WesWorld

This is my first attempt at making a ship using Springsharp. Advice towards the design would be great. Also, keep in mind it is designed like a World War I ship, as opposed to World War II.

SMS Kaiser Franz, Austria-Hungary Battlecruiser laid down 1920

Displacement:
28,636 t light; 30,157 t standard; 32,018 t normal; 33,507 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
721.78 ft / 721.78 ft x 95.14 ft x 28.38 ft (normal load)
220.00 m / 220.00 m x 29.00 m x 8.65 m

Armament:
6 - 16.54" / 420 mm guns (3x2 guns), 2,260.56lbs / 1,025.37kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward
18 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.98lbs / 46.71kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns in single mounts, 22.24lbs / 10.09kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 15,506 lbs / 7,033 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 469.16 ft / 143.00 m 11.71 ft / 3.57 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.57" / 40 mm 469.16 ft / 143.00 m 26.44 ft / 8.06 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.1" / 460 mm 13.4" / 340 mm 17.7" / 450 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm, Conning tower: 10.63" / 270 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 132,806 shp / 99,073 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,350 tons (75% coal)

Complement:
1,196 - 1,555

Cost:
£7.866 million / $31.465 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,938 tons, 6.1 %
Armour: 8,705 tons, 27.2 %
- Belts: 3,155 tons, 9.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 723 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 3,166 tons, 9.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,429 tons, 4.5 %
- Conning Tower: 231 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 4,983 tons, 15.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,010 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,382 tons, 10.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
32,514 lbs / 14,748 Kg = 14.4 x 16.5 " / 420 mm shells or 4.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.91

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.575
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.59 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
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: 29.56 ft / 9.01 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
- Stern: 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
- Average freeboard: 19.66 ft / 5.99 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 121.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146.9 %
Waterplane Area: 49,064 Square feet or 4,558 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 94 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 192 lbs/sq ft or 938 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.01
- Longitudinal: 1.12
- Overall: 1.02
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Not too bad for a first start. My major objection would be the paper-thin deck armour; most dreadnoughts of the era, even battlecruisers, would have between three to five inches or more of deck armour.

Here is an updated version. Has more guns of smaller caliber and heavier deck armor.

SMS Kaiser Franz, Austria-Hungary Battlecruiser laid down 1920

Displacement:
29,170 t light; 30,521 t standard; 32,018 t normal; 33,215 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
721.78 ft / 721.78 ft x 95.14 ft x 28.38 ft (normal load)
220.00 m / 220.00 m x 29.00 m x 8.65 m

Armament:
8 - 13.80" / 351 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,313.81lbs / 595.93kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
18 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.98lbs / 46.71kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns in single mounts, 22.24lbs / 10.09kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 12,453 lbs / 5,649 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 498.69 ft / 152.00 m 11.71 ft / 3.57 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.57" / 40 mm 498.69 ft / 152.00 m 26.44 ft / 8.06 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.1" / 460 mm 16.1" / 410 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.74" / 95 mm, Conning tower: 18.90" / 480 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 132,806 shp / 99,073 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,694 tons

Complement:
1,196 - 1,555

Cost:
£7.040 million / $28.162 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,557 tons, 4.9 %
Armour: 11,127 tons, 34.8 %
- Belts: 3,412 tons, 10.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 768 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 3,141 tons, 9.8 %
- Armour Deck: 3,395 tons, 10.6 %
- Conning Tower: 411 tons, 1.3 %
Machinery: 4,644 tons, 14.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,843 tons, 37.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,848 tons, 8.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
36,507 lbs / 16,559 Kg = 27.8 x 13.8 " / 351 mm shells or 5.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.575
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.59 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
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: 29.56 ft / 9.01 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 31.92 ft / 9.73 m (18.80 ft / 5.73 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
- Stern: 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
- Average freeboard: 21.23 ft / 6.47 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146.9 %
Waterplane Area: 49,064 Square feet or 4,558 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 97 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 172 lbs/sq ft or 841 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.15
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

looks good, but your other turret armor is a bit thick, most averages (which SS is using) were about 10" IIRC. I would use the weight savings from that to enclose your 150mm guns. The way they are set up right now, they just have a shield and no other splinter/weather protection. The crew of this ship will love you for adding that. Adding hoists for the 150's with some armor would not be a bad idea ether. A very good start, much better than my first battleship.

As others have stated, for a first/second attempt very nice.

As it is laid out now all your main battery turrets are on the same level, with no superfireing. This could be on purpose, but presuming it's not you need to use the box for raised guns to set the number of barrels above deck. Guessing that you want an a-B-X-y layout with twins that would be 4 barrels. Also, all your 15 and 9 cm guns are on deck level. Most A-H capital ship designs had the 15cm in casemates, so you could do that. Also the 9cm are usually on top of the turrets in A-H designs so they would have to be raised too. I also think, personally, for a ship that is supposed to be designed to WWI standards, she's too fast for a BB and to heavily armored for a BC.

I was wondering how to make it so that I could have superfiring guns. Now I figured it out. Thanks.