A pretty good GB/CA/1910 armoured cruiser

A purpose-built British armoured cruiser with guns in echelon works quite well. The armament is 8-9.2in BLR and 16-4in QF guns. The armour basis is 9in with a 3in deck. The speed is an acceptable 27 knots. This is the Springsharp report:

GB/CA/1910, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1910

Displacement:
 13,402 t light; 13,973 t standard; 16,000 t normal; 17,622 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 538.36 ft / 535.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
 164.09 m / 163.07 m x 21.34 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
      16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1910 Model
   Quick firing guns in casemate mounts 
   on centreline, all forward, 8 raised mounts - superfiring
 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 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  1.50" / 38 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 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, 64,143 shp / 47,851 Kw = 27.00 kts
 Range 7,200nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 3,649 tons

Complement:
 710 - 924

Cost:
 £1.221 million / $4.884 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 453 tons, 2.8 %
 Armour: 5,416 tons, 33.8 %
    - Belts: 2,227 tons, 13.9 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 498 tons, 3.1 %
    - Armament: 1,064 tons, 6.6 %
    - Armour Deck: 1,518 tons, 9.5 %
    - Conning Tower: 109 tons, 0.7 %
 Machinery: 2,651 tons, 16.6 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,883 tons, 30.5 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,598 tons, 16.2 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   21,724 lbs / 9,854 Kg = 55.8 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 3.5 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
 Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
 Roll period: 14.4 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.37
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.598
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.64 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 23.13 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  26.00 ft / 7.92 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
    - Mid (35 %):  24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
    - Stern:  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
    - Average freeboard: 18.96 ft / 5.78 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.3 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.9 %
 Waterplane Area: 27,342 Square feet or 2,540 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 118 lbs/sq ft or 576 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.96
  - Longitudinal: 1.49
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent