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- Admiral Graf Spee, German Deutschland-class heavy cruiser laid down 1929 (Engine 1944)
- Displacement:
- 16,039 t light; 17,031 t standard; 20,579 t normal; 23,417 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (618.27 ft / 600.23 ft) x 71.16 ft (Bulges 75.46 ft) x (24.28 / 27.17 ft)
- (188.45 m / 182.95 m) x 21.69 m (Bulges 23.00 m) x (7.40 / 8.28 m)
- Armament:
- 6 - 11.14" / 283 mm 54.5 cal guns - 727.53lbs / 330.00kg shells, 150 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1934 Model
- 2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 8 - 5.04" / 128 mm 61.0 cal guns - 57.32lbs / 26.00kg shells, 150 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1942 Model
- 4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 - 5.04" / 128 mm 61.0 cal guns - 57.32lbs / 26.00kg shells, 500 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1942 Model
- 2 x 2-gun mounts on sides amidships
- 1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck forward
- 1 raised mount
- 16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 69.0 cal guns - 1.54lbs / 0.70kg shells, 6,000 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1942 Model
- 8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 5,192 lbs / 2,355 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.58 ft / 7.19 m torpedoes - 1.548 t each, 12.386 t total
- In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 5.51" / 140 mm 324.11 ft / 98.79 m 10.14 ft / 3.09 m
- Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 276.08 ft / 84.15 m 10.14 ft / 3.09 m
- Upper: 5.51" / 140 mm 324.11 ft / 98.79 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 1.97" / 50 mm 324.11 ft / 98.79 m 22.83 ft / 6.96 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 63.98 ft / 19.50 m
- - Hull Bulges:
- 1.97" / 50 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 14.2" / 360 mm 9.45" / 240 mm 7.87" / 200 mm
- 2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
- 3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
- 4th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 4.33" / 110 mm
- Forecastle: 1.18" / 30 mm Quarter deck: 1.18" / 30 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 5.04" / 128 mm, Aft 5.04" / 128 mm
- Machinery:
- Diesel Internal combustion motors,
- Geared drive, 2 shafts, 78,703 shp / 58,713 Kw = 28.51 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 20.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 6,387 tons
- Complement:
- 858 - 1,116
- Cost:
- £5.913 million / $23.653 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 1,626 tons, 7.9 %
- - Guns: 1,601 tons, 7.8 %
- - Weapons: 25 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour: 6,054 tons, 29.4 %
- - Belts: 1,628 tons, 7.9 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 539 tons, 2.6 %
- - Bulges: 549 tons, 2.8 %
- - Armament: 961 tons, 4.7 %
- - Armour Deck: 2,213 tons, 10.8 %
- - Conning Towers: 163 tons, 0.8 %
- Machinery: 2,010 tons, 9.8 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,255 tons, 30.4 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,539 tons, 22.1 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 95 tons, 0.5 %
- - Above deck: 95 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 38,218 lbs / 17,335 Kg = 55.3 x 11.1 " / 283 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
- Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
- Roll period: 15.6 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a straight bulbous bow and large transom stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.655 / 0.666
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.95 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 28.02 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 23.00 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Forward deck: 27.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Aft deck: 27.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 23.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 23.12 ft / 7.05 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.2 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.8 %
- Waterplane Area: 34,297 Square feet or 3,186 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 127 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 137 lbs/sq ft or 667 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.95
- - Longitudinal: 1.60
- - Overall: 1.00
- Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- 1944 refit for Admiral Graf Spee, to allow for the fitting of spare 28 centimeter gun turrets from the battleship Gneisenau. Secondary battery guns are navalized versions of the Flakzwilling 40. Other changes include improvements to her diesel engines, as well as additional, and more advanced, 37mm AA guns.
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