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Friday, July 15, 2005

I found the armor diagram for the Ger/CBL/1915 Mod.A design

Since I had the cross section for the Ger/CBL/1915 design, I thought that it would be worth recalculating. One thing I learned immediately is that there is no armor protection on the anti-torpedo protection system. To save weight, there is only compartmentation. This is the new Springsharp report:
Ger/CBL/1915 Mod.A, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1915 (Engine 1950)

Displacement:
 20,941 t light; 21,537 t standard; 22,600 t normal; 23,450 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 803.83 ft / 800.00 ft x 80.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
 245.01 m / 243.84 m x 24.38 m  x 7.62 m

Armament:
      2 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (1x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1915 Model
   Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
   on centreline forward
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1915 Model
   Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on side, all amidships
 Weight of broadside 3,024 lbs / 1,372 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 620.00 ft / 188.98 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
 Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 620.00 ft / 188.98 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Main Belt covers 119 % of normal length

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm  4.00" / 102 mm
 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm       -         -

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 6 shafts, 304,597 shp / 227,229 Kw = 40.00 kts
 Range 3,750nm at 18.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 1,914 tons

Complement:
 921 - 1,198

Cost:
 £3.012 million / $12.047 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 378 tons, 1.7 %
 Armour: 3,753 tons, 16.6 %
    - Belts: 1,757 tons, 7.8 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
    - Armament: 323 tons, 1.4 %
    - Armour Deck: 1,570 tons, 6.9 %
    - Conning Tower: 103 tons, 0.5 %
 Machinery: 7,287 tons, 32.2 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,523 tons, 42.1 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,659 tons, 7.3 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   23,104 lbs / 10,480 Kg = 26.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
 Metacentric height 5.5 ft / 1.7 m
 Roll period: 14.3 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.494
 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 28.28 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  35.00 ft / 10.67 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: 27.76 ft / 8.46 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 117.1 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 243.8 %
 Waterplane Area: 42,425 Square feet or 3,941 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 138 lbs/sq ft or 675 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.96
  - Longitudinal: 1.44
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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