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- SMS Kaiserin Mathilde I, Rhienland Empire Battleship laid down 1918 (Engine 1919)
- Displacement:
- 36 457 t light; 38 321 t standard; 41 596 t normal; 44 215 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (746.73 ft / 743.77 ft) x 99.41 ft x (28.87 / 30.44 ft)
- (227.60 m / 226.70 m) x 30.30 m x (8.80 / 9.28 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 16.54" / 420 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2 279.82lbs / 1 034.11kg shells, 80 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1918 Model
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
- 2 raised mounts - superfiring
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, aft deck aft
- 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
- 18 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 103.86lbs / 47.11kg shells, 200 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1918 Model
- 18 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 20.97lbs / 9.51kg shells, 200 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1918 Model
- 6 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 20 234 lbs / 9 178 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.49 ft / 7.16 m torpedoes - 1.499 t each, 11.994 t total
- submerged side tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 1 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.49 ft / 7.16 m torpedo - 1.499 t total
- submerged bow tube
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 507.48 ft / 154.68 m 11.98 ft / 3.65 m
- Ends: 7.87" / 200 mm 236.29 ft / 72.02 m 11.98 ft / 3.65 m
- Upper: 5.91" / 150 mm 507.48 ft / 154.68 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 105% of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 2.36" / 60 mm 507.48 ft / 154.68 m 28.12 ft / 8.57 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 58.73 ft / 17.90 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
- 2nd: 5.91" / 150 mm - -
- 3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
- Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 15.75" / 400 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, plus diesel motors,
- Electric motors, 4 shafts, 79 097 shp / 59 006 Kw = 25.00 kts
- Range 15 000nm at 12.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 5 894 tons
- Complement:
- 1 456 - 1 893
- Cost:
- £6.927 million / $27.708 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 3 290 tons, 7.9%
- - Guns: 3 263 tons, 7.8%
- - Weapons: 27 tons, 0.1%
- Armour: 14 291 tons, 34.4%
- - Belts: 5 426 tons, 13.0%
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1 247 tons, 3.0%
- - Armament: 3 999 tons, 9.6%
- - Armour Deck: 3 212 tons, 7.7%
- - Conning Tower: 407 tons, 1.0%
- Machinery: 2 809 tons, 6.8%
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 16 052 tons, 38.6%
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5 138 tons, 12.4%
- Miscellaneous weights: 15 tons, 0.0%
- - Hull below water: 15 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 67 439 lbs / 30 590 Kg = 29.8 x 16.5 " / 420 mm shells or 9.6 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
- Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
- Roll period: 17.1 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.00
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
- a normal bow and a round stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.682 / 0.688
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.48 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 27.27 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 18.40%, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00%, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m
- - Aft deck: 38.23%, 18.70 ft / 5.70 m, 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- - Quarter deck: 13.37%, 18.70 ft / 5.70 m, 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- - Average freeboard: 23.31 ft / 7.10 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.7%
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174.6%
- Waterplane Area: 58 313 Square feet or 5 417 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112%
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 214 lbs/sq ft or 1 044 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.98
- - Longitudinal: 1.13
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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