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- SMS Kaiserin Mathilde I, Rhienland Empire Battleship laid down 1918 (Engine 1919)
- Displacement:
- 38,076 t light; 40,159 t standard; 42,438 t normal; 44,262 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (746.73 ft / 743.77 ft) x 99.41 ft x (29.20 / 30.29 ft)
- (227.60 m / 226.70 m) x 30.30 m x (8.90 / 9.23 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 16.54" / 420 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,279.82lbs / 1,034.11kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1918 Model
- 8 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 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 centreline ends, 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 507.87 ft / 154.80 m 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- Ends: 7.87" / 200 mm 218.90 ft / 66.72 m 14.44 ft / 4.40 m
- 16.99 ft / 5.18 m Unarmoured ends
- Upper: 5.91" / 150 mm 507.87 ft / 154.80 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
- Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 0.39" / 10 mm 507.87 ft / 154.80 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 32.81 ft / 10.00 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, 80,171 shp / 59,808 Kw = 25.00 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 12.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 4,102 tons
- Complement:
- 1,477 - 1,921
- Cost:
- £7.051 million / $28.204 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 3,290 tons, 7.8 %
- - Guns: 3,263 tons, 7.7 %
- - Weapons: 27 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour: 15,954 tons, 37.6 %
- - Belts: 7,773 tons, 18.3 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 73 tons, 0.2 %
- - Armament: 4,466 tons, 10.5 %
- - Armour Deck: 3,229 tons, 7.6 %
- - Conning Tower: 413 tons, 1.0 %
- Machinery: 2,847 tons, 6.7 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,835 tons, 37.3 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,363 tons, 10.3 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.4 %
- - On freeboard deck: 150 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 71,212 lbs / 32,301 Kg = 31.5 x 16.5 " / 420 mm shells or 6.7 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.03
- Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
- Roll period: 18.2 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.19
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
- a normal bow and a round stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.688 / 0.692
- 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): 50
- 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: 52.73 %, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m
- - Aft deck: 15.50 %, 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: 25.47 ft / 7.76 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 186.1 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 197.0 %
- Waterplane Area: 58,629 Square feet or 5,447 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1,007 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 1.01
- - Longitudinal: 1.00
- - Overall: 1.00
- Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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