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- H-classe, Third Reich Germany Battleship laid down 1938
- Displacement:
- 51,213 t light; 53,840 t standard; 59,585 t normal; 64,181 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (933.71 ft / 908.79 ft) x 124.02 ft x (32.81 / 34.83 ft)
- (284.60 m / 277.00 m) x 37.80 m x (10.00 / 10.62 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 15.98" / 406 mm 52.0 cal guns - 2,270.76lbs / 1,030.00kg shells, 120 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1934 Model
- 2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
- 1 raised mount - superfiring
- 2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, aft deck aft
- 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
- 12 - 5.91" / 150 mm 55.0 cal guns - 100.31lbs / 45.50kg shells, 150 per gun
- Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1928 Model
- 2 x 2-gun mounts on sides, forward deck aft
- 4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, aft deck forward
- 28 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 83.0 cal guns - 1.64lbs / 0.74kg shells, 0 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1930 Model
- 14 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- 46 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 65.0 cal guns - 0.30lbs / 0.14kg shells, 0 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1938 Model
- 30 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 12 raised mounts
- 4 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 16 - 4.13" / 105 mm 65.0 cal guns - 34.83lbs / 15.80kg shells, 400 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1933 Model
- 8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 19,987 lbs / 9,066 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 487.11 ft / 148.47 m 13.35 ft / 4.07 m
- Ends: 3.15" / 80 mm 421.65 ft / 128.52 m 13.35 ft / 4.07 m
- Upper: 3.15" / 80 mm 487.11 ft / 148.47 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined 17.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 3.15" / 80 mm 487.11 ft / 148.47 m 30.38 ft / 9.26 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 89.57 ft / 27.30 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 18.1" / 460 mm 8.07" / 205 mm 14.2" / 360 mm
- 2nd: 4.72" / 120 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 6.30" / 160 mm
- 3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
- 4th: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
- 5th: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 6.30" / 160 mm
- Forecastle: 1.57" / 40 mm Quarter deck: 1.57" / 40 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 16.14" / 410 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Diesel Internal combustion motors,
- Hydraulic drive, 3 shafts, 180,272 shp / 134,483 Kw = 30.00 kts
- Range 9,500nm at 19.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 10,341 tons
- Complement:
- 1,906 - 2,478
- Cost:
- £25.749 million / $102.996 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 4,616 tons, 7.7 %
- - Guns: 4,616 tons, 7.7 %
- Armour: 19,875 tons, 33.4 %
- - Belts: 5,535 tons, 9.3 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,725 tons, 2.9 %
- - Armament: 4,711 tons, 7.9 %
- - Armour Deck: 7,374 tons, 12.4 %
- - Conning Tower: 531 tons, 0.9 %
- Machinery: 4,936 tons, 8.3 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 21,186 tons, 35.6 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,372 tons, 14.1 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 600 tons, 1.0 %
- - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- - Above deck: 500 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 106,492 lbs / 48,304 Kg = 52.2 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 19.2 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
- Metacentric height 9.7 ft / 2.9 m
- Roll period: 16.8 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a straight bulbous bow and a round stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.564 / 0.572
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 30.15 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 27.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 23.20 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 25.59 ft / 7.80 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 25.59 ft / 7.80 m, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- - Aft deck: 23.60 %, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- - Quarter deck: 23.20 %, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- - Average freeboard: 25.49 ft / 7.77 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.4 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 195.3 %
- Waterplane Area: 79,695 Square feet or 7,404 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 217 lbs/sq ft or 1,061 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.99
- - Longitudinal: 1.13
- - Overall: 1.00
- Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
- Misc Weights:
- Flag Facilities = 100 tons
- x4 floatplanes, amidship hanger, and other facilities = 500 tons reserved above deck.
- Secondary Batteries are 49kg shells with 180 stowed. Springsharp says 49kg is too heavy shell. for German 12.7cm SK C/41 guns.
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