GB/CL/1912 Fast, Great Britain Light Cruiser laid down 1912
Displacement:
4,167 t light; 4,305 t standard; 4,850 t normal; 5,286 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
443.75 ft / 440.00 ft x 44.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
135.25 m / 134.11 m x 13.41 m x 4.57 m
Armament:
6 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1912 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1912 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 402 lbs / 182 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 310.00 ft / 94.49 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 37,013 shp / 27,611 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 4,250nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 981 tons
Complement:
289 - 377
Cost:
£0.395 million / $1.579 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 50 tons, 1.0 %
Armour: 1,046 tons, 21.6 %
- Belts: 460 tons, 9.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 51 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 516 tons, 10.6 %
- Conning Tower: 19 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,476 tons, 30.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,595 tons, 32.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 683 tons, 14.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,442 lbs / 2,468 Kg = 87.1 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 11.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.18
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.585
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.98 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Mid (37 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 16.28 ft / 4.96 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 107.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.1 %
Waterplane Area: 13,956 Square feet or 1,297 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 68 lbs/sq ft or 333 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.51
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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Sunday, October 30, 2005
My smaller, faster 1912 British Light Cruiser design
I wanted to see what might done on a smaller displacement that could reach 28 knots. I armed the resulting design with 6-5in QF guns, 2-3in AA guns, and 4-21in TT above water. The armour basis is 3in with a 1in deck. The gun shields are 3in, as well. This is the Springsharp report:
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