US/BB/1943, United States Battleship laid down 1943 (Engine 1945)
Displacement:
162,468 t light; 169,242 t standard; 177,915 t normal; 184,853 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,353.40 ft / 1,350.00 ft x 168.00 ft x 39.00 ft (normal load)
412.52 m / 411.48 m x 51.21 m x 11.89 m
Armament:
9 - 24.00" / 610 mm guns (3x3 guns), 6,912.00lbs / 3,135.23kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 5.10" / 130 mm guns (12x2 guns), 66.33lbs / 30.08kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (16x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 63,925 lbs / 28,996 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 875.00 ft / 266.70 m 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
5.00" / 127 mm 875.00 ft / 266.70 m 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 20.0" / 508 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 18.0" / 457 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
- Armour deck: 10.00" / 254 mm, Conning tower: 18.00" / 457 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 8 shafts, 335,444 shp / 250,241 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 15,612 tons
Complement:
4,330 - 5,630
Cost:
£88.916 million / $355.664 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 7,991 tons, 4.5 %
Armour: 63,893 tons, 35.9 %
- Belts: 12,840 tons, 7.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 5,666 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 10,410 tons, 5.9 %
- Armour Deck: 33,750 tons, 19.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1,227 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 8,471 tons, 4.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 82,114 tons, 46.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 15,447 tons, 8.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
381,015 lbs / 172,826 Kg = 55.1 x 24.0 " / 610 mm shells or 100.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 14.7 ft / 4.5 m
Roll period: 18.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.704
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.04 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 36.74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 40.00 ft / 12.19 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Mid (50 %): 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Stern: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Average freeboard: 33.56 ft / 10.23 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 56.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 264.8 %
Waterplane Area: 182,434 Square feet or 16,949 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 352 lbs/sq ft or 1,720 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.15
- Longitudinal: 0.95
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Warning: Calibre too large - Main battery
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