GB/CB/1905 Mod 1, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1905 (Engine 1917)
Displacement:
28,710 t light; 29,627 t standard; 32,063 t normal; 34,011 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
770.00 ft / 770.00 ft x 95.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
234.70 m / 234.70 m x 28.96 m x 8.84 m
Armament:
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns in single mounts, 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1905 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 4,752 lbs / 2,155 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 11.0" / 279 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 184,206 shp / 137,418 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,384 tons
Complement:
1,197 - 1,557
Cost:
£2.449 million / $9.797 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 594 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 9,605 tons, 30.0 %
- Belts: 4,406 tons, 13.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 764 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 1,461 tons, 4.6 %
- Armour Deck: 2,778 tons, 8.7 %
- Conning Tower: 196 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 6,752 tons, 21.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,758 tons, 36.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,353 tons, 10.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
46,835 lbs / 21,244 Kg = 54.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 16.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.37
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.529
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.11 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
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: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Mid (67 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 27.52 ft / 8.39 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 105.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 221.3 %
Waterplane Area: 50,059 Square feet or 4,651 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 156 lbs/sq ft or 760 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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Monday, May 09, 2005
A "Super Ship" except for main armament: GB/CB/1905 Mod 1
I was curious to see what might be done with my friend Cliff's concept for the GB/CB/1905 battlecruiser. I wanted to retain the high speed and basic layout, while correcting the light protection and the weak secondary armament. The result is the GB/CB/1905 Mod. 1, which has 4-12in/45 BLR, 12-6in/50 QF, 12in armor basis, and a 33 knot maximum speed. What makes it possible is to allow the displacement to float up and to use high power output machinery. I also increased the beam to 95 ft, was that solves many problems. This is the Springsharp report:
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