I have this bad drawing of a good design: GB/CB/1907

I drew a picture of the GB/CB/1907 design on August 31, 2001. It was a particularly unfortunate picture, in that it was drawn on a day "I couldn't draw". Still, the basic design works quite well in Springsharp. This version had more beam and armor than the GB/CB/1905 version. The armor belt is 6in, while the barbettes and turrets are 9in, maximum. The maximum speed is still 33 knots. It really justifies my friend Cliff's concept for these ships. This version only moderately depends on lightweight machinery. I did extend the belt to take advantage of the growth potential in the design. This is the Springsharp report:

GB/CB/1907, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
 23,642 t light; 24,396 t standard; 27,500 t normal; 29,984 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 770.00 ft / 770.00 ft x 87.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load)
 234.70 m / 234.70 m x 26.52 m  x 8.23 m

Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1907 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model
   Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on side, evenly spread
      1 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model
   Quick firing gun in a deck mount with hoist
   on centreline aft
 Weight of broadside 4,428 lbs / 2,009 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 480.00 ft / 146.30 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
 Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length
   Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  1.50" / 38 mm 480.00 ft / 146.30 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 5.00" / 127 mm  9.00" / 229 mm
 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm  2.00" / 51 mm
 3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm  2.00" / 51 mm

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 165,828 shp / 123,708 Kw = 33.00 kts
 Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 5,588 tons

Complement:
 1,067 - 1,388

Cost:
 £2.348 million / $9.391 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 554 tons, 2.0 %
 Armour: 5,420 tons, 19.7 %
    - Belts: 1,977 tons, 7.2 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 693 tons, 2.5 %
    - Armament: 873 tons, 3.2 %
    - Armour Deck: 1,701 tons, 6.2 %
    - Conning Tower: 177 tons, 0.6 %
 Machinery: 7,538 tons, 27.4 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,130 tons, 36.8 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,858 tons, 14.0 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   32,851 lbs / 14,901 Kg = 38.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.31
 Metacentric height 6.6 ft / 2.0 m
 Roll period: 14.2 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.31
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.532
 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.85 : 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): -2.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 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 (72 %):  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: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135.2 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 216.7 %
 Waterplane Area: 45,977 Square feet or 4,271 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 145 lbs/sq ft or 706 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.97
  - Longitudinal: 1.30
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
 Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily