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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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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