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Wednesday, September 29, 2004

I find that the "Spring Style" program is addictive

I have been experimenting with the "Spring Style" program, and find it hard to stop. I have been trying some "over-the-top" designs that we did in the early 1970's. I find that I have had to modify the designs so that they "work" in many cases. I just did the GB/BB/1914 design conceived by my friend Cliff for the British navy. It was intended to 'bust loose" from the usual constraints. Here are the specs:
  • laid down 1914
  • length: 800 ft
  • beam: 120ft
  • draft: 33.1ft
  • normal displacement: 48,489 tons
  • "standard" displacement: 45,446 tons
  • main battery: 9-18in/45 (3x3)
  • secondary battery: 20-5in (10x2)
  • broadside weight: 24578 lbs
  • main belt: 15in, ends unarmored
  • upper belt: 10in
  • torpedo bulkhead: 2in
  • armor deck average 5.0 inches
  • conning tower: 12in
  • battery armor: main 15in, secondary 2in
  • maximum speed for 97,017 SHP 26.16 knots
  • approximate cruising radius: 15,200 nm at 10 knots
  • typical complement: 1634 to 2124 men
  • estimated cost; $23.361 million (£ 5.840 million)

There are more details generated by the program, but this is a start. I would like to try generating a power curve with my own program to see how it compares. Anyway, I like Rick Robinson's program. I want to study it to see what he is doing.

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