Super Lion , Great Britain Enter ship type laid down 1912 (Engine 1931) Displacement: 36,964 t light; 38,744 t standard; 42,406 t normal; 45,335 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 812.00 ft / 812.00 ft x 102.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load) 247.50 m / 247.50 m x 31.09 m x 9.75 m Armament: 10 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (5x2 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority aft, all raised mounts - superfiring 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, all amidships 14 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 18,387 lbs / 8,340 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 550.00 ft / 167.64 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 262.00 ft / 79.86 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 550.00 ft / 167.64 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm - - - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 7.00" / 178 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 149,111 shp / 111,237 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 6,591 tons Complement: 1,476 - 1,920 Cost: £3.849 million / $15.395 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,298 tons, 5.4 % Armour: 12,364 tons, 29.2 % - Belts: 4,386 tons, 10.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,099 tons, 2.6 % - Armament: 3,458 tons, 8.2 % - Armour Deck: 3,238 tons, 7.6 % - Conning Tower: 183 tons, 0.4 % Machinery: 4,459 tons, 10.5 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,842 tons, 42.1 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,442 tons, 12.8 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 56,854 lbs / 25,788 Kg = 33.7 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.1 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04 Metacentric height 5.5 ft / 1.7 m Roll period: 18.2 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.97 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.14 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.560 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.96 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.50 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 % 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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Forecastle (20 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Mid (67 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m (19.00 ft / 5.79 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m - Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m - Average freeboard: 24.60 ft / 7.50 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.2 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.6 % Waterplane Area: 58,347 Square feet or 5,421 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 212 lbs/sq ft or 1,033 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.98 - Longitudinal: 1.21 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Thursday, April 28, 2005
My new "Super Lion" design (1912)
I rethought the Super Lion design, as I have a photo in work that I will eventually post. The basic specs are 30 knots, 10-15in guns and I added 9in side armor. This is the Springsharp report. The displacement is greater than I had hoped.
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