Hi guys
I just dragged out Springsharb 3b3 and messed around with an old favourite of mine, Kreuzer P. This time with 12 gunsm to be able to fight 2 engagements at the same time:
Freiherr von Stein, Germany Schlachtkreuzer laid down 1938
Displacement:
31,587 t light; 33,839 t standard; 41,119 t normal; 46,942 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(953.75 ft / 918.64 ft) x 104.99 ft x (26.41 / 56.99 ft)
(290.70 m / 280.00 m) x 32.00 m x (8.05 / 17.37 m)
Armament:
12 - 11.14" / 283 mm 52.0 cal guns - 881.85lbs / 400.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1938 Model
4 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
20 - 5.24" / 133 mm 60.0 cal guns - 78.63lbs / 35.66kg shells, 300 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1938 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 double raised mounts
36 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm 67.0 cal guns - 23.16lbs / 10.50kg shells, 500 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1938 Model
18 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
10 raised mounts
56 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 75.0 cal guns - 1.75lbs / 0.79kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1938 Model
14 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 13,086 lbs / 5,936 kg
Main Torpedoes
10 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m torpedoes - 1.730 t each, 17.300 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.30" / 160 mm 597.11 ft / 182.00 m 12.14 ft / 3.70 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Main Belt inclined -5.00 degrees (positive = in)
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
1.18" / 30 mm 597.11 ft / 182.00 m 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 78.74 ft / 24.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.30" / 160 mm 3.15" / 80 mm 6.30" / 160 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.39" / 10 mm 1.18" / 30 mm
- Box over machinery & magazines:
3.15" / 80 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, plus diesel motors,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 201,929 shp / 150,639 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 19.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 13,103 tons
Complement:
1,443 - 1,876
Cost:
£17.916 million / $71.664 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,236 tons, 7.9 %
- Guns: 3,201 tons, 7.8 %
- Weapons: 35 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 6,363 tons, 15.5 %
- Belts: 1,915 tons, 4.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 514 tons, 1.2 %
- Armament: 1,874 tons, 4.6 %
- Armour Deck: 2,060 tons, 5.0 %
Machinery: 5,529 tons, 13.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,060 tons, 39.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 9,532 tons, 23.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 400 tons, 1.0 %
- Hull below water: 100 tons
- Hull above water: 50 tons
- Above deck: 250 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
70,882 lbs / 32,152 Kg = 102.5 x 11.1 " / 283 mm shells or 6.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.28
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a straight bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.565 / 0.299
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 34.70 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 36.09 ft / 11.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 27.89 ft / 8.50 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
- Average freeboard: 29.64 ft / 9.04 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 266.5 %
Waterplane Area: 71,090 Square feet or 6,604 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 185 lbs/sq ft or 901 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.18
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Warning: Date too early for rapid fire gun - 3rd Battery
4 He 115
I am also messing around with the idea of giving her 4 He 115 instead of 2 Ar 196 - more range and sea coverage.