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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