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Friday, September 30, 2005

My 2001 version of the GB/DD/1906 destroyer

When I just entered my GB/DD/1906 design into Springsharp, I used 18in torpedo tubes, as I couldn't stand to do what my friend Cliff had done, and give them 21in TT in 1906. I also increased the draft to 11ft and used a normal displacement of 965 tons. The freeboard is also a bit high, to achieve adequate seakeeping ability. The dimensions are 265ft x 26ft x 11ft. The armament is 2-4in QF guns and 2-18in TT. The speed is my standard 32 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
GB/DD/1906, Great Britain Destroyer laid down 1906 (Engine 1931)

Displacement:
 807 t light; 842 t standard; 965 t normal; 1,063 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 265.77 ft / 265.00 ft x 26.00 ft x 11.00 ft (normal load)
 81.01 m / 80.77 m x 7.92 m  x 3.35 m

Armament:
      2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1906 Model
   Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on centreline ends, evenly spread
 Weight of broadside 64 lbs / 29 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 450
 2 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 2 shafts, 28,759 shp / 21,454 Kw = 32.00 kts
 Range 3,750nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 221 tons

Complement:
 86 - 112

Cost:
 £0.108 million / $0.433 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 8 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 524 tons, 54.3 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 275 tons, 28.5 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 158 tons, 16.4 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   245 lbs / 111 Kg = 7.6 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.40
 Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
 Roll period: 10.0 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.23
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.13

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.446
 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.19 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 16.28 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 72 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
    - Mid (32 %):  20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
    - Stern:  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
    - Average freeboard: 14.72 ft / 4.49 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 182.8 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 111.5 %
 Waterplane Area: 4,379 Square feet or 407 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 54 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 117 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.41
  - Longitudinal: 4.34
  - Overall: 0.52
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

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