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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