GB/CL/1914, Great Britain Light Cruiser laid down 1914
Displacement:
6,618 t light; 6,836 t standard; 7,600 t normal; 8,211 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
513.31 ft / 512.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
156.46 m / 156.06 m x 15.85 m x 5.49 m
Armament:
7 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1914 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 783 lbs / 355 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 117 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm - 2.00" / 51 mm
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 59,938 shp / 44,714 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,376 tons
Complement:
406 - 529
Cost:
£0.811 million / $3.243 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 98 tons, 1.3 %
Armour: 1,540 tons, 20.3 %
- Belts: 764 tons, 10.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 53 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 691 tons, 9.1 %
- Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,309 tons, 30.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,671 tons, 35.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 982 tons, 12.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,682 lbs / 3,938 Kg = 80.4 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 12.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.33
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.30
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.555
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.85 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.63 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
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: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (67 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 19.60 ft / 5.97 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 108.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 155.3 %
Waterplane Area: 18,669 Square feet or 1,734 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 83 lbs/sq ft or 407 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.75
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Thursday, December 08, 2005
A new GB/CL/1914 design
This is inspired by the sort of ship the Russians were building at the beginning of WWI. I wanted a multi-purpose light cruiser with decent protection and armament with a 30 knot speed. The armament is 7-6in QF, 2-3in AA, and 4-21in TT. The belt is 4in and the deck is 2in. The range is 5,000nm at 15 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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