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pc-1895, Germany Light Cruiser laid down 1895 (Engine 1890)

Displacement:
   2,739 t light; 2,834 t standard; 3,168 t normal; 3,435 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (347.77 ft / 344.49 ft) x 42.65 ft x (15.09 / 16.05 ft)
   (106.00 m / 105.00 m) x 13.00 m x (4.60 / 4.89 m)

Armament:
8 - 4.13" / 105 mm 40.0 cal guns - 33.84lbs / 15.35kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 35.0 cal guns - 1.46lbs / 0.66kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 277 lbs / 125 kg

Armour:
- Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.97" / 50 mm   0.79" / 20 mm        -
   2nd:   0.79" / 20 mm   0.39" / 10 mm        -

- Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 0.98" / 25 mm
   Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 3.94" / 100 mm, Aft 3.94" / 100 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 6,702 ihp / 5,000 Kw = 19.04 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 600 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   210 - 274

Cost:
   £0.290 million / $1.160 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 39 tons, 1.2 %
     - Guns: 39 tons, 1.2 %
   Armour: 274 tons, 8.7 %
     - Armament: 58 tons, 1.8 %
     - Armour Deck: 180 tons, 5.7 %
     - Conning Towers: 37 tons, 1.2 %
   Machinery: 1,301 tons, 41.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,051 tons, 33.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 429 tons, 13.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 74 tons, 2.3 %
     - Hull above water: 16 tons
     - On freeboard deck: 58 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,486 lbs / 1,128 Kg = 70.4 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.50
   Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 10.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
   Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.510
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.08 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.56 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
   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 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Forward deck:   30.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Aft deck:   35.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Quarter deck:   15.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Average freeboard:      16.40 ft / 5.00 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 137.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 144.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 9,789 Square feet or 909 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 301 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.67
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped 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

miketr · January 11, 2015, 02:05:22 PM

Berlin, Wien, CL-1900-C & CL-1900-D

QuoteCL-1900, Germany Small Cruiser laid down 1900

Displacement:
   3,501 t light; 3,620 t standard; 3,955 t normal; 4,224 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (370.73 ft / 367.45 ft) x 45.93 ft x (16.40 / 17.24 ft)
   (113.00 m / 112.00 m) x 14.00 m x (5.00 / 5.25 m)

Armament:
10 - 4.13" / 105 mm 40.0 cal guns - 33.84lbs / 15.35kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 35.0 cal guns - 1.46lbs / 0.66kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 347 lbs / 157 kg

Armour:
- Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.97" / 50 mm   0.79" / 20 mm        -
   2nd:   0.79" / 20 mm   0.39" / 10 mm        -

- Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 3.94" / 100 mm, Aft 3.94" / 100 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10,000 ihp / 7,460 Kw = 20.50 kts
   Range 4,170nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 604 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   249 - 324

Cost:
   £0.356 million / $1.424 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 49 tons, 1.2 %
     - Guns: 49 tons, 1.2 %
   Armour: 530 tons, 13.4 %
     - Armament: 75 tons, 1.9 %
     - Armour Deck: 413 tons, 10.4 %
     - Conning Towers: 42 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 1,561 tons, 39.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,187 tons, 30.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 455 tons, 11.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 173 tons, 4.4 %
     - Hull above water: 100 tons
     - On freeboard deck: 73 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,999 lbs / 1,360 Kg = 84.9 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.41
   Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 11.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.12
   Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.508
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.17 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: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
     - Forecastle:   20.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Forward deck:   30.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Aft deck:   35.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Quarter deck:   15.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
     - Average freeboard:      16.40 ft / 5.00 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 134.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 141.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 11,245 Square feet or 1,045 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 64 lbs/sq ft or 311 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.91
      - Longitudinal: 2.24
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped 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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