II. Kreuzers (Cruisers).
..(a) Schlachtkreuzers (Battle-Cruisers).
.....SMS Scharnhorst
.....SMS Gneisenau
.....SMS Moltke
.....SMS Seydlitz
.....SMS Goeben
Scharnhorst class
SMS Scharnhorst - laid down 1904, commissioned 1907
SMS Gneisenau - laid down 1904, commissioned 1908
Schlachtkreuzer laid down 1904 (Engine 1909)
Displacement:
15,873 t light; 16,904 t standard; 18,777 t normal; 20,275 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
557.74 ft / 557.74 ft x 82.02 ft x 25.43 ft (normal load)
170.00 m / 170.00 m x 25.00 m x 7.75 m
Armament:
6 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns (3x2 guns), 859.80lbs / 390.00kg shells, 1903 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
8 - 6.69" / 170 mm guns (4x2 guns), 149.91lbs / 68.00kg shells, 1899 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side ends, evenly spread
26 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35.27lbs / 16.00kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
22 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
4 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35.27lbs / 16.00kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.10lbs / 0.50kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 7,430 lbs / 3,370 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 17.7" / 450 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.8" / 300 mm 377.30 ft / 115.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: 3.94" / 100 mm 180.45 ft / 55.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Upper: 1.97" / 50 mm 360.89 ft / 110.00 m 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.8" / 300 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 9.84" / 250 mm
2nd: 7.87" / 200 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
3rd: 3.94" / 100 mm - -
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 11.81" / 300 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 45,000 shp / 33,570 Kw = 24.17 kts
Range 10,500nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 3,371 tons)
Complement:
801 - 1,042
Cost:
£1.652 million / $6.608 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 934 tons, 5.0 %
Armour: 5,778 tons, 30.8 %
- Belts: 2,755 tons, 14.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,665 tons, 8.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,179 tons, 6.3 %
- Conning Tower: 180 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 2,228 tons, 11.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,782 tons, 36.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,904 tons, 15.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.8 %
- 50 tons, Sehendes Auge
- 20 tons, Markoni installation
- 20 tons, flag accomodations
- 20 tons, VIP accomodations
- 20 tons, torpedoes, 5 per tube
- 10 tons, climatisation
- 10 tons, weight reserve
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
22,861 lbs / 10,370 Kg = 26.4 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 16.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.59
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.565
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.80 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.62 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.15 ft / 6.75 m
- Mid (65 %): 18.86 ft / 5.75 m (12.30 ft / 3.75 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
- Stern: 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
- Average freeboard: 18.03 ft / 5.50 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 138.4 %
Waterplane Area: 32,379 Square feet or 3,008 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 148 lbs/sq ft or 724 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.47
- 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
Moltke class
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The Moltke class differs from the Scharnhorsts in being more configured for pursuit of fast armored cruisers and long-range engagement of slower armored cruisers. In general appearance, however, the two classes are broadly similar.
Goeben marks the first instance in some time in which the DKB has contracted out construction of a capital unit; she is under construction in the United Norman Kingdom.
SMS Moltke, laid down 1911
SMS Seydlitz, laid down 1911
SMS Goeben, laid down 1912
SK11, laid down 1911 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
15,270 t light; 15,873 t standard; 16,999 t normal; 17,900 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
595.64 ft / 590.55 ft x 78.74 ft x 24.61 ft (normal load)
181.55 m / 180.00 m x 24.00 m x 7.50 m
Armament:
6 - 11.02" / 280 mm guns (3x2 guns), 669.80lbs / 303.82kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
16 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35.27lbs / 16.00kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 1.97" / 50.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.86lbs / 1.75kg shells, 1909 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 4,599 lbs / 2,086 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
4 - 19.7" / 500 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 344.49 ft / 105.00 m 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
Ends: 2.95" / 75 mm 246.03 ft / 74.99 m 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
Upper: 2.95" / 75 mm 360.89 ft / 110.00 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.45" / 240 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 9.45" / 240 mm
3rd: 1.97" / 50 mm - -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.56" / 65 mm, Conning tower: 9.45" / 240 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 72,000 shp / 53,712 Kw = 28.01 kts
Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,027 tons)
Complement:
743 - 967
Cost:
£1.419 million / $5.677 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 575 tons, 3.4 %
Armour: 4,851 tons, 28.5 %
- Belts: 2,089 tons, 12.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,134 tons, 6.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,494 tons, 8.8 %
- Conning Tower: 135 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,871 tons, 16.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,535 tons, 38.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,730 tons, 10.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 438 tons, 2.6 %
-250 t: Fire Control
-50 t: Sehendes Auge
-25 t: Markoni
-25 t: Flag Accomodations
-25 t: VIP Accomodoations
-20 t: Torpedoes
-10 t: Climitasation
-33 t: Weight Reserve
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21,382 lbs / 9,699 Kg = 31.9 x 11.0 " / 280 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.520
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.93 ft / 7.60 m
- Mid (55 %): 24.93 ft / 7.60 m (17.06 ft / 5.20 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.06 ft / 5.20 m
- Stern: 17.06 ft / 5.20 m
- Average freeboard: 21.71 ft / 6.62 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.3 %
Waterplane Area: 31,556 Square feet or 2,932 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 138 lbs/sq ft or 674 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.61
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily