GB/CA/1921, Great Britain Heavy Cruiser laid down 1921 Displacement: 17,722 t light; 18,434 t standard; 19,800 t normal; 20,893 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 678.03 ft / 674.00 ft x 69.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load) 206.66 m / 205.44 m x 21.03 m x 7.32 m Armament: 9 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (3x3 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1921 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring 12 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1921 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring 6 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1921 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread 32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1921 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side ends, evenly spread Weight of broadside 4,501 lbs / 2,042 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 120 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 595.00 ft / 181.36 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 136 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 595.00 ft / 181.36 m 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - 2.00" / 51 mm 4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - - - Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 127,925 shp / 95,432 Kw = 33.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,459 tons Complement: 833 - 1,084 Cost: £4.352 million / $17.407 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 563 tons, 2.8 % Armour: 5,369 tons, 27.1 % - Belts: 2,286 tons, 11.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 462 tons, 2.3 % - Armament: 854 tons, 4.3 % - Armour Deck: 1,672 tons, 8.4 % - Conning Tower: 95 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 4,405 tons, 22.2 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,385 tons, 37.3 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,078 tons, 10.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 25,139 lbs / 11,403 Kg = 64.6 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13 Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m Roll period: 15.3 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.76 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck and transom stern Block coefficient: 0.621 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.77 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 29.32 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 % 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: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Mid (67 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Average freeboard: 24.40 ft / 7.44 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 132.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 198.5 % Waterplane Area: 36,162 Square feet or 3,360 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 634 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.42 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005
A super ship: the GB/CA/1921
The GB/CA/1921 seems like a super ship, compared to its predecessor designs. This ship has 9-9.2in BLR, 12-4.7in QF, 6-4.7in AA, and 32-2pdr AA guns. The armour basis is 6in with a 2.5in deck. The maximum speed is 33 knots with a range of 6,500nm at 15 knots. The hull is flush-decked and has a transom stern. This is the Springsharp report:
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