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Friday, November 25, 2005

My current version of a 1919 British fast battleship

Continuing the current British fast battleship series is the 1919 version. The British considered 16.5in guns and I have adopted them. 16in guns were too small for that date, considering that larger guns were being actively developed. I had wanted 29 knots for this ship, but the size increase was greater than I wanted to have. I settled for a 28-knot ship with 9-16.5in BLR, 16-6in QF, 6-4.7in AA, and 36-2pdr AA guns. The armour basis is 14in. The deck is a respectable 6in. The torpedo bulkhead is a robust 4in. The hull is flush-decked and has a transom stern. This is the Springsharp report:
GB/BB/1919, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1919

Displacement:
 47,618 t light; 49,778 t standard; 54,250 t normal; 57,828 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 814.03 ft / 812.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 33.00 ft (normal load)
 248.12 m / 247.50 m x 31.70 m  x 10.06 m

Armament:
      9 - 16.50" / 419 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2,425.00lbs / 1,099.96kg shells, 1919 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
      16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 1919 Model
   Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      6 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1919 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on side ends, evenly spread
      36 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (9x4 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1919 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts 
   on side, evenly spread
 Weight of broadside 23,808 lbs / 10,799 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  4.00" / 102 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 10.0" / 254 mm  14.0" / 356 mm
 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm  6.00" / 152 mm

   - Armour deck: 6.00" / 152 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 122,724 shp / 91,552 Kw = 28.00 kts
 Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 8,050 tons

Complement:
 1,776 - 2,310

Cost:
 £10.082 million / $40.327 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 2,791 tons, 5.1 %
 Armour: 20,507 tons, 37.8 %
    - Belts: 5,177 tons, 9.5 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,478 tons, 4.6 %
    - Armament: 4,707 tons, 8.7 %
    - Armour Deck: 7,713 tons, 14.2 %
    - Conning Tower: 432 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 4,358 tons, 8.0 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,962 tons, 36.8 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,632 tons, 12.2 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   79,895 lbs / 36,240 Kg = 35.6 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 13.4 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
 Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
 Roll period: 17.6 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.88
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has a flush deck
   and transom stern
 Block coefficient: 0.681
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.81 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 32.56 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  29.00 ft / 8.84 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
    - Mid (67 %):  23.00 ft / 7.01 m
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
    - Stern:  23.00 ft / 7.01 m
    - Average freeboard: 23.48 ft / 7.16 m
 Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.3 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.4 %
 Waterplane Area: 69,486 Square feet or 6,455 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 212 lbs/sq ft or 1,036 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.98
  - Longitudinal: 1.19
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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