.43 ft / 3.18 m
   Ends:   3.94" / 100 mm   180.45 ft / 55.00 m   10.43 ft / 3.18 m
     3.28 ft / 1.00 m Unarmoured ends
   Upper:   3.94" / 100 mm   246.06 ft / 75.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11.8" / 300 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      11.8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   1.97" / 50 mm         -         1.97" / 50 mm
   3rd:   1.18" / 30 mm         -         1.18" / 30 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2.36" / 60 mm
   Forecastle: 1.18" / 30 mm  Quarter deck: 2.36" / 60 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 9.84" / 250 mm, Aft 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 13,405 ihp / 10,000 Kw = 18.24 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,543 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   618 - 804

Cost:
   £1.137 million / $4.548 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 975 tons, 7.3 %
      - Guns: 975 tons, 7.3 %
   Armour: 4,470 tons, 33.6 %
      - Belts: 2,249 tons, 16.9 %
      - Armament: 1,127 tons, 8.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 952 tons, 7.2 %
      - Conning Towers: 143 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 2,415 tons, 18.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,780 tons, 28.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,422 tons, 10.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 230 tons, 1.7 %
      - Hull above water: 230 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     15,638 lbs / 7,093 Kg = 23.3 x 11.0 " / 280 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
   Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
   Roll period: 14.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 90 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.79

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.556
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.70 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.73 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Aft deck:   25.00 %,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   25.00 %,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      17.06 ft / 5.20 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 121.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,634 Square feet or 2,103 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 634 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.91
      - Longitudinal: 2.16
      - 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