1935 Sieglinde

Sieglinde, Kriegsmarine Grosse Kreuzer laid down 1935

Displacement:
	13,804 t light; 14,481 t standard; 17,547 t normal; 20,000 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(738.19 ft / 688.98 ft) x 62.34 ft (Bulges 68.90 ft) x (20.44 / 22.98 ft)
	(225.00 m / 210.00 m) x 19.00 m (Bulges 21.00 m)  x (6.23 / 7.00 m)

Armament:
      12 - 8.00" / 203 mm 60.0 cal guns - 268.96lbs / 122.00kg shells, 100 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1935 Model
	  6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck aft
		6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
	  6 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      10 - 4.13" / 105 mm 65.0 cal guns - 33.29lbs / 15.10kg shells, 400 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
	  3 x Twin mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
		1 raised mount
	  2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck centre
      32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 43.0 cal guns - 2.05lbs / 0.93kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1936 Model
	  8 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
		8 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3,626 lbs / 1,645 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      60 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m torpedoes - 1.924 t each, 115.425 t total
	below water reloads

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	3.94" / 100 mm	623.36 ft / 190.00 m	13.45 ft / 4.10 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 139 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined 20.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		1.57" / 40 mm	688.98 ft / 210.00 m	39.37 ft / 12.00 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 55.77 ft / 17.00 m

   - Hull Bulges:
		0.31" / 8 mm	492.13 ft / 150.00 m	16.40 ft / 5.00 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	7.09" / 180 mm	      -			7.09" / 180 mm
	2nd:	5.51" / 140 mm	1.97" / 50 mm		5.51" / 140 mm
	3rd:	0.79" / 20 mm	      -			      -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
	Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm  Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 0.00" / 0 mm, Aft 9.06" / 230 mm

Machinery:
	Diesel Internal combustion motors,  plus diesel motors,
	Geared drive, 3 shafts, 119,245 shp / 88,957 Kw = 33.00 kts
	Range 9,000nm at 20.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 5,519 tons

Complement:
	761 - 990

Cost:
	£6.242 million / $24.966 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 939 tons, 5.4 %
	   - Guns: 795 tons, 4.5 %
	   - Weapons: 144 tons, 0.8 %
	Armour: 4,657 tons, 26.5 %
	   - Belts: 1,295 tons, 7.4 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,581 tons, 9.0 %
	   - Bulges: 94 tons, 0.5 %
	   - Armament: 315 tons, 1.8 %
	   - Armour Deck: 1,241 tons, 7.1 %
	   - Conning Tower: 132 tons, 0.8 %
	Machinery: 3,388 tons, 19.3 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,520 tons, 20.1 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,743 tons, 21.3 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 1,300 tons, 7.4 %
	   - On freeboard deck: 1,200 tons
	   - Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  25,457 lbs / 11,547 Kg = 99.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
	Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
	Roll period: 15.1 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.15

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise aft of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
	  an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.633 / 0.642
	Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 29.56 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 45.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	20.00 %,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
	   - Forward deck:	45.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
	   - Aft deck:	25.00 %,  26.25 ft / 8.00 m,  26.25 ft / 8.00 m
	   - Quarter deck:	10.00 %,  32.81 ft / 10.00 m,  32.81 ft / 10.00 m
	   - Average freeboard:		21.56 ft / 6.57 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.0 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 168.4 %
	Waterplane Area: 33,780 Square feet or 3,138 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 105 lbs/sq ft or 514 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 1.01
		- Longitudinal: 1.01
		- Overall: 1.01
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

20.3cm/60 SK C/34 (122kg)
10.5cm/65 SK C/33 (15.1kg)
40mm/43 M1932 (0.93kg) Swedish, to be replaced by 40mm/60 M1936

Main belt 14 degrees, 50mm Wh 325mm void 100mm KC 25mm Wh backing
Citadel includes one extra deck of stuff

Misc Weight:
14 floatplanes - 280 tons on deck - 14x He 60 to be replaced by 8x Ar196, 6x Fi167
4 superstructure floatplane hangars - 120 tons on deck
2 catapults - 50 tons above deck
2 heavy duty cranes - 50 tons above deck
10 Schnellboote - 800 tons on deck