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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