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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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Another "Maximum" Battleship Design: US/BB/1943
I was testing the upper limits on what could be done with large battleships. Springsharp doesn't like 24in guns, but it does the calculations despite that. I tried a 1,350ft long ship with 9-24in guns. I wanted only a modest speed: 30 knots. It makes for a very nice design. It about the size of a modest supertanker, except faster:
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