GB/CS/1915, Great Britain Scout Cruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1945)
Displacement:
3,284 t light; 3,395 t standard; 3,753 t normal; 4,039 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
406.84 ft / 405.00 ft x 41.00 ft x 14.00 ft (normal load)
124.00 m / 123.44 m x 12.50 m x 4.27 m
Armament:
4 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1915 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 432 lbs / 196 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Conning tower: 1.00" / 25 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 57,137 shp / 42,624 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 644 tons
Complement:
239 - 311
Cost:
£0.527 million / $2.108 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 54 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 19 tons, 0.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 14 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 5 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 1,443 tons, 38.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,768 tons, 47.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 469 tons, 12.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,053 lbs / 1,385 Kg = 28.3 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.67
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.29
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak, low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.565
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.12 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.00 ft / 0.30 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Mid (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (21.00 ft / 6.40 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m before break)
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.86 ft / 6.36 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 160.1 %
Waterplane Area: 11,753 Square feet or 1,092 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 70 lbs/sq ft or 342 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.84
- Longitudinal: 4.75
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
The GB/CS/1915 scout cruiser in Springsharp
I have a photoart piece showing Cliff's British scout cruiser design GB/CS/1915, so I thought I would try Springsharp to see if I could get a better result. The dimensions were 405ft x 41ft x 14ft, with a normal displacement of 3,200 tons. The armament was 4-6in QF guns with 4-21in TT. There was no protection except gun shields and splinter protection on the bridge structure. The intended power was 40,000 SHP with a desired speed of 32 knots. The machinery is built to destroyer standards, and the vessel is very much like a large destroyer with cruiser guns. This is the Springsharp report:
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