GB/CB/1921, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921 Displacement: 49,896 t light; 51,920 t standard; 55,700 t normal; 58,724 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 867.38 ft / 865.00 ft x 106.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load) 264.38 m / 263.65 m x 32.31 m x 9.75 m Armament: 8 - 16.50" / 419 mm guns (4x2 guns), 2,246.06lbs / 1,018.80kg shells, 1921 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1921 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, 1921 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts 32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1921 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread Weight of broadside 20,070 lbs / 9,104 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 80 4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 10.0" / 254 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 4.00" / 102 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 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: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 203,003 shp / 151,440 Kw = 32.00 kts Range 6,400nm at 18.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 6,804 tons Complement: 1,812 - 2,356 Cost: £12.301 million / $49.203 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,509 tons, 4.5 % Armour: 19,462 tons, 34.9 % - Belts: 4,666 tons, 8.4 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,615 tons, 4.7 % - Armament: 4,871 tons, 8.7 % - Armour Deck: 6,870 tons, 12.3 % - Conning Tower: 440 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 6,990 tons, 12.6 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 20,935 tons, 37.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,804 tons, 10.4 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 75,345 lbs / 34,176 Kg = 33.5 x 16.5 " / 419 mm shells or 11.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08 Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m Roll period: 17.7 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.77 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak and transom stern Block coefficient: 0.664 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 33.54 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 % 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: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m - Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Mid (67 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Average freeboard: 25.84 ft / 7.88 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 201.3 % Waterplane Area: 74,274 Square feet or 6,900 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs/sq ft or 1,009 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.99 - Longitudinal: 1.08 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Thursday, December 01, 2005
Another 1921 battlecruiser
I thought that I would extend my battlecruiser series to 1921 with a ship with 8-16.5in BLR, 16-6in QF, 6-4.7in AA, and 32-2pdr AA guns. The armour basis is a substantial 14in with a 5in deck. The speed of 32 knots has ballooned the displacement, but I felt that the ship should do better than the 31 knots of the preceding design. The combination of strength and seakeeping through a greater freeboard, along with the 32 knot speed is behind the great displacement for the rather small dimensions, although it is primarily the speed. I thought that for a 1921 design, a transom stern was appropriate, and it reduces the power requirement, and helps to keep the displacement as low as it is. This is the Springsharp report:
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