GB/CA/1910, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1910 Displacement: 17,401 t light; 18,048 t standard; 19,800 t normal; 21,202 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 605.00 ft / 605.00 ft x 84.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load) 184.40 m / 184.40 m x 25.60 m x 7.62 m Armament: 8 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (4x2 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1910 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1910 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts Weight of broadside 3,627 lbs / 1,645 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 120 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.50" / 38 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 91,854 shp / 68,523 Kw = 29.00 kts Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 3,154 tons Complement: 833 - 1,084 Cost: £1.521 million / $6.085 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 453 tons, 2.3 % Armour: 6,229 tons, 31.5 % - Belts: 2,426 tons, 12.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 536 tons, 2.7 % - Armament: 1,181 tons, 6.0 % - Armour Deck: 1,960 tons, 9.9 % - Conning Tower: 126 tons, 0.6 % Machinery: 3,796 tons, 19.2 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,923 tons, 35.0 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,399 tons, 12.1 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 29,460 lbs / 13,363 Kg = 75.7 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 4.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23 Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m Roll period: 14.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.30 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.545 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.20 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.60 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 % 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: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Mid (67 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Average freeboard: 22.68 ft / 6.91 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 105.3 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 184.0 % Waterplane Area: 35,316 Square feet or 3,281 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 133 lbs/sq ft or 652 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.95 - Longitudinal: 1.54 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Monday, October 31, 2005
A 1910 fast British armoured cruiser
This morning I wondered what a 1910 fast British armoured cruiser would be like. I ran a Springsharp design that increased the armour and speed, but not the armament. At almost 20,000 tons, a ship with 8-9.2in and 16-4in guns seems underarmed. The speed is nice, at 29 knots. The range is 5,400 nm, which should be adequate. This is the Springsharp report:
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