Stahl, or How I Learned to Stop Caring and Laugh at The H-43

"Stahl", ???? ???? Battleship laid down 1943

Displacement:
	87,630 t light; 91,838 t standard; 107,977 t normal; 120,888 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(1,112.48 ft / 1,082.68 ft) x 157.48 ft x (39.37 / 43.12 ft)
	(339.08 m / 330.00 m) x 48.00 m  x (12.00 / 13.14 m)

Armament:
      8 - 18.90" / 480 mm 42.0 cal guns - 3,306.93lbs / 1,500.00kg shells, 120 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1943 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
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1943 Model
	  6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      16 - 4.13" / 105 mm 65.0 cal guns - 34.83lbs / 15.80kg shells, 400 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1943 Model
	  8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      28 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 69.0 cal guns - 1.54lbs / 0.70kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1943 Model
	  14 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		6 raised mounts
      40 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 65.0 cal guns - 0.30lbs / 0.14kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Machine guns in deck mounts, 1943 Model
	  40 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
		10 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 28,272 lbs / 12,824 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      6 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.58 ft / 7.19 m torpedoes - 1.604 t each, 9.626 t total
	In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	16.1" / 410 mm	703.74 ft / 214.50 m	15.06 ft / 4.59 m
	Ends:	2.95" / 75 mm	378.90 ft / 115.49 m	15.06 ft / 4.59 m
	Upper:	6.30" / 160 mm	703.74 ft / 214.50 m	8.01 ft / 2.44 m
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
		2.56" / 65 mm	703.74 ft / 214.50 m	36.45 ft / 11.11 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 139.44 ft / 42.50 m

   - Hull void:
		0.00" / 0 mm	  0.00 ft / 0.00 m	0.00 ft / 0.00 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	23.6" / 600 mm	9.84" / 250 mm		23.6" / 600 mm
	2nd:	9.84" / 250 mm	5.91" / 150 mm		9.84" / 250 mm
	3rd:	5.91" / 150 mm	2.36" / 60 mm		5.91" / 150 mm
	4th:	0.25" / 6 mm	      -			      -

   - Box over machinery & magazines:
	7.87" / 200 mm
	Forecastle: 2.17" / 55 mm  Quarter deck: 2.17" / 55 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 21.65" / 550 mm, Aft 9.84" / 250 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,  plus diesel motors,
	Electric motors, 4 shafts, 250,012 shp / 186,509 Kw = 30.05 kts
	Range 20,000nm at 19.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 29,050 tons

Complement:
	2,977 - 3,871

Cost:
	£42.515 million / $170.061 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 5,103 tons, 4.7 %
	   - Guns: 5,083 tons, 4.7 %
	   - Weapons: 19 tons, 0.0 %
	Armour: 31,870 tons, 29.5 %
	   - Belts: 9,521 tons, 8.8 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,429 tons, 2.2 %
	   - Armament: 13,350 tons, 12.4 %
	   - Armour Deck: 5,032 tons, 4.7 %
	   - Conning Towers: 1,539 tons, 1.4 %
	Machinery: 6,457 tons, 6.0 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 43,295 tons, 40.1 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 20,347 tons, 18.8 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 905 tons, 0.8 %
	   - Hull below water: 225 tons
	   - Hull void weights: 225 tons
	   - Hull above water: 225 tons
	   - On freeboard deck: 165 tons
	   - Above deck: 65 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  335,282 lbs / 152,081 Kg = 99.4 x 18.9 " / 480 mm shells or 66.3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
	Metacentric height 15.0 ft / 4.6 m
	Roll period: 17.1 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  a straight bulbous bow and a round stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.563 / 0.575
	Length to Beam Ratio: 6.88 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 32.90 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 36
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	17.50 %,  45.93 ft / 14.00 m,  42.65 ft / 13.00 m
	   - Forward deck:	32.50 %,  42.65 ft / 13.00 m,  42.65 ft / 13.00 m
	   - Aft deck:	32.50 %,  42.65 ft / 13.00 m,  42.65 ft / 13.00 m
	   - Quarter deck:	17.50 %,  42.65 ft / 13.00 m,  42.65 ft / 13.00 m
	   - Average freeboard:		42.88 ft / 13.07 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 48.1 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 327.2 %
	Waterplane Area: 120,451 Square feet or 11,190 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 155 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 266 lbs/sq ft or 1,300 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.94
		- Longitudinal: 1.80
		- Overall: 1.00
	Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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