GB/CA/1912B1, Great Britain Armored Cruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1917)
Displacement:
18,295 t light; 19,127 t standard; 20,985 t normal; 22,471 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
650.00 ft / 650.00 ft x 79.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load)
198.12 m / 198.12 m x 24.08 m x 8.23 m
Armament:
12 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (4x3 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships
12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 5,968 lbs / 2,707 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 200.00 ft / 60.96 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
20.00 ft / 6.10 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 103,026 shp / 76,857 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,345 tons
Complement:
871 - 1,133
Cost:
£1.796 million / $7.183 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 746 tons, 3.6 %
Armour: 5,746 tons, 27.4 %
- Belts: 2,359 tons, 11.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 366 tons, 1.7 %
- Armament: 1,264 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 1,626 tons, 7.8 %
- Conning Tower: 131 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 3,777 tons, 18.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,026 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,690 tons, 12.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26,981 lbs / 12,238 Kg = 69.3 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 3.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 4.3 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.530
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
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: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (67 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 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: 22.52 ft / 6.86 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 175.2 %
Waterplane Area: 35,165 Square feet or 3,267 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 148 lbs/sq ft or 723 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.40
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
A variant GB/CA/1912 armored cruiser with triple turrets
I tried several variants of the GB/CA/1912 armored cruiser concept. My first thought was to have a main armament of 9-9.2in/50 guns in triple turrets. The result seemed to be under-gunned, so I went with 12-9.2in/50 and 12-6in/50 QF guns . The 9.2in guns are in triple turrets with the 6in guns in casemates. The size is rather larger than I would like, but to obtain 30 knot speed with a 6in belt and 2.5in deck, size is what is needed. This is the Springsharp report:
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