Super Lion, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1912
Displacement:
33,476 t light; 35,007 t standard; 37,500 t normal; 39,494 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
752.00 ft / 750.00 ft x 100.00 ft x 28.90 ft (normal load)
229.21 m / 228.60 m x 30.48 m x 8.81 m
Armament:
8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline amidships
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (6x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1912 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 17,259 lbs / 7,829 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 146,626 shp / 109,383 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,487 tons
Complement:
1,346 - 1,751
Cost:
£3.802 million / $15.209 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,157 tons, 5.8 %
Armour: 9,199 tons, 24.5 %
- Belts: 2,550 tons, 6.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,159 tons, 3.1 %
- Armament: 2,237 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 3,060 tons, 8.2 %
- Conning Tower: 193 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 5,846 tons, 15.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,273 tons, 43.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,024 tons, 10.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
44,417 lbs / 20,147 Kg = 26.3 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 5.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.88
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.606
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.39 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: 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (67 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 25.60 ft / 7.80 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 116.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 201.2 %
Waterplane Area: 55,138 Square feet or 5,122 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs/sq ft or 1,012 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.45
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Another "Super Lion" design
I have a design for a rather Small Super Lion design that attempts to implement Admiral Fisher's concept on a 750ft ship. The problem with this version is that the displacement increased dramatically to 37,500 tons. It still is a 30-knot ship with 10=15in guns. In this case, the armor basis is 8in, although is simply because that is what I chose, as the drawing is non-specific. I guess that my protection is heavier than 6,000 tons is the reason for the size increase. To do 6,000 tons would imply at most a 6in belt. This is the Springsharp report:
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