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Sunday, April 03, 2005

A very large battlecruiser: US/CB/1941 large

I was looking at my pencil drawing for a very large American battleship that I had drawn in 2001. I have sketched out similar battlecruisers in the latter 1990's, as well. This is my Springsharp report for such a battlecruiser. It shows just how much can be done, if you are willing to "go large":
US/CB/1941 large, United States Battlecruiser laid down 1941 (Engine 1945)

Displacement:
 120,647 t light; 125,724 t standard; 132,804 t normal; 138,467 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 1,253.40 ft / 1,250.00 ft x 150.00 ft x 37.00 ft (normal load)
 382.04 m / 381.00 m x 45.72 m  x 11.28 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: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 815.00 ft / 248.41 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  4.00" / 102 mm 815.00 ft / 248.41 m 32.00 ft / 9.75 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 9.00" / 229 mm  15.0" / 381 mm
 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm       -         -

   - Armour deck: 8.00" / 203 mm, Conning tower: 15.00" / 381 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 8 shafts, 501,490 shp / 374,112 Kw = 35.00 kts
 Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 12,744 tons

Complement:
 3,477 - 4,521

Cost:
 £65.147 million / $260.589 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 5,408 tons, 4.1 %
 Armour: 43,148 tons, 32.5 %
    - Belts: 9,382 tons, 7.1 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 3,860 tons, 2.9 %
    - Armament: 7,415 tons, 5.6 %
    - Armour Deck: 21,650 tons, 16.3 %
    - Conning Tower: 841 tons, 0.6 %
 Machinery: 12,664 tons, 9.5 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 59,426 tons, 44.7 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 12,157 tons, 9.2 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   231,870 lbs / 105,175 Kg = 50.1 x 21.0 " / 533 mm shells or 44.1 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
 Metacentric height 12.3 ft / 3.8 m
 Roll period: 17.9 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.18

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has a flush deck
 Block coefficient: 0.670
 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.33 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 35.36 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
 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 %): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
    - Mid (50 %):  32.00 ft / 9.75 m
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
    - Stern:  32.00 ft / 9.75 m
    - Average freeboard: 32.64 ft / 9.95 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71.8 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 256.4 %
 Waterplane Area: 146,281 Square feet or 13,590 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 308 lbs/sq ft or 1,504 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 1.11
  - Longitudinal: 0.97
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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