GB/DD/1921, Great Britain Destroyer laid down 1921 (Engine 1931) Displacement: 1,348 t light; 1,409 t standard; 1,520 t normal; 1,609 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 336.21 ft / 335.00 ft x 32.00 ft x 13.00 ft (normal load) 102.48 m / 102.11 m x 9.75 m x 3.96 m Armament: 5 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (4 mounts), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1921 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1921 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount on side amidships, all raised guns Weight of broadside 267 lbs / 121 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 200 8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 2 shafts, 43,455 shp / 32,417 Kw = 36.00 kts Range 4,500nm at 12.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 200 tons Complement: 121 - 158 Cost: £0.489 million / $1.957 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 33 tons, 2.2 % Machinery: 836 tons, 55.0 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 479 tons, 31.5 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 172 tons, 11.3 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 338 lbs / 153 Kg = 6.5 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.31 Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.4 m Roll period: 11.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak and transom stern Block coefficient: 0.382 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.47 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 21.15 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Forecastle (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Mid (35 %): 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: 15.96 ft / 4.86 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 194.7 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 77.0 % Waterplane Area: 6,786 Square feet or 630 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 53 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 153 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.42 - Longitudinal: 2.94 - Overall: 0.51 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
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Sunday, December 25, 2005
The GB/DD/1921 design
I was going to just settle for a modest increase in speed and range, but I decided at the last minute to add a fifth 4.7in QF gun to the GB/DD/1921 design. The maximum speed is now 36 knots with a range of 4,500nm at 12 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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