GB/CB/1915 Design Study, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1937) Displacement: 22,819 t light; 23,578 t standard; 25,000 t normal; 26,138 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 770.00 ft / 770.00 ft x 85.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load) 234.70 m / 234.70 m x 25.91 m x 7.92 m Armament: 6 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1915 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring 16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1915 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships Weight of broadside 5,696 lbs / 2,584 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 80 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 9.00" / 229 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: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 174,301 shp / 130,028 Kw = 34.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,559 tons Complement: 993 - 1,292 Cost: £3.015 million / $12.062 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 712 tons, 2.8 % Armour: 6,780 tons, 27.1 % - Belts: 1,793 tons, 7.2 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 999 tons, 4.0 % - Armament: 1,370 tons, 5.5 % - Armour Deck: 2,452 tons, 9.8 % - Conning Tower: 166 tons, 0.7 % Machinery: 4,831 tons, 19.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,497 tons, 42.0 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,181 tons, 8.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 37,056 lbs / 16,808 Kg = 42.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13 Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m Roll period: 16.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.55 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.514 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.06 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 27.75 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -1.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m - Forecastle (20 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Mid (67 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m (21.00 ft / 6.40 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Average freeboard: 26.60 ft / 8.11 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 110.2 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 227.0 % Waterplane Area: 44,179 Square feet or 4,104 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 751 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.37 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Saturday, August 20, 2005
A fast GB/CB/1915 design study
There is a page with sketch specifications for a fast battlecruiser design. The page is titled "Jeun Ecole". Below that, there are the words "high speed". The 4in-6in must refer to the side armor. To the left is 6-12in, which I assume is the main armament. then, there are the indications Cp=0.54 and Cm=0.90. The dimensions are those for the GB/CB/1905 design, with a heavier armament and armor. I tried the design in Springsharp for a 1915 very fast battlecruiser with lightweight machinery. This is the result:
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