The "Super Lion" design

This is my latest attempt at the "Super Lion" design mentioned in Winston Churchill's The World Crisis, Volume I. Admiral Fisher liked the concept: 10-15 guns and a speed of 30 knots. It was his perfect capital ship for 1912. Of course, it wasn't built, as it was too "edgy", at a time when the decision makers were conservatives if not reactionaries.

Super Lion, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1912

Displacement:
	35,421 t light; 37,173 t standard; 41,040 t normal; 44,133 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
	750.00 ft / 750.00 ft x 95.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
	228.60 m / 228.60 m x 28.96 m  x 9.75 m

Armament:
      10 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (5x2 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model
	  Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
	  on centreline ends, majority forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
      14 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
	  Quick firing guns in casemate mounts 
	  on side, evenly spread
	  14 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
	Weight of broadside 18,387 lbs / 8,340 kg
	Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	9.00" / 229 mm	560.00 ft / 170.69 m	17.00 ft / 5.18 m
	Ends:	4.00" / 102 mm	190.00 ft / 57.91 m	17.00 ft / 5.18 m
	  Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
		1.50" / 38 mm	560.00 ft / 170.69 m	28.00 ft / 8.53 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	9.00" / 229 mm	6.00" / 152 mm		9.00" / 229 mm
	2nd:	4.00" / 102 mm	      -			      -

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 7.00" / 178 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
	Direct drive, 4 shafts, 154,565 shp / 115,305 Kw = 30.00 kts
	Range 8,500nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 6,960 tons

Complement:
	1,441 - 1,874

Cost:
	£4.033 million / $16.133 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 2,298 tons, 5.6 %
	Armour: 11,390 tons, 27.8 %
	   - Belts: 4,056 tons, 9.9 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 870 tons, 2.1 %
	   - Armament: 3,310 tons, 8.1 %
	   - Armour Deck: 2,974 tons, 7.2 %
	   - Conning Tower: 179 tons, 0.4 %
	Machinery: 6,163 tons, 15.0 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,569 tons, 37.9 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,619 tons, 13.7 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  39,456 lbs / 17,897 Kg = 23.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01
	Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
	Roll period: 18.4 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.98
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak
	Block coefficient: 0.630
	Length to Beam Ratio: 7.89 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 27.39 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -1.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
	Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
	   - Stem:		31.00 ft / 9.45 m
	   - Forecastle (67 %):	29.00 ft / 8.84 m
	   - Mid (67 %):		29.00 ft / 8.84 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
	   - Quarterdeck (15 %):	20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	   - Stern:		20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	   - Average freeboard:	26.57 ft / 8.10 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 114.8 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 141.7 %
	Waterplane Area: 53,585 Square feet or 4,978 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 97 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 195 lbs/sq ft or 951 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.96
		- Longitudinal: 1.31
		- Overall: 1.00
	Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
	Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent