X4 Design, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1906 (Engine 1908)
Displacement:
22,949 t light; 23,946 t standard; 26,650 t normal; 28,813 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
623.00 ft / 623.00 ft x 88.00 ft x 28.00 ft (normal load)
189.89 m / 189.89 m x 26.82 m x 8.53 m
Armament:
10 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (5x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1906 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1906 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
18 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1906 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 9,139 lbs / 4,145 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
3 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 193.00 ft / 58.83 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 61,982 shp / 46,238 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,867 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
1,042 - 1,355
Cost:
£2.245 million / $8.980 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,142 tons, 4.3 %
Armour: 8,460 tons, 31.7 %
- Belts: 3,401 tons, 12.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 597 tons, 2.2 %
- Armament: 2,402 tons, 9.0 %
- Armour Deck: 1,868 tons, 7.0 %
- Conning Tower: 192 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,443 tons, 12.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,903 tons, 37.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,701 tons, 13.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
33,389 lbs / 15,145 Kg = 38.6 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.81
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.608
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.96 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 (37 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Mid (67 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 22.06 ft / 6.72 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 153.2 %
Waterplane Area: 40,384 Square feet or 3,752 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 170 lbs/sq ft or 828 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.38
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Sunday, May 22, 2005
My attempt at an X4 design is pretty sad
The X4 was supposed to be 623ft x 83ft x 27.5ft, carry 10-12in, 8-4in, and 18-3in guns, and have an 11in belt with a 25 knot speed. This is the best that I can do, seemingly, and it is unsatisfactory, due to the size. Perhaps someone who knows Springsharp better could make it work as originally specified:
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