1936 KMS Zieten

KMS Zieten typ B, Germany Cruiser laid down 1936

Displacement:
	9,590 t light; 10,000 t standard; 11,364 t normal; 12,456 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(688.98 ft / 656.17 ft) x 65.62 ft x (20.67 / 22.06 ft)
	(210.00 m / 200.00 m) x 20.00 m  x (6.30 / 6.73 m)

Armament:
      15 - 5.87" / 149 mm 60.0 cal guns - 100.31lbs / 45.50kg shells, 170 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1936 Model
	  4 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
	  1 x 3-gun mount on centreline amidships (forward deck)
		1 double raised mount
      8 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm 76.0 cal guns - 19.84lbs / 9.00kg shells, 400 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1932 Model
	  4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
      16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 65.0 cal guns - 0.33lbs / 0.15kg shells, 1,800 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1936 Model
	  4 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,669 lbs / 757 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      12 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m torpedoes - 1.579 t each, 18.948 t total
	In 4 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	3.94" / 100 mm	426.51 ft / 130.00 m	9.84 ft / 3.00 m
	Ends:	3.15" / 80 mm	  98.43 ft / 30.00 m	6.56 ft / 2.00 m
	  131.23 ft / 40.00 m Unarmoured ends
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined -12.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		1.77" / 45 mm	426.51 ft / 130.00 m	16.83 ft / 5.13 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 52.49 ft / 16.00 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	4.72" / 120 mm	2.36" / 60 mm		3.15" / 80 mm
	3rd:	0.20" / 5 mm	      -			      -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 2.17" / 55 mm
	Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm  Quarter deck: 1.57" / 40 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.72" / 120 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,  plus diesel motors,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 76,200 shp / 56,845 Kw = 31.06 kts
	Range 9,000nm at 16.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 2,456 tons

Complement:
	549 - 715

Cost:
	£4.539 million / $18.158 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 722 tons, 6.4 %
	   - Guns: 685 tons, 6.0 %
	   - Weapons: 38 tons, 0.3 %
	Armour: 2,639 tons, 23.2 %
	   - Belts: 749 tons, 6.6 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 471 tons, 4.1 %
	   - Armament: 390 tons, 3.4 %
	   - Armour Deck: 977 tons, 8.6 %
	   - Conning Tower: 51 tons, 0.5 %
	Machinery: 2,138 tons, 18.8 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,771 tons, 33.2 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,774 tons, 15.6 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 320 tons, 2.8 %
	   - On freeboard deck: 55 tons
	   - Above deck: 265 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  16,853 lbs / 7,644 Kg = 166.6 x 5.9 " / 149 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
	Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
	Roll period: 15.3 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.38
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.24

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  a normal bow and a round stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.447 / 0.459
	Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 25.62 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	20.00 %,  28.41 ft / 8.66 m,  18.37 ft / 5.60 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  18.37 ft / 5.60 m,  18.37 ft / 5.60 m
	   - Aft deck:	35.00 %,  18.37 ft / 5.60 m,  18.37 ft / 5.60 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15.00 %,  18.37 ft / 5.60 m,  18.37 ft / 5.60 m
	   - Average freeboard:		19.18 ft / 5.84 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.0 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.2 %
	Waterplane Area: 27,396 Square feet or 2,545 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 537 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.99
		- Longitudinal: 1.07
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Projected construction first production run ZIETEN, THIELMANN, SCHRECKENSTEIN
Second production run SEYDLITZ, DOBSCHUTZ
All ships named after Prussian cavalry commanders.

2x MAN 2-stroke 9-cylinder double action diesels each directly coupled to one shaft producing 16200 shp for 20 knots cruise, range 10,000nmi @ 20 knots
(proven design used on DEUTSCHLAND class cruisers)

2x Germania geared turbines on outboard shafts driven by 8 boilers, producing 60,000shp for 31 knots at full power. (proven design used on NURNBERG class cruisers)

15cm/60 SK C/25 in uparmoured Drh Tr C/28 (as on NURNBERG)
8.8cm/76 SK C/32 in Dop. L. C/32
2cm/65 C/30 in Flakvierling C/36 (upgrade to C/38 if available)

Torpedoes: 53.3cm G7a T1
Floatplane: Heinkel He 60

On deck:
5t Reserve-Kartoffellast
50t 2x Heavy crane
Above deck:
30t Additional rangefinder
60t 2x Hangar
120t 6x floatplane
20t gunpowder catapult
30t 10x extra spare floatplanes, crated
4t Schnapps (2500 bottles)
0.5t Grand Piano