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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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":
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