Ideal Battleship, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1904 (Engine 1914)
Displacement:
18,486 t light; 19,326 t standard; 20,590 t normal; 21,601 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
524.50 ft / 521.50 ft x 86.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
159.87 m / 158.95 m x 26.21 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 1904 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 1904 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns in single mounts, 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 1904 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side ends, evenly spread
12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1904 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
6 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1904 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 10,381 lbs / 4,709 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 70
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 181.50 ft / 55.32 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Upper: 7.00" / 178 mm 185.00 ft / 56.39 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
3rd: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
4th: 4.00" / 102 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 47,330 shp / 35,309 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,275 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
859 - 1,117
Cost:
£2.035 million / $8.142 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,319 tons, 6.4 %
Armour: 6,238 tons, 30.3 %
- Belts: 2,052 tons, 10.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 315 tons, 1.5 %
- Armament: 2,567 tons, 12.5 %
- Armour Deck: 1,143 tons, 5.5 %
- Conning Tower: 162 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,006 tons, 9.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,924 tons, 43.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,104 tons, 10.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
25,858 lbs / 11,729 Kg = 29.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 4.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 17.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 48 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.90
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.16
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.536
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.06 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (74 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 21.92 ft / 6.68 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 155.1 %
Waterplane Area: 30,881 Square feet or 2,869 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 192 lbs/sq ft or 935 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent


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