Wittelsbach, german battleship laid down 1899 (Engine 1900)
Displacement:
11 940 t light; 12 616 t standard; 13 506 t normal; 14 218 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
446,46 ft / 446,46 ft x 69,65 ft x 27,00 ft (normal load)
136,08 m / 136,08 m x 21,23 m x 8,23 m
Armament:
8 - 9,45" / 240 mm guns (4x2 guns), 421,80lbs / 191,33kg shells, 1899 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1899 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
10 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1899 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
12 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1899 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm guns in single mounts, 0,06lbs / 0,03kg shells, 1899 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 5 272 lbs / 2 391 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 130
6 - 17,7" / 450 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 218,57 ft / 66,62 m 7,94 ft / 2,42 m
Ends: 7,87" / 200 mm 117,42 ft / 35,79 m 7,94 ft / 2,42 m
110,47 ft / 33,67 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 75% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,97" / 50 mm 176,15 ft / 53,69 m 22,51 ft / 6,86 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 7,87" / 200 mm 11,8" / 300 mm
2nd: 5,91" / 150 mm 2,76" / 70 mm 5,91" / 150 mm
3rd: 5,91" / 150 mm - -
4th: 0,79" / 20 mm - -
5th: 0,59" / 15 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2,76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 11,81" / 300 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 13 478 ihp / 10 055 Kw = 18,30 kts
Range 5 300nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 602 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
626 - 814
Cost:
£1,266 million / $5,065 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 659 tons, 4,9%
Armour: 4 551 tons, 33,7%
- Belts: 1 231 tons, 9,1%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 289 tons, 2,1%
- Armament: 1 768 tons, 13,1%
- Armour Deck: 1 120 tons, 8,3%
- Conning Tower: 144 tons, 1,1%
Machinery: 2 106 tons, 15,6%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4 624 tons, 34,2%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 566 tons, 11,6%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13 128 lbs / 5 955 Kg = 31,1 x 9,4 " / 240 mm shells or 2,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,07
Metacentric height 3,3 ft / 1,0 m
Roll period: 16,1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,69
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,39
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0,563
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,41 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21,13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -15,50 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19,91 ft / 6,07 m
- Forecastle (14%): 18,60 ft / 5,67 m
- Mid (72%): 18,60 ft / 5,67 m (10,24 ft / 3,12 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (13%): 10,24 ft / 3,12 m
- Stern: 10,24 ft / 3,12 m
- Average freeboard: 16,30 ft / 4,97 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 133,0%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112,6%
Waterplane Area: 21 968 Square feet or 2 041 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 139 lbs/sq ft or 679 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,94
- Longitudinal: 1,74
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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