GB/BB/1915 alternate 1, GB/BB/1915 Battleship laid down 1915 (Engine 1927)
Displacement:
57,095 t light; 60,253 t standard; 63,410 t normal; 65,935 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
801.05 ft / 800.00 ft x 135.00 ft x 36.50 ft (normal load)
244.16 m / 243.84 m x 41.15 m x 11.13 m
Armament:
9 - 20.00" / 508 mm guns (3x3 guns), 4,000.00lbs / 1,814.37kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward
24 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (12x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1915 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 37,500 lbs / 17,010 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 440.00 ft / 134.11 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 85 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 440.00 ft / 134.11 m 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 18.0" / 457 mm
- Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 18.00" / 457 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 91,018 shp / 67,899 Kw = 24.50 kts
Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,683 tons
Complement:
1,997 - 2,597
Cost:
£9.219 million / $36.876 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,688 tons, 7.4 %
Armour: 23,503 tons, 37.1 %
- Belts: 6,185 tons, 9.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,709 tons, 2.7 %
- Armament: 5,112 tons, 8.1 %
- Armour Deck: 9,880 tons, 15.6 %
- Conning Tower: 617 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 2,873 tons, 4.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 26,031 tons, 41.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,315 tons, 10.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
88,362 lbs / 40,080 Kg = 22.1 x 20.0 " / 508 mm shells or 15.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 10.7 ft / 3.2 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.46
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.563
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.93 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.28 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (50 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Stern: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 23.83 ft / 7.26 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 169.1 %
Waterplane Area: 76,297 Square feet or 7,088 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 259 lbs/sq ft or 1,266 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.58
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Monday, March 28, 2005
I had an alternate design for the GB/BB/1915 battleship
In 2002, I had an alternate design and look for the GB/BB/1915 battleship. The look was like the Hood, except for a flush deck and triple turrets. The displacement was planned to be 70,000 tons, but Springsharp doesn't think that much displacement is necessary, so it comes out considerably lighter:
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