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Wednesday, February 02, 2005

My latest attempt at a Super Fast Battlecruiser using Springsharp

I took another shot a seeing if I could make the Super Fast Battlecruiser work in Springsharp. I wrote about this last October, and had my 1970's era drawing. I expended considerable effort to make the design have adequate seakeeping ability. The ship had to get wider, longer, and deeper. Even then, the best I could do was 39 knots. It at least captures the intent, although at a greater cost.
GB/CB/Super Fast, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1950)

Displacement:
	36,667 t light; 37,948 t standard; 39,546 t normal; 40,824 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
	836.26 ft / 835.00 ft x 112.00 ft x 37.00 ft (normal load)
	254.89 m / 254.51 m x 34.14 m  x 11.28 m

Armament:
      4 - 17.00" / 432 mm guns (2x2 guns), 2,456.50lbs / 1,114.25kg shells, 1921 Model
	  Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
	  on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1921 Model
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
	  on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
	Weight of broadside 10,826 lbs / 4,911 kg
	Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	8.00" / 203 mm	580.00 ft / 176.78 m	17.00 ft / 5.18 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length
	  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
		1.50" / 38 mm	580.00 ft / 176.78 m	24.00 ft / 7.32 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	9.00" / 229 mm	5.00" / 127 mm		8.00" / 203 mm
	2nd:	1.00" / 25 mm	      -			      -

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
	Geared drive, 8 shafts, 377,615 shp / 281,701 Kw = 39.00 kts
	Range 7,000nm at 14.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 2,876 tons

Complement:
	1,401 - 1,822

Cost:
	£9.380 million / $37.518 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 1,353 tons, 3.4 %
	Armour: 7,864 tons, 19.9 %
	   - Belts: 3,297 tons, 8.3 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 773 tons, 2.0 %
	   - Armament: 1,540 tons, 3.9 %
	   - Armour Deck: 2,130 tons, 5.4 %
	   - Conning Tower: 125 tons, 0.3 %
	Machinery: 9,034 tons, 22.8 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,415 tons, 46.6 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,879 tons, 7.3 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  42,280 lbs / 19,178 Kg = 17.2 x 17.0 " / 432 mm shells or 5.3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
	Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
	Roll period: 17.8 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak
	Block coefficient: 0.400
	Length to Beam Ratio: 7.46 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 28.90 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
	Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
	   - Stem:		36.00 ft / 10.97 m
	   - Forecastle (45 %):	33.00 ft / 10.06 m
	   - Mid (45 %):		33.00 ft / 10.06 m (25.00 ft / 7.62 m aft of break)
	   - Quarterdeck (15 %):	25.00 ft / 7.62 m
	   - Stern:		25.00 ft / 7.62 m
	   - Average freeboard:	29.14 ft / 8.88 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 121.3 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 195.7 %
	Waterplane Area: 57,567 Square feet or 5,348 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 210 lbs/sq ft or 1,027 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.93
		- Longitudinal: 1.93
		- Overall: 1.00
	Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
	Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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