US/BB/1941 large, United States Battleship laid down 1941 (Engine 1945) Displacement: 102,922 t light; 107,375 t standard; 113,714 t normal; 118,785 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 1,153.33 ft / 1,150.00 ft x 145.00 ft x 36.00 ft (normal load) 351.53 m / 350.52 m x 44.20 m x 10.97 m Armament: 9 - 21.00" / 533 mm guns (3x3 guns), 4,630.50lbs / 2,100.36kg shells, 1941 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, 1941 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 43,266 lbs / 19,625 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 565.00 ft / 172.21 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 76 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 4.00" / 102 mm 565.00 ft / 172.21 m 36.00 ft / 10.97 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: 9.00" / 229 mm, Conning tower: 18.00" / 457 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 8 shafts, 259,618 shp / 193,675 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 11,410 tons Complement: 3,096 - 4,025 Cost: £56.026 million / $224.105 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 5,408 tons, 4.8 % Armour: 41,997 tons, 36.9 % - Belts: 8,302 tons, 7.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 3,010 tons, 2.6 % - Armament: 8,251 tons, 7.3 % - Armour Deck: 21,523 tons, 18.9 % - Conning Tower: 910 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 6,556 tons, 5.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 48,961 tons, 43.1 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,792 tons, 9.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 214,870 lbs / 97,463 Kg = 46.4 x 21.0 " / 533 mm shells or 43.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11 Metacentric height 10.7 ft / 3.3 m Roll period: 18.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 66 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.32 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.663 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.93 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 33.91 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 % 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: 38.00 ft / 11.58 m - Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Mid (50 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Stern: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Average freeboard: 30.64 ft / 9.34 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63.7 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 238.6 % Waterplane Area: 129,267 Square feet or 12,009 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 288 lbs/sq ft or 1,407 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 1.02 - Longitudinal: 0.99 - 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
Amazon Ad
Monday, April 04, 2005
The battleship analog to the very large battlecruiser
I have always thought in terms of having a battleship corresponding to a battlecruiser design. I just tried out a very large battleship that is similar in concept, except having more battleship properties, to the very large battlecruiser. This is the Springsharp report:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment