II. Kreuzers (Cruisers).
..(c) Panzerkreuzers (Armoured Cruisers).
.....SMS Kaiserin Augusta (1)
.....SMS Odin Reclassified as Wohnschiff
.....SMS Herta
.....SMS Freya
.....SMS Prinz Adalbert
.....SMS Freidrich Karl
.....SMS Arminius
.....SMS Athena
NB: This category includes both smaller 'conventional' Armoured Cruisers, and larger Protected Cruisers.
Kaiserin Augusta class
SMS Kaiserin Augusta - laid down 1890, commissioned 1892, sold to Russia 1902
(http://www.german-navy.de/pics/hochseeflotte/kaiserinaugusta.gif)
Odin class
SMS Odin - laid down 1895, commissioned 1896, hulked 1901 (armament stored)
SMS Herta - laid down 1895, commissioned 1896 - CAPTURED by New Switzerland 28 January 1908 in the Second Battle of the Afrika Rift
SMS Freya - laid down 1896, commissioned 1897 - sold to Japan 1918
(http://www.german-navy.de/pics/hochseeflotte/victorialouise.gif)
DKB Panzerkreuzer laid down 1895
Displacement:
5,000 t light; 5,237 t standard; 5,800 t normal; 6,250 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
359.10 ft / 357.94 ft x 55.77 ft x 18.86 ft (normal load)
109.45 m / 109.10 m x 17.00 m x 5.75 m
Armament:
2 - 8.27" / 210 mm guns in single mounts, 275.58lbs / 125.00kg shells, 1895 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 99.21lbs / 45.00kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
2 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
10 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 1892 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
2 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
4 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1897 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,301 lbs / 590 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
3 - 15.7" / 400 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm - -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 10,575 ihp / 7,889 Kw = 19.35 kts
Range 3,425nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 1,014 tons)
Range 4,110nm at 10.00kts
Complement:
331 - 431
Cost:
£0.572 million / $2.288 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 174 tons, 3.0 %
Armour: 1,188 tons, 20.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 143 tons, 2.5 %
- Armour Deck: 1,004 tons, 17.3 %
- Conning Tower: 41 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 1,792 tons, 30.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,746 tons, 30.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 800 tons, 13.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.7 %
- 20 tons, Markoni room
- 30 tons, torpedoes, 10 per tube
- 10 tons, climatisation
- 10 tons, flag accomodations
- 20 tons, 30 350-kg mines and rails
- 10 tons, weight reserve
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,922 lbs / 1,779 Kg = 13.9 x 8.3 " / 210 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.51
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 11.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.20
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.67
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.539
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.92 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -4.92 ft / -1.50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.15 ft / 6.75 m
- Forecastle (13 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Mid (15 %): 20.51 ft / 6.25 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 14.38 ft / 4.38 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 131.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 106.3 %
Waterplane Area: 13,790 Square feet or 1,281 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 93 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 412 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.97
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Prinz Adalbert class
SMS Prinz Adalbert - laid down 1900, commissioned 1902 - SUNK 14 December 1907 in the Battle of Easter Island
SMS Friedrich Karl - laid down 1900, commissioned 1902, sunk 31 May 1908
(http://www.swamphen.net/graphics/ships/dkb/prinz-a.gif)
DKB Panzerkreuzer laid down 1900
Displacement:
8,432 t light; 8,835 t standard; 9,954 t normal; 10,850 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
485.56 ft / 485.56 ft x 65.62 ft x 19.88 ft (normal load)
148.00 m / 148.00 m x 20.00 m x 6.06 m
Armament:
6 - 6.69" / 170 mm guns (3x2 guns), 149.90lbs / 68.00kg shells, 1899 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
4 - 6.69" / 170 mm guns in single mounts, 149.90lbs / 68.00kg shells, 1899 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
10 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 99.21lbs / 45.00kg shells, 1901 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
10 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
10 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 22.05lbs / 10.00kg shells, 1900 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
12 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.00lbs / 0.45kg shells, 1896 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 2,724 lbs / 1,235 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
4 - 17.7" / 450 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.51" / 140 mm 360.89 ft / 110.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 124.67 ft / 38.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Upper: 3.94" / 100 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.51" / 140 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
2nd: 5.51" / 140 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
4th: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 5.51" / 140 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 15,200 ihp / 11,339 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,015 tons)
Complement:
497 - 647
Cost:
£0.917 million / $3.668 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 344 tons, 3.5 %
Armour: 2,585 tons, 26.0 %
- Belts: 1,269 tons, 12.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 451 tons, 4.5 %
- Armour Deck: 810 tons, 8.1 %
- Conning Tower: 55 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 2,375 tons, 23.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,098 tons, 31.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,522 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 0.3 %
- 20 tons, torpedoes, 5 per tube
- 10 tons, Markoni room
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,775 lbs / 4,887 Kg = 71.9 x 6.7 " / 170 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.60
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 11.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.20
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.77
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.40 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.04 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (10 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 16.40 ft / 5.00 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): 109.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139.8 %
Waterplane Area: 22,236 Square feet or 2,066 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 469 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.31
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Arminius class
SMS Arminius - laid down 1902, commissioned 1903 - sold to CSA 1918
(http://www.swamphen.net/graphics/ships/dkb/arminius.gif)
DKB Ost Afrikan Panzerkreuzer laid down 1902 (Engine 1903)
Displacement:
6,407 t light; 6,716 t standard; 7,986 t normal; 9,003 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
437.17 ft / 437.17 ft x 65.62 ft x 17.72 ft (normal load)
133.25 m / 133.25 m x 20.00 m x 5.40 m
Armament:
4 - 6.69" / 170 mm guns (2x2 guns), 149.91lbs / 68.00kg shells, 1899 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 6.69" / 170 mm guns in single mounts, 149.91lbs / 68.00kg shells, 1899 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
6 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 99.21lbs / 45.00kg shells, 1901 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
6 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
8 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 22.05lbs / 10.00kg shells, 1900 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
12 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.00lbs / 0.45kg shells, 1896 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,983 lbs / 899 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
4 - 17.7" / 450 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.51" / 140 mm 311.68 ft / 95.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 125.49 ft / 38.25 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Upper: 3.15" / 80 mm 278.87 ft / 85.00 m 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.51" / 140 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
2nd: 5.51" / 140 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
4th: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 5.51" / 140 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12,000 shp / 8,952 Kw = 19.25 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,287 tons)
Complement:
422 - 549
Cost:
£0.644 million / $2.578 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 250 tons, 3.1 %
Armour: 2,159 tons, 27.0 %
- Belts: 1,061 tons, 13.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 322 tons, 4.0 %
- Armour Deck: 729 tons, 9.1 %
- Conning Tower: 47 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 1,500 tons, 18.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,468 tons, 30.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,579 tons, 19.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 0.4 %
- 15 tons, torpedoes, 3 per tube
- 5 tons, Markoni room
- 10 tons, climatisation
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
11,815 lbs / 5,359 Kg = 78.8 x 6.7 " / 170 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.70
Metacentric height 6.4 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 10.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.13
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.74
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.66 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.91 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Forecastle (10 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Stern: 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Average freeboard: 14.90 ft / 4.54 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.4 %
Waterplane Area: 20,020 Square feet or 1,860 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 89 lbs/sq ft or 435 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.39
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
ex-Russian Diana class
SMS Athena (ex-Russian Diana) - laid down 1895, commissioned 1897, rebuilt 1903, acquired 1908 - sold to Japan 1918
Brandenburgian (ex-Russian) Protected Cruiser laid down 1895 (Engine 1903)
Displacement:
6,200 t light; 6,426 t standard; 7,072 t normal; 7,589 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
405.84 ft / 405.84 ft x 55.12 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load)
123.70 m / 123.70 m x 16.80 m x 6.40 m
Armament:
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1895 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
6 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1895 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 882 lbs / 400 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
1 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm - 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 1.57" / 40 mm - 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.99" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 5.98" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, reciprocating cruising steam engines plus steam turbines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 12,798 ihp / 9,547 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 1,163 tons)
4,800nm at 10kts
Complement:
385 - 501
Cost:
£0.553 million / $2.213 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 110 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 957 tons, 13.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 64 tons, 0.9 %
- Armour Deck: 846 tons, 12.0 %
- Conning Tower: 48 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 1,741 tons, 24.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,192 tons, 45.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 872 tons, 12.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 2.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,080 lbs / 4,118 Kg = 135.4 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 96 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.527
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.36 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Stern: 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Average freeboard: 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 152.8 %
Waterplane Area: 15,279 Square feet or 1,419 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 118 lbs/sq ft or 578 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.22
- Longitudinal: 4.15
- Overall: 1.38
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather