The Baltic Monster

[ledeper]

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1917 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   68.716 t light; 72.490 t standard; 76.284 t normal; 79.320 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   884,47 ft / 879,27 ft x 127,95 ft x 37,73 ft (normal load)
   269,59 m / 268,00 m x 39,00 m  x 11,50 m

Armament:
      9 - 19,69" / 500 mm guns (3x3 guns), 3.813,98lbs / 1.729,99kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      20 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (10x2 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1917 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
      20 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1917 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 36.424 lbs / 16.522 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   19,7" / 500 mm   659,45 ft / 201,00 m   17,85 ft / 5,44 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   9,84" / 250 mm   659,45 ft / 201,00 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      2,95" / 75 mm   659,45 ft / 201,00 m   36,22 ft / 11,04 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   17,7" / 450 mm   11,8" / 300 mm      13,8" / 350 mm
   2nd:   0,79" / 20 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 5,91" / 150 mm, Conning tower: 11,81" / 300 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
   Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 144.625 shp / 107.890 Kw = 27,00 kts
   Range 7.500nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 6.830 tons

Complement:
   2.294 - 2.983

Cost:
   £12,698 million / $50,793 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 4.553 tons, 6,0 %
   Armour: 29.377 tons, 38,5 %
      - Belts: 11.981 tons, 15,7 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 2.610 tons, 3,4 %
      - Armament: 5.094 tons, 6,7 %
      - Armour Deck: 9.235 tons, 12,1 %
      - Conning Tower: 458 tons, 0,6 %
   Machinery: 5.388 tons, 7,1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 28.797 tons, 37,7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7.569 tons, 9,9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 600 tons, 0,8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     106.012 lbs / 48.086 Kg = 27,8 x 19,7 " / 500 mm shells or 17,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,12
   Metacentric height 9,0 ft / 2,7 m
   Roll period: 17,9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,76
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,42

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,629
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,87 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 29,65 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   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:      29,53 ft / 9,00 m
      - Forecastle (10 %):   26,25 ft / 8,00 m
      - Mid (70 %):      26,25 ft / 8,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Stern:      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   25,64 ft / 7,82 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82,1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 181,9 %
   Waterplane Area: 84.534 Square feet or 7.853 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 251 lbs/sq ft or 1.226 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,97
      - Longitudinal: 1,34
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Belt outward sloping 15 dg

;D ;D ;D

[The Rock Doctor]

Good luck finding a port for that sucker.

[P3D]

Might have to dredge some to get this ship into/out of  Hamburg (what is the depth of the Elbe at tide/ebb?). The only other European ports of yours that could take it is Bergen.

[Tanthalas]

things as big as an H class ffs lol, im afraid id rather build 2 smaller ships on virtualy the same tonage.

[maddox]

Should France be tempted?

Layed down 1917 , 12 BP a year, + 9 months. 6.5 years in build, so, in fleet use 1924.

Nah...