GB/DD/1916, Great Britain Destroyer laid down 1916 (Engine 1920) Displacement: 1,109 t light; 1,159 t standard; 1,250 t normal; 1,323 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 306.21 ft / 305.00 ft x 31.00 ft x 12.00 ft (normal load) 93.33 m / 92.96 m x 9.45 m x 3.66 m Armament: 4 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1916 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1916 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount on side amidships Weight of broadside 219 lbs / 99 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 200 4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 2 shafts, 31,903 shp / 23,800 Kw = 34.00 kts Range 3,750nm at 12.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 164 tons Complement: 104 - 136 Cost: £0.255 million / $1.022 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 27 tons, 2.2 % Machinery: 673 tons, 53.9 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 408 tons, 32.7 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 141 tons, 11.3 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 307 lbs / 139 Kg = 5.9 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30 Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m Roll period: 11.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak and transom stern Block coefficient: 0.386 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.84 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 20.28 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): 191.1 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 115.5 % Waterplane Area: 5,995 Square feet or 557 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 51 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 30 lbs/sq ft or 144 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.42 - Longitudinal: 3.63 - Overall: 0.52 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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Friday, December 23, 2005
My GB/DD/1916 design
My GB/DD/1916 design is at least more aggressive, in that the destroyer has 4-4.7in QF guns, with two superfiring. I moderately increased the range (to 3,750nm at 12 knots), as well. This is the Springsharp report:
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