GB/CB/1919 Fast, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1919 (Engine 1927) Displacement: 39,824 t light; 41,602 t standard; 44,453 t normal; 46,733 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 851.15 ft / 850.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load) 259.43 m / 259.08 m x 31.70 m x 9.75 m Armament: 8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1919 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1919 Model Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring 6 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1919 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts 32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1919 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts Weight of broadside 15,602 lbs / 7,077 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 100 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 240.00 ft / 73.15 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m Unarmoured ends Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 218,578 shp / 163,059 Kw = 33.00 kts Range 8,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 5,132 tons Complement: 1,529 - 1,989 Cost: £8.723 million / $34.891 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,950 tons, 4.4 % Armour: 11,761 tons, 26.5 % - Belts: 2,870 tons, 6.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,179 tons, 2.7 % - Armament: 2,903 tons, 6.5 % - Armour Deck: 4,565 tons, 10.3 % - Conning Tower: 243 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 6,900 tons, 15.5 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,213 tons, 43.2 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,629 tons, 10.4 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 58,092 lbs / 26,350 Kg = 34.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 7.5 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05 Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m Roll period: 18.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.550 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.17 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 29.15 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 % 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: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m - Forecastle (20 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Mid (67 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m (23.00 ft / 7.01 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Stern: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Average freeboard: 28.52 ft / 8.69 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 221.2 % Waterplane Area: 61,694 Square feet or 5,732 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 210 lbs/sq ft or 1,025 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.33 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, May 14, 2005
A fast, lightly protected British battlecruiser design, circa 1919-1920
One concept that was discussed after the end of the war, about 1919 0r 1920, was a ship to match the early design for the American battlecruisers. This would have been 850ft x 104ft, with 8-15in and 16-6in guns. The speed would have been 33 knots, so the side armor was to be on the order of 5in. I just attempted a Springsharp design for such a ship. The main problem with what is needed is Springsharp is the size (too big):
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